Eastleigh Lakeside Miniature Railway

14/06/2026

Good Morning! Onwards with day two of our miniature giants of steam gala. Missed yesterdays fun? Well! Make sure you are here today!

We once again open our doors early to kick things off with one of our special trains. Todays special is the Para-Lakes Express. Two trains racing each other across the park, what a way to start the day! Other specials include The Upton Memorial limited and Pacific Power multi header.

An intensive service will be running throughout the day, make sure to make the most of this with a purchase of a day rover ticket. Giving you UNLIMTED RIDES for the entire day! Included free with your day rover will also be our gala challenge sheet!

Fare information can be found on the link below:
https://www.elmr.co.uk/prices

PLEASE NOTE:
Locomotives are subject to mechanical availability and are subject to last minute alterations. No booking required.

13/06/2026

Fare information can be found on the link below:
https://www.elmr.co.uk/prices

PLEASE NOTE:
Locomotives are subject to mechanical availability and are subject to last minute alterations. No booking required.

13/06/2026

Good Morning! Let the gala begin! Today kicks off our miniature giants of steam weekend. Featuring a wonderful line up of engines of big names/reputations in miniature form!

We open our doors early today with our Lakes Express departing Parkway at 09:30, arrive early to bag your seats! Other special trains include our Lunchtime Limited and Sunset Lakes Express!

An intensive service will be running throughout the day, make sure to make the most of this with a purchase of a day rover ticket. Giving you UNLIMTED RIDES for the entire day! Included free with your day rover will also be our gala challenge sheet!

Fare information can be found on the link below:
https://www.elmr.co.uk/prices

PLEASE NOTE:
Locomotives are subject to mechanical availability and are subject to last minute alterations. No booking required.

Prices

12/06/2026

Tis the evening before the gala and today we have been busy cleaning and testing!

Don’t forget doors open early tomorrow for our lakes express departing Parkway at 09:30!

Join us for our miniature giants of steam gala weekend where locomotives of big names and reputation can be found in miniature form!

11/06/2026

*GALA UPDATE*

Please be advised owing to a minor fault which cannot be rectified in time, 2005 Silver Jubilee has been replaced by 1003 Western Queen for the Gala this weekend.

However! Every cloud has a silver lining! The Evening Lakes Express on Saturday will now be triple headed by 1001, 1002 and 1003!
This will be the first time all three 1000 class Bullock pacifics have tripled a special train together.

Catch this special at the end of the day on Saturday, departing Parkway at 16:30!

10/06/2026

Hello! Here is an extra special weekly sneak to peek to this weekends rostered locomotives. As you may have noticed we've been promoting a gala weekend lately and this weekend is the main event! Our Miniature Giants of steam weekend! Featuring...

No. 1001 The Monarch
No. 1002 The Empress
No. 1003 Western Queen*
No. 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley
Nord 231E Compound No.3.1192
No. 6220 Coronation
No. 815 Carolyn

*Please be advised 1003 Western Queen is a late substitution for 2005 Silver Jubilee which has developed a minor fault that cannot be rectified in time for the weekend.

An intensive service will be run throughout the weekend with lots going on, including double headers and special trains. We will be opening our doors earlier than usual so we can kick off the gala with our Lakes Express. This train will be departing at 09:30 so our doors will open not long after 09:00!

We highly recommend the purchase of a day rover ticket, this ticket will give you UNLIMITED RIDES for the entire day!

Fare information can be found on the link below:
https://www.elmr.co.uk/prices

PLEASE NOTE:
Locomotives are subject to mechanical availability and are subject to last minute alterations. No booking required.

09/06/2026

Time for our final post about the special trains taking place over our miniature giants of steam gala weekend! Did we mention this was happening on June 13th & 14th?

We bring down the curtain on the weekend with a multi header train entitled “Pacific Power” where as many of the engines from across the weekend will be taking part in a final non-stop run of the railway, bringing our gala to a close.

Only return or day rover tickets will be valid on this train. Single tickets are not valid.
We would highly recommend the purchase of a day rover ticket as this will give you UNLIMITED RIDES for the entire day of your visit!

Fare information can be found on the link below:
https://www.elmr.co.uk/prices

This train is first come first served so we recommend being ready on the platform for around 16:15.

We can't include a picture of what this train will look like because it hasn't happened yet so we'll include some pictures of previous multi headers to give you an idea of what you are in for!

07/06/2026

Moving on to the second special of June 14th which will be our second day of our miniature giants of steam gala weekend. This time we bring an extra special Lakeside Limited.

Departing Parkway at 13:00 we will be running our Upton Memorial Lunchtime Limited. In tribute to the late great founder of the Eastleigh Lakeside Railway, Clive Upton. This train will perform two non-stop full circuits of the railway, double headed by 1001 The Monarch & 1002 The Empress.

Only return or day rover tickets will be valid on this train. Single tickets are not valid.
We would highly recommend the purchase of a day rover ticket as this will give you UNLIMITED RIDES for the entire day of your visit!

Fare information can be found on the link below:
https://www.elmr.co.uk/prices

This train is first come first served so we recommend being ready on the platform at 12:45.

07/06/2026

06/06/2026

Fare information can be found on the link below:
https://www.elmr.co.uk/prices

PLEASE NOTE:
Locomotives are subject to mechanical availability/weather conditions and are subject to last minute alterations. No booking required