CanPac, as it is affectionately known, is the oldest and fastest survivor of Oliver Bulleids Merchant Navy class.

It spent much of its life hauling heavy express trains between London and the South Coast, including those full of holiday makers or boat trains. It was also used for troop and freight movements during the Second World War.

Built at Eastleigh in 1941 by a workforce that would have included many women, CanPac is an excellent local example of heavy engineering. It touched the lives of many throughout its working career, including those who worked on it and those who were hauled by it.

We have funding from the National Heritage Lottery Fund and much work has since been done. But we still need to raise further funds to complete the restoration of Canadian Pacific and our Bulleid wooden-framed carriages and return them to service on the Watercress Line over the next two years.

Find out more about the Watercress Line and CanPac at www.watercressline.co.uk