Calshot RAF Railway
Calshot RAF Railway, Fawleyparish:
county:
coords:
Calshot
Fawley
Hampshire
SU4802
One of the steam locomotives, a Barclay 0-4-0T is now on the Talyllyn Railway, Wales, named Douglas.
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Calshot RAF RailwayCalshot RAF Railway, Fawley |
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railway, contractor's railway, narrow gauge railway |
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Calshot RAF Camp Calshot Fawley Hampshire SU4802 |
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Cooper, Frederick W: 1988: Calshot and Fawley Narrow Gauge Railways: Plateway
Press (Brighton, East Sussex):: ISBN 0 9511108 7 X |
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Narrow gauge railway; 2 foot gauge, with steam locomotives. The route was
from a pier on the end of Calshot Spit to Eaglehurst Camp. The railway began as
a 400 yard contractor's railway used by H Boot and Son, from a gravel pit at
Eaglehurst, from about 1916-19. It developed into a line to serve the camp, run
by the Air Ministry, 1919-46. One of the steam locomotives, a Barclay 0-4-0T is now on the Talyllyn Railway, Wales, named Douglas. |
| Associated with | |
| person |
contractor: Boot, H and Son |
| place |
Westminster, London |
| place |
Eaglehurst, Fawley, Hampshire- Eaglehurst Gravel Pit |
| date | 1916-1919 |
| Associated with | |
| person |
: Air Ministry |
| person |
unit: Royal Air Force, RAF |
| date | 1919-1946 |
Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001