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Wooden Train Built by Eastleigh Men’s Shed Arrived at Chandler’s Ford Station

December 8, 2016 By SO53 News 6 Comments

Today Eastleigh Men’s Shed group installed a new train on the disused platform at Chandler’s Ford Station to help brighten up the area.

Eastleigh Men’s Shed is a not-for-profit group based in Hamble.

Mark Miller, Three Rivers Community Rail Partnership Officer, praised Eastleigh Men’s Shed volunteers for their dedication: “The Men’s Shed have been working on this project for some time, and we are delighted with the finished product – a wooden train planter.”

New wooden planter created and installed at Chandler's Ford Station by Eastleigh Men's Shed.
A dedicated wooden train planter created for Chandler’s Ford Station by Eastleigh Men’s Shed.
New wooden train planter created and installed at Chandler's Ford Station by Eastleigh Men's Shed.
New wooden train planter created and installed at Chandler’s Ford Station by Eastleigh Men’s Shed.

“Name our Train” competition

Mark Miller explains that volunteers will fill the train planter with plants in the spring. However, in the meantime, the train needs a name.

Eastleigh Men's Shed members with the smiley train planter, at the disused platform of Chandler's Ford Station.
Eastleigh Men’s Shed members with the smiley train planter, at the disused platform of Chandler’s Ford Station.

Consequently, at the Chandler’s Ford Station mulled wine and mince pie evening on Wednesday 14 December 2016, between 15.30 and 19.30, Three Rivers will be holding a “Name our Train” competition.

Mark Miller invites people from Chandler’s Ford to come along, enjoy festive cheers, and also give them your ideas. The winner will be picked at the end of the evening.

Would you like to name this train? Wooden train planter at Chandler's Ford railway station.
Would you like to name this train at Chandler’s Ford?

Three Rivers: Christmas at Chandler’s Ford Station: Wednesday 14th December 2016 from 3.30pm to 7.30pm

Three Rivers Christmas get together at Chandler's Ford station Wednesday 14th December 2016.

About Eastleigh Men’s Shed

Eastleigh Men’s Shed was established early in 2014, by its four founder members Hugh, Bryan, Graham and Andi. The group now has over 20 members, who meet at their Hamble base at least three days per week.

Eastleigh Mens Shed is a larger version of the typical man’s shed in the garden – a place where he feels at home and pursues practical interests with a high degree of autonomy.

Image credit: Images via Three Rivers Community Rail Partnership.

Today we delivered our train to @threeriversrail at Chandlers Ford station and it now sits proudly on platform 2. onward to the next project pic.twitter.com/Tc44VeVgAt

— Eastleigh Mens Shed (@EastleighShed) December 8, 2016

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  1. Mike Sedgwick says

    December 9, 2016 at 2:31 am

    Thank guys for your initiative in brightening up our environment. I will look forward to seeing it flowering in the spring.

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    • Janet Williams says

      December 9, 2016 at 7:25 pm

      Eastleigh Men’s Shed is on the BBC news:

      RT @BBC_Hampshire: New train needs a name… but not 'Trainy McTrainface'! https://t.co/Ve2onF9zFO pic.twitter.com/axGAVz3rAP

      — Eastleigh Borough (@EastleighBC) December 9, 2016

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  2. Roger White says

    December 10, 2016 at 10:33 am

    Well done lads! Looks very good.

    When did Chandler’s Ford become a single line station?

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    • Janet Williams says

      December 12, 2016 at 4:51 pm

      Roger,

      Mark Miller from Three Rivers told me in an email: “I think the line was singled on 1 May 1972, after the station was closed in May 1969.”

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  3. Epicduda says

    December 10, 2016 at 10:38 am

    This competition has gone off the rail.

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  4. Janet Williams says

    December 15, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    Update from Mark Miller, Three Rivers Community Rail Partnership Officer:

    Three Rivers Chandler's Ford station wooden train planter Fordy 2016 Christmas

    “This is just to say what a good evening we had last night at Chandler’s Ford Station.

    We had a steady stream of visitors and passengers come and partake in some seasonal food and drink, which helped to promote the work of the partnership at the station.

    A competition was run to name the new wooden train planter on the old platform, with the winning name of “Fordy” being picked randomly out of a box. Well done to Julie, who came up with this fitting name, and we shall be sending her a prize in the New Year. She has also started us thinking about putting spring bulbs into the planter in the next few weeks to start bringing the train into its proper use!

    A good number of second hand books were sold and the passing train crews were delighted with the mince pies being passed to them each time they called at the station.

    It is hoped we will run this event again next year, and all that is left for me to say is thank you to all who helped at the event and to those who turned up to join in our Christmas festivities.

    Best wishes for now.”

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