The Hayling Light Railway Trust welcomes new AK11 diesel locomotive
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AK11’, which is what it is currently code-named, was first constructed in 1984 for use in a theme park, and is a direct predecessor to the railway’s stalwart locomotive - ‘Jack’.
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Hide AdThe engine was ‘worse for wear’ when the locomotive was offered to the Trust by owners Thorpe Park Resorts and it has required a full rebuild, which was funded by the Trust, at the Ross-on-Wye workshops of its original builders.
After successfully completing trials, the locomotive has entered regular passenger service and is now waiting to be ceremonially named at the Eastoke Corner headquarters – but the name currently remains a secret.