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Leopold de Rothschild

Discussion in 'Miniature Railways' started by keith6233, May 4, 2012.

  1. keith6233

    keith6233 Member

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    Leopold de Rothschild owner of Exbury gardens and it's 12.25 railway as died.


    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/9241866/Leopold-de-Rothschild.html>

    or <http://snurl.com/23cla48>
     
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    Very sad to hear, it is to be hoped the Exbury Gardens Railway continues.
     
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    guard_jamie Part of the furniture

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    Agreed. I was able to visit it once with a friend (not into railways) and we had a lovely walk around the gardens followed by a ride on the train.
     
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    He made the headlines last summer when he gave the Queen a footplate ride.
    Colin.
     
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    I wonder what will happen to the gardens as well as the railway. It's a big attraction in the New Forest and worth visiting even without the railway. I went there last August and, if you haven't seen them, there are some pictures of the railway in my Flickr site :

    Exbury Gardens Railway - a set on Flickr
     
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