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46-617: Eastleigh Works is a locomotive, carriage and wagon building and repair facility in the town of Eastleigh , in the county of Hampshire in England. The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) opened a carriage and wagon works at Eastleigh in 1891. In 1903, the Chief Mechanical Engineer, Dugald Drummond , oversaw the construction of a large motive power depot in the town; replacing the existing maintenance and repair shops at Northam, Southampton . In January 1910, locomotive building

92-458: A 2003 speeding case. Eastleigh Borough Council currently has 34 Liberal Democrats, 3 independent and 2 Conservative Councillors. On 1 April 2021 the town of Eastleigh became a civil parish, having previously been an unparished area within the borough. The B&Q head office is on Chestnut Avenue in Chandler's Ford , Eastleigh. The town was formerly home to a Mr Kipling bakery. Eastleigh

138-532: A TMD, the site was used for scrapping engines as late as 2003. 50°57′40″N 1°20′51″W  /  50.96124°N 1.34742°W  / 50.96124; -1.34742 Eastleigh Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire , England, between Southampton and Winchester . It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh , with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census. The town lies on

184-645: A by-election that was closely fought with UKIP coming in second and the Conservatives finishing in third place. In 2005 Huhne had been elected as the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for the Eastleigh constituency after the previous MP ( David Chidgey , also Liberal Democrat) retired. Eastleigh has a tradition of close contests, and Huhne narrowly beat the Conservative candidate Conor Burns with

230-792: A former dairy which itself replaced a bacon factory. St Andrew's Methodist Church is located in Blenheim Road. Junction Church has premises in Eastleigh's High Street and Thrive Church meets at the Pavilion on the Park. Eastleigh F.C. is the town's sole senior football team playing in the National League as well as entering the FA Cup and the FA Trophy. They are known as The Spitfires. Solent Kestrels are

276-407: A milkman for Hanns Dairies, on Factory Road, now Wells Place. His time working in Eastleigh on a horse-drawn milk float gave him his inspiration for his hit record, Ernie, The Fastest Milkman In The West . In Hill's honour, a plaque has been put up close to the site of the now demolished Hanns Dairies building and a new road has been named Benny Hill Close , though many of the people who had bought

322-483: A motor-driving car or power-driving car. On third rail systems, the outer vehicles usually carry the pick up shoes with the motor vehicles receiving the current via intra-unit connections . Many modern two-car EMU sets are set up as twin or "married pair" units. While both units in a married pair are typically driving motors, the ancillary equipment (air compressor and tanks, batteries and charging equipment, traction power and control equipment, etc.) are shared between

368-637: A new modern spelling; Eastleigh. In 1891 the L&;SWR Carriage and Wagon Works from Nine Elms in London were transferred to Eastleigh. This was followed by the Nine Elms Locomotive Works which were moved there in 1909. These railway works were closed in 2006 but have since reopened, albeit on a smaller scale. Eastleigh has seen a rapid and controlled expansion in residential, industrial and commercial development over recent years. The borough of Eastleigh

414-544: A team for young adults with learning difficulties. There is a broadly based running club. Eastleigh Swim Club provides swimming lessons, pool and land training sessions and competitions for young people and adults. The club is primarily based at Places Leisure, Eastleigh and also provides lessons and training at Oaklands Pool in Southampton. Eastleigh is represented in the House of Commons by Liberal Democrat MP Liz Jarvis . She

460-638: Is twinned with: It has a "sister city" relationship with: The friendship link with Kimry in Russia was suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine . Electric multiple unit EMUs are popular on commuter, and suburban rail networks around the world due to their fast acceleration and pollution-free operation, and are used on most rapid-transit systems. Being quieter than diesel multiple units (DMUs) and locomotive -hauled trains, EMUs can operate later at night and more frequently without disturbing nearby residents. In addition, tunnel design for EMU trains

506-459: Is also home to a manufacturing plant owned by Prysmian Cables & Systems. Southampton Airport is located in Eastleigh; it is the 20th largest airport in the UK. The airport is served by a dedicated main line railway station, Southampton Airport Parkway , which is the next station stop south (5 minutes) from Eastleigh. The airport codes are ( IATA : SOU , ICAO : EGHI ). Eastleigh railway station

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552-680: Is based in South Hampshire. It fields 2 teams in the Hampshire Women's League (playing Saturdays), as well as playing floodlit and indoor league games (playing on weekdays). Eastleigh Rugby Football Club play from "the Hub" in Eastleigh. They currently have four senior sides, colts and young player development, their 1st XV currently play in the London 2 South West . Also based at the Hub are "the Hurricanes",

