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The Bluebell Railway's 2009

BRANCH LINE WEEKEND


4 SECR engines lined up - 21 Feb 2009

P-class with Mixed train - Brian Easter - 22 Feb 2009

 

was on Sat 21st & Sun 22nd February

 

The weekend featured an intensive passenger steam train service using our vintage branch line locomotives - photo right shows SECR No.753 with our Victorian 4-wheelers and pre-grouping goods vehicles on a mixed train on 22nd February (Brian Easter).

 

Six locomotives were in steam each day (see below) including the visiting South Eastern & Chatham Railway P-class locomotive No.753 (visiting from the Kent & East Sussex Railway), together with our own SECR O1-class No.65 and C-class No.592.

The locomotive line-up:

SECR P-class 753 SER 65 592 Fenchurch GWR Dukedog 4MT tank 80151 U-class 1638

753, 65 and 592 tripleheader - Derek Hayward - 22 Feb 2009
  • 753 - SECR P-class 0-6-0T, built 1909 at Ashford (seen leading the triple header in Derek Hayward's photo)
  • 65 - SECR O1-class 0-6-0, built in 1896; rebuilt 1908
  • 592 - SECR C-class 0-6-0, built in 1902, at the SECR's Longhedge Works
  • 672 "Fenchurch" - LBSCR A1 'Terrier', built in 1872 at Brighton (Saturday only)
  • 9017 "Earl of Berkeley" - GWR 'Dukedog' 32xx 4-4-0, rebuilt at Swindon in 1938 from two locos, which were themselves built in 1899 and 1906
  • 80151 - BR 'Class 4' 2-6-4T, built in 1957 at Brighton
  • 1638 - SR U-class 2-6-0, built in 1931 at Ashford (Sunday only)

Additional Attractions

  • At Sheffield Park
    • Guided tours of the locomotive shed
    • South Eastern & Chatham Railway H Class locomotive No.263 on static display; overhaul of this locomotive is due to commence this year - line-up of the four SECR-liveried locos on the Saturday afternoon (as in Dave Clarke's photo at the top of the page).
    • L&SWR locomotive No.488 in the dock siding
    • Visits to Atlantic House to view construction of Atlantic Locomotive, No. 32424, Beachy Head
  • At Horsted Keynes
    • Carriage Works tours - donations from our visitors towards the eventual restoration of SR Maunsell Restaurant Car 7864 totalled £210. The Carriage works display area will be open throughout the day.
    • Visiting locomotive 73136 'Perseverance' on display with Pullman car 'Doris'
    • Sales stands on station platforms
  • At Kingscote
    • Bus service 473 linking to East Grinstead town and East Grinstead Station for National Rail Services operated by vintage London Transport Routemaster
    • Photographic display of extension progress
    • Second-hand book stall run by the Northern Extension team. All proceeds (just over £450) donated to the Northern Extension Fund.

U-class with SR train - Derek Hayward - 22 Feb 2009 Carriage stock in use:

  • LCDR and LBSCR 4-wheelers
  • SECR and SR Maunsell coaches in SR olive green, plus SR milk tanker (seen in Derek Hayward's photo on the left)
  • Metropolitan Railway set
  • SR Bulleid carriages
  • Mk.1 carriages
  • Goods stock, used as part of a mixed train each day.

Photos below show, from the Saturday: The Dukedog with the SR train (Edward Dyer), Fenchurch with the mixed train (Derek Hayward), 80151 (David Haggar), the C and the O1 together for the impromptu double-header (Derek Hayward), and the P-class heading the mixed train (David Warwick) and then from the Sunday: 9017 (Tony Sullivan), U-class 1638 back in action after boiler work (John Simmonds), the triple header with the O1, C and the Dukedog (John Goss) and the SECR triple header (Derek Hayward)

Dukedog with SR train - Edward Dyer - 21 Feb 2009 Fenchurch with mixed train - Derek Hayward - 21 Feb 2009 80151 - David Haggar - