Beautiful new steam loco makes its debut at Hastings Miniature Railway

Hastings Miniature Railway has a smart new steam locomotive running.

The Royal Scot, in eye-catching red livery, ran for the first time at the weekend and will be a permanent addition to the railway.

It is identical to the Royal Scot, that used to run on the line during the 1960’s and has brought back a pang of nostalgia for some local people who remembered it.

The railway is based in Hastings Old Town and runs trains from a station by the boating lake, to Rock-a-Nore and back.

The railway is now running trains during weekdays, as well as at weekends.