Eastleigh Works [SEP] product
Eastleigh Works
Eastleigh Works is a locomotive, carriage and wagon building and repair facility in the town of Eastleigh, in the county of Hampshire in England.
History.
History LSWR.
The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) opened a carriage and wagon works at Eastleigh in 1891. In 1903, the Chief Mechanical Engineer, Dugald Drummond, oversaw the construction of a large motive power depot in the town; replacing the existing maintenance and repair shops at Northam, Southampton. In January 1910, locomotive building was
30 Sep 1955)
- No. 142 Squadron RAF (Eastleigh 1 Feb - 1 Apr 1959)
- No. 208 Squadron RAF (Eastleigh 1 Apr 1959 - 29 Mar 1960, 3 Jun 1960 - 30 Jun 1961, 30 Nov - 9 Dec 1961)
- No. 21 Squadron RAF (Eastleigh 15 Sep 1959 - 1 Jun 1965)
- No. 30 Squadron RAF (Eastleigh 15 Nov 1959 - 1 Sep 1964)
The Air Officer Commanding served as air advisor to a number of former