Christchurch Miniature Railway in 1971

[Tim V]

Please can anyone help me identify this miniature railway I took some pictures on in 1971. Somewhere between Brockenhurst (where I took some pictures of the goods yard) and Corfe (where I walked the Fayles Tramway).

 

It was notable for having an ex GW signal.

 

 

Edited March 21, 2014 by Tim V

[PaulRhB]

Could be Poole Park railway

, most likely from the houses, or the Rockley Park one, you could tell precisely with the locos.

Edited March 21, 2014 by PaulRhB

[lyndonsdad1]

Can't remember any fencing so would suggest Christchurch M R.

[Tim V]

Thanks for the quick responses. The pictures of virtually the whole railway, has it been substantially extended at Poole?

[Tim V]

Thanks guys, it was Christchurch!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6948669875_f85871bb0f_o.jpg

[andy stroud]

The miniature railway at Christchurch basically run around the outside of a car park and there was a kind of level-crossing where the track crossed the entrance road into the car park. It was right beside the river ( 2nd picture), by the holiday camp which i think has all now been demolished. One of the buildings is in the background of one of the pics.

For a while, Christchurch had two miniature railways, both steam operated, as there was another one up the road at 'Tucktonia' which was an amusment park.

Edited March 21, 2014 by andy stroud

[PaulRhB]

The Tuctonia railway lives on at Moors Valley Railway Still run by Jim Haylock and Tinkerbell, Talos, Medea and Sapper all still in service.

Never knew about the other Christchurch one so thanks for the pictures

[The Dorset Wanderer]

The Coronation loco from Christchurch now runs on  the line at Eastleigh I believe.

Steve

[BernardTPM]

Visited Christchurch while on holiday as a child back in 1961 and was most impressed then with the streamlined blue train! Still have a couple of my Dad's glass-backed slides (not to be confused with glass-plate negatives). Got a projector for them somewhere...

[The Lurker]

strangely, as I looked at the photos I was reminded of the Moors Valley Railway - although I couldn't recall the name until I read it on the thread.

[betehumane]

This is at the edge of the park known locally as the Quomps, from the pictures its the area now occupied by a splash park and the rowing club.

[4630]

The Tuctonia railway lives on at Moors Valley Railway Still run by Jim Haylock and Tinkerbell, Talos, Medea and Sapper all still in service.

Never knew about the other Christchurch one so thanks for the pictures

 

As this thread has reappeared I hope you won't mind if I hijack it temporarily and post pictures of these little beauties on the Moors Valley Railway.

 

Tinkerbell

 

 

Talos

 

 

Medea

 

 

Sapper

 

 

All taken on 31st August 2005.

[TheQ]

Those pictures of Christchurch took me back! 1971 was the year we moved to the Outer Hebridies So 1970 would have been my last holiday and we went to Mudeford  more than once for out annual holiday. I can just remember that railway!

[DLT]

As a quick revival of this thread, the location in Christchurch was referred to as Wick, where there was a foot ferry across the river.

Four earlier photos on Francis Frith here:  https://www.francisfrith.com/search?filter=photo&interest=&q=the+miniature+railway+wick+ferry  If you are searching, it is labelled "Minature Railway, Wick Ferry Holiday Camp", rather than "Christchurch". 

As far as I'm aware, it was not connected to the camp, but happened to be alongside it.

I remember it well.

Dave.

Edited November 3, 2018 by DLT

[BernardTPM]

Here it is in 1961:

It would seem at some stage tapered parts of the stripes were replaced.

[Reno]

I went here a few times during the sixties, the loco survives at Eastleigh. I can remember it well, good to see it being mentioned all these years later.