Date: 29/01/2023

The astonishing assemblage of buildings, machinery and memorabilia at Fawley Hill, Buckinghamshire - the home of Lady McAlpine and the late Sir William McAlpine - is testimony to one mans remarkable enthusiasm for the railways, as Marcus Binney discovers.

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Hudswell-Clarke 0-6-0ST 'Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons No 81' photographed at the private Fawley Hill station on 8 July 2001. See image [[32731]]
Location: Fawley Hill House
Company: Fawley Hill Railway
08/07/2001 Peter Todd

I like this engine. It's got at least one of everything. 'Sir Vincent' poses in front of the museum at Fawley Hill on 18 May (notice the model airship to the left). See also image [[44726]].
Location: Fawley Hill
Company: Fawley Hill Railway
18/05/2013 Ken Strachan

No. 31, a Hudswell-Clarke 0-6-0ST built in 1913 for the McAlpine business, seen here operating at Fawley Hill on 1st July 2018. It does tend to bark a lot as it climbs the steep gradient back into the Station.
Location: Fawley Hill
Company: Fawley Hill Railway
01/07/2018 Peter Todd

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