ark ing ▁Park ▁Light ▁Railway , ▁a ▁mini ature ▁passenger ▁railway , ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁It ▁originally ▁consisted ▁of ▁three ▁coach es ▁ha u led ▁by ▁a ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁named ▁" The ▁Em press ", ▁running ▁over ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ ▁gauge ▁track , ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁park ▁entrance ▁at ▁Long bridge ▁Road ▁to ▁a ▁tur nt able ▁at ▁the ▁bo ating ▁lake . ▁After ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁sit - in ▁dies el ▁locomot ive ▁named ▁" L ittle ▁Nan ", ▁The ▁Em press ▁was ▁eventually ▁restored ▁and ▁re - g aug ed ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁running ▁at ▁the ▁East le igh ▁L akes ide ▁Ste am ▁Railway . ▁ ▁About ▁half way ▁along ▁the ▁line , ▁trains ▁went ▁through ▁a ▁g ated ▁level ▁crossing . ▁When ▁trains ▁were ▁not ▁running , ▁the ▁level ▁crossing ▁afford ed ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁park ▁from ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Park ▁Avenue , ▁but ▁this ▁side ▁entrance ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁perman ently ▁closed . ▁ ▁The ▁railway ▁ran ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁by ▁the ▁owner , ▁who ▁felt ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁cost ▁effective ▁to ▁maintain ▁and ▁repair ▁the ▁train ; ▁however , ▁the ▁railway ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁re develop ed ▁by ▁a ▁father ▁& ▁son ▁team ▁who ▁bought ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁owner . ▁It ▁now ▁features ▁new ▁trains , ▁and ▁new ▁ ▁gauge ▁track , ▁with ▁wheel ch air - friend ly ▁station ▁access . ▁The ▁new