598-446: Is located close to the junction between the M3 motorway and M27 motorway , giving easy road access to London, Southampton, Winchester, Bournemouth and Portsmouth. The Swan Shopping Centre opened in 1989, and was built in the heart of the town's Victorian 'grid iron' road layout and blocked off Market Street and High Street – although through access was possible for pedestrians while the centre

644-625: Is on the South West Main Line from London Waterloo and Winchester to Southampton Central , Bournemouth , Poole and Weymouth ; South Western Railway provides services to those places. Eastleigh is also the junction station for two other routes: the Eastleigh–Fareham line and the Eastleigh–Romsey line . Eastleigh has bus services provided mostly by Bluestar , with Stagecoach operating one service to Winchester. Eastleigh

690-417: Is simpler as no provision is needed for exhausting fumes, although retrofitting existing limited-clearance tunnels to accommodate the extra equipment needed to transmit electric power to the train can be difficult. Multiple unit train control was first used in the 1890s. The Liverpool Overhead Railway opened in 1893 with two-car electric multiple units, controllers in cabs at both ends directly controlling

736-638: Is the Spitfire aeroplane which was built in Southampton and first flown from Eastleigh Aerodrome . A replica has recently been placed on the roundabout at the entrance to the airport. Eastleigh Museum, which is to be found in the High Street, holds information about the town and the surrounding villages, including Bishopstoke which had been the largest residential area . Eastleigh has two further education colleges: Barton Peveril Sixth Form College (where Colin Firth

782-414: Is thought to refer to its location relative to the established settlement of Baddesley . The Domesday Book of 1086 gives a more detailed account of the settlement, which is referred to as 'Estleie'. In 1838 the London and South Western Railway Company (L&SWR) built a railway from Southampton to Winchester. It was decided to build a station near the little village of Barton. This railway station

828-738: The China Railway High-speed in China, ICE 3 in Germany, and the British Rail class 395 Javelin. The retired New York–Washington Metroliner service, first operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and later by Amtrak , also featured high-speed electric multiple-unit cars, known as the Budd Metroliner . EMUs powered by fuel cells are under development. If successful, this would avoid

874-648: The H15 , S15 , and N15 (King Arthur) 4-6-0 classes, and the G16 4-8-0 , and H16 4-6-0 tank engines. Following the merger of the LSWR and other railways in southern England to form the Southern Railway , as part of the Railways Act grouping of 1923, Eastleigh was to become the principal works for the new railway. The new Chief Mechanical Engineer, Richard Maunsell re-organised

920-471: The London Midland and Scottish Railway designed 8F 2-8-0s . By the end of 1947, the works had built 304 locomotives with a further 16 before steam locomotive building ceased in 1950. In 1945, the carriage works began constructing all-steel carriages, both electric and steam hauled. It pioneered the use of plastics and glass fibre reinforced resin for doors, seating and roof sections. In 1950, following

966-523: The River Itchen , one of England's premier chalk streams for fly fishing , and a designated site of Special Scientific Interest . The area was originally villages until the 19th century, when Eastleigh was developed as a railway town by the London and South Western Railway . The modern town of Eastleigh lies on the old Roman road, built in A.D.79 between Winchester ( Venta Belgarum ) and Bitterne ( Clausentum ) . Roman remains discovered in

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1012-623: The Eastleigh area, including a Roman lead coffin excavated in 1908, indicate that a settlement probably existed here in Roman times. A Saxon village called 'East Leah' has been recorded to have existed since 932 AD. ('Leah' is an ancient Anglo-Saxon word meaning 'a clearing in a forest'). There is additional evidence of this settlement in a survey from the time which details land in North Stoneham being granted by King Æthelstan to his military aid, Alfred in 932 AD. The prefix 'Est' or 'East'

1058-689: The Holy Cross was built in Leigh Road in 1902 to replace an early tin church. Emmanuel Baptist Church was founded in the early 1930s, in the former Desborough Mission Hall in Desborough Road. The building dates to 1905. Eastleigh Baptist Church is situated in Wells Place and was previously called Union Baptist Church. Adjacent to the main church building is the Wells Place Centre, built on the site of

1104-787: The Southern Railway, the works were responsible for building the Maunsell SR Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 , the Schools 4-4-0 , U1 2-6-0 , W class 2-6-4 tanks, and Q class 0-6-0 locomotives. Under the regime of Oliver Bulleid , after 1937, Eastleigh works constructed all thirty of the SR Merchant Navy Class and six of the West Country 4-6-2 . During the Second World War , Eastleigh works built 23 examples of

1150-485: The construction of electric traction railways and trolley systems worldwide. Each car of the train has its own traction motors: by means of motor control relays in each car energized by train-line wires from the front car all of the traction motors in the train are controlled in unison. The cars that form a complete EMU set can usually be separated by function into four types: power car, motor car, driving car, and trailer car. Each car can have more than one function, such as

1196-401: The corporate pension fund clients of Savills in a £20 million deal. In 2007 Knights Rail Services (KRS) began operations on site, using it to store off lease rolling stock, as well as undertake repairs and refurbishments. It removed asbestos from withdrawn London Underground A60, A62 and 1967 stock. In January 2012, KRS signed an extended lease on the site to 2016. In September 2012, KRS

1242-561: The main locomotive works. In 1962, Eastleigh Works built the first six electro-diesel locomotives of British Rail Class 73 but the remainder of the class were built at the Vulcan Foundry . As part of the privatisation of British Rail , the plant was acquired from British Rail Engineering Limited through a management buyout in June 1995 and rebranded Wessex Traincare. In 1998 it was sold to Alstom and renamed Alstom Wessex Traincare. The site

1288-590: The nationalisation of the Southern Railway to form the Southern Region of British Railways new steam locomotive building ceased at Eastleigh. However the works were kept fully occupied between 1956 and 1961 in rebuilding over 90 of the Bulleid 4-6-2 classes. Thereafter the works gradually changed over to steam and diesel repairs. In 1962, the works was again reorganised with the carriage works site being sold, and carriage and electric multiple unit repairs transferred to

1334-416: The need for an overhead line or third rail . An example is Alstom ’s hydrogen -powered Coradia iLint . The term hydrail has been coined for hydrogen-powered rail vehicles. Many battery electric multiple units are in operation around the world, with the take up being strong. Many are bi-modal taking energy from onboard battery banks and line pickups such as overhead wires or third rail. In most cases

1380-454: The new homes were not happy with the decision. An alternative suggestion was Cowpat Lane. Sir Arthur Young , the eminent chief of police , was born at 55 Chamberlayne Road in 1907. Sporting notables include Tommy Green who won an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1932 Los Angeles Games in the 50K walk, and Vince Hawkins who was British Middleweight Boxing Champion in the late 1940s. Other notable residents of Eastleigh include: Eastleigh

1426-541: The outer end of the pair, saving space and expense over a cab at both ends of each car. Disadvantages include a loss of operational flexibility, as trains must be multiples of two cars, and a failure on a single car could force removing both it and its partner from service. Some of the more famous electric multiple units in the world are high-speed trains: the Italian Pendolino and Frecciarossa 1000 , Shinkansen in Japan,

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1472-607: The second lowest swing against the Liberal Democrats of any seat with a retiring MP (2.6%). David Chidgey had succeeded the Conservative MP Stephen Milligan following his high-profile death. Chris Huhne was appointed as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change following the 2010 general election . Huhne resigned the seat in February 2013 after pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice over

1518-405: The site's facilities include overhead cranes, third rail electricity supply, paint facility, and refuelling facility. Additionally Siemens undertook maintenance of its South West Trains Class 444 and Class 450s on site, and Network Rail MPVs were stored on site. In January 2018 KPI Property Investments who are jointly owned by St Modwen Properties and Salhia Real Estate sold the works to

1564-578: The town and area's basketball club, and compete in the English Basketball League Division 1, the second highest level of the sport in the country, behind the nationwide British Basketball League . The team were promoted to Division 1 in 2016, after finishing as champions of Division 2 in the 2015–16 season. They are coached by Matt Guymon and play home games at the Fleming Park Leisure Centre . Eastleigh Ladies Hockey Club

1610-551: The traction current to motors on both cars. The multiple unit traction control system was developed by Frank Sprague and first applied and tested on the South Side Elevated Railroad (now part of the Chicago 'L' ) in 1897. In 1895, derived from his company's invention and production of direct current elevator control systems, Frank Sprague invented a multiple unit controller for electric train operation. This accelerated

1656-426: The two cars in the set. Since neither car can operate without its "partner", such sets are permanently coupled and can only be split at maintenance facilities. Advantages of married pair units include weight and cost savings over single-unit cars (due to halving the ancillary equipment required per set) while allowing all cars to be powered, unlike a motor-trailer combination. Each car has only one control cab, located at

1702-588: The work and various activities from KRS, becoming the dominant site tenant. By 2014 the works was again nearly fully occupied and Arlington extended its lease of the works until 2019. Adjacent to the locomotive works was a very large 15-road engine shed which was opened in 1903 and closed in 1967. This depot was one of the largest on the SR: in 1946 its allocation was 131 engines of extraordinary variety in age and origin:- 17 4-6-0, 31 4-4-0, 7 2-6-0, 19 0-6-0, 15 0-4-2, 1 0-8-0T, 13 0-6-0T, 23 0-4-4T and 5 0-4-0T. Although closed as

1748-683: The works and directed the design and construction of various new classes. Like most of the railway works, Eastleigh was heavily involved in the war effort, producing, in 1938, sets of parts to convert Blenheim bombers so that they could be used as fighters. The works was also part of a joint venture with other workshops, railway and private, to produce Horsa gliders for the D-Day airborne assault. With Lancing works, it turned out 200 tail units. It also produced 1,500 anti-tank gun barrels and, with Brighton railway works , 240 multiple rocket launchers, plus landing craft, fuel tenders and harbour launches. Under

1794-494: Was a pupil) and Eastleigh College (both on the same road). Crestwood Community School is the secondary school for the town, and primary schools include Cherbourg Primary School, Norwood Primary School, Nightingale Primary School, the Crescent Primary School and Shakespeare Infant and Junior Schools to the north of the town. The Anglican parish church is All Saints in Desborough Road. The Roman Catholic Church of

1840-517: Was elected in 2024. The previous MP was Paul Holmes . He was first elected for the constituency at the 2019 general election with a majority of 9,147 votes, taking over from Mims Davies , the Conservative MP who took the seat in 2015. Mike Thornton of the Liberal Democrats was elected at the 2013 by-election with a majority of 1,771 votes following the resignation of Chris Huhne , in

1886-493: Was likewise transferred to the new workshops at Eastleigh from Nine Elms in London. Among the locomotives produced by the LSWR under Drummond at Eastleigh, were the S14 0-4-0 and M7 0-4-4 tank engines, the P14 and T14 4-6-0 , and D15 4-4-0 , classes. Following the appointment of Robert Urie as Chief Mechanical Engineer in 1912, the works were responsible for the construction of

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1932-458: Was open. The Swan Centre included a French-style café and a new library (replacing the former library situated in the Park, now used as part of The Point ) Famous people linked to Eastleigh include the painter Mary Beale, Chrystabel Leighton-Porter , the model for the Second World War cartoon character Jane , and Benny Hill who both lived in the town. Hill's first job was at Woolworths on Leigh Road, Eastleigh. He then moved on to be

1978-566: Was originally named Bishopstoke Junction. In 1868 the villages of Barton and Eastley were combined into one parish. A parish church, the Church of the Resurrection, was built in the same year, at a cost of £2,300. A local noted author of many novels, Charlotte Yonge , donated £500 towards the building of the church. She was rewarded by being given the privilege to choose a name for the 'new' parish; either Barton or Eastly. She chose Eastly, but with

2024-541: Was purchased by co-tenant Arlington Rail Services. Arlington Fleet Group is based at the site with and is composed of Arlington Rail Services providing storage facilities, Arlington Fleet Services providing repair and maintenance of railway rolling stock and Arlington Fleet Workshops providing paint shop facilities. It started in 2004 when Arlington Fleet Services Ltd was established by a group of railway engineering professionals to perform rail vehicle maintenance including heavy repair. In September 2012 Arlington took control of

2070-579: Was ranked the "9th best place to live in the UK 2006" by a Channel 4 programme. The United States Navy established a naval air station on 23 July 1918 to assemble and repair Caproni Ca.5 and Airco DH.4 and DH.9 bombers for the Northern Bombing Group of the First World War. The base closed shortly after the First Armistice at Compiègne . Perhaps Eastleigh's best-known 'resident'

2116-492: Was used for carriage and multiple unit repairs. In 2004, Alstom announced the works were to close due to lack of work, which took effect in March 2006 after the completion of a contract to refurbish Class 455s for Southern . The 42-acre (17 ha) site has been managed since 2002 by St. Modwen Properties ; with the site being lease to several sub tenants including Knights Rail Services and Arlington Fleet Services . As of 2010,

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