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The visit to the Bluebell Railway of
73136 'Perseverance'

The locomotive was on hire to the Bluebell Railway
between 13 January and 6 May 2009 from its then owners,
the Class 73 Locomotive Preservation Co Ltd.


Wealden Exclusive, Saturday 7th March 2009

Videos: Photos from John Simmonds:
73136 with Wealden Exclusive - John Simmonds - 7 Mar 2009 73136 with Wealden Exclusive - John Simmonds - 7 Mar 2009

No.73136 shunting at Sheffield Park - 15 January 2009 - John Sandys  

A chance to ride on the Bluebell Railway's first diesel hauled passenger train, from Sheffield Park to Kingscote and return.

All ticket sales from this train went directly towards the cost of removing the rubbish tip between Kingscote and East Grinstead.

The train was hauled by visiting Class 73 number 73136 'Perseverance' then on hire to the railway to haul the spoil trains between Imberhorne Lane and Horsted Keynes.

The train departed from Sheffield Park station at 12.30pm, and tickets also allowed unlimited travel on all Bluebell Railway steam train services that day.


No.73136 shunting at Sheffield Park - 15 January 2009 - John Sandys
 

Tickets (all third class) were limited and priced at £30.00 per adult, £20.00 per child.

Bluebell Railway Preservation Society Members' tickets were priced at £20.00 per adult, £10.00 per child.

 

Photos show 73136 shunting at Sheffield Park on 15th January (John Sandys)

Additional Attractions

  • Second-hand book stall at Kingscote run by the Northern Extension team. All proceeds donated to the Northern Extension Fund.
  • 4 Cor driving coach (Southern Electric Group) open at Horsted Keynes
  • Our timetabled steam-hauled hourly train service also runs as normal
  • Loco shed open as normal at Sheffield Park, plus Carriage Works viewing area at Horsted Keynes

Other photos from the visit of E6043/73136 'Perseverance'

In a recreation of one of the GN saloon's last journeys on the main line (in October 1971 - attached to a Clapham Junction to Woking Yard parcels train behind an EDL), E6043 'Perseverance' took the saloon for two trips to Kingscote in the early evening of 28 March for members of the Howlden Trust (one of whom is also a part-owner of E6043) and their guests.
GN Saloon and E6043 Perseverance at Kingscote - Richard Salmon - 28 March 2009

Tom Waghorn's photo below shows 73136 with a spoil train at West Hoathly on 6 March.
73136 with spoil train at West Hoathly - Tom Waghorn - 6 Mar 2009

SR U No. 1638 passes 73136 in the down sidings at Horsted Keynes (Tony Sullivan, 22 March).
SR U No.1638 passes 73136 - Tony Sullivan - 22 March 2009

Another photo from Tony Sullivan, shows Standard Tank No.80151, ready to leave Kingscote, whilst the '73' arrives with empty wagons, headed for Imberhorne cutting for the removal of inert material from the south end of the tip.
80151 and 73136 at Kingscote - Tony Sullivan - 17 February 2009

Tony Sullivan's photo from 16 February shows the first spoil-train of the day, carrying spoil from Imberhorne cutting, making its way south through the West Hoathly station site.
First spoil-train of the day at West Hoathly - Tony Sullivan - 16 February 2009

The start of spoil extraction on the Extension (photo by Pat Plane, 6 Feb 2009).
Start of spoil extraction on the Extension - Pat Plane - 6 Feb 2009

Tom Waghorn's photo shows the arrival of 'Perseverance' at Sheffield Park on 13 January 2009.
E6043 on arrival at Sheffield Park, 13 January 2009 - Tom Waghorn
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