Older readers will remember travelling on the Weymouth Miniature Railway which ran from Westham Coach Park along the west side of Radipole Lake.
It was operated initially by David Curwen of Marlborough, an expert miniature railway builder who used the line as a testing ground for his locomotives.
The loco in question is “Robin Hood” modelled loosely on a London and North Eastern Railway A2 class loco. Two other locos ran on the line, successively “Merrie England” and “Black Prince.”
All three locos are running on other railways. The writer recalls meeting up with “Robin Hood” on a railway at Shepton Mallet in 1980.
The railway had a number of owners and was closed in 1982. The site is now part of Weymouth Way.
