Hayling Seaside Railway volunteer Ian Edwards, indulges in a few personal musings, on the the Island's railway history since closure of the Hayling Island branch line in 1963. And the forthcoming commemoration in 2013, of 50 years since its final trains by the Hayling’s BEST group’s 'Hayling Billy 50' project. “It's been a long road, getting' from there [...]
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This one of a series of articles which appeared in the 2003 editions of the Hayling Islander. These were to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the closure of the Hayling branch line. Reproduced here with the kind permission of Jill Belcher and the editor of the Hayling Islander. EXACTLY 40 years ago this month, [...]