The Big Little Steam Rally
Schedule
Sat Sep 27 2025 at 09:15 am to 04:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Lakeside Country Park, Wide Lane, SO50 5PE Eastleigh, United Kingdom | Southampton, EN
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On the weekend of the 27th & 28th September, The Big Little Steam Rally comes to town! To close off our daily running season for 2025 we’re bringing the curtain down with a fun filled weekend of Little Steam, doing BIG things! The fun doesn’t just arrive by rail, we’re bringing you a good dose of steam on the road as well! Our train services will be handled by some of our smallest residents at the ELMR, and healthy amount of Visiting Steam, as well as a small gathering of miniature Steam Lorries and Traction Engines for good measure! Trains will be running to an intensive timetable, with some of our well known favourite special trains thrown in across the weekend, such as our popular Lakes Express, Parallel Runs and a concluding mega train to end the weekend. The Road Steam Locomotives will be dotted around Eastleigh Parkway on display to see up close, as well as no doubt venturing on the odd trundle along the winding paths of Lakeside Country Park, so keep your eyes and ears out for them!
Full Locomotive Line-up is as follows:
- 4-8-4 No.3 ‘Francis Henry Lloyd’
- Romulus 0-4-0 ‘Sanjo’
- Bullock 0-6-0 3007 ‘Firefly’
- 2-4-2 No.1 ‘Afon Glaslyn’
- GWR 4700 Night Owl – 4701
- GWR Grange Class – 6868 ‘Penrhos Grange’
- LMS Stanier Black 5 – 45440
- 0-4-0ST Saddle Tank – 0122 ‘Jim’
- Hercules 0-6-0T – ‘Arthur’
- GWR Dock Tank – 1103
- De Winton Vertical Boiler – ‘Pentewyn’
Road Steam to be confirmed closer to the time!
The best way to make the most of this weekend is to purchase a day rover ticket, giving you UNLIMITED RIDES for the entire day of your visit! To compliment that we will also be issuing you a gala challenge sheet, details of which will be confirmed closer to the time but they will be a FREE extra to go with your day rover ticket.
T&C’s apply. No booking required. Locomotives are subject to mechanical availability and can be altered at short notice.
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Where is it happening?
Lakeside Country Park, Wide Lane, SO50 5PE Eastleigh, United Kingdom, Lakeside Country Park, Wide Lane, Southampton, SO50 5, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
