Hayling Seaside Railway [SEP] inception
2003 and the line finally opened to passengers on 5 July 2003, re-christened as "The Hayling Seaside Railway". there was a mile of track in place and it was planned to extend it to the ferry terminal connecting the island with Portsmouth so providing a useful transport link. However, in 2015 the Portsmouth to Hayling ferry was withdrawn from operation due to the owners becoming bankrupt so this extension looks doubtful. 
In the early part of 2015 after a lengthy period of campaigning to the local authority work started on
Hayling Seaside Railway
The Hayling Seaside Railway, formerly East Hayling Light Railway, is a narrow gauge railway on Hayling Island, Hampshire, England. It is mainly a diesel operated railway, though from time to time the railway hires steam locomotives from other narrow gauge railways. It operates passenger trains between Beachlands and Eastoke Corner.
History.
The Hayling Seaside Railway began life as the East Hayling Light Railway (EHLR), formed by Bob Haddock, a member of the society who in the mid-1980s attempted to reinstate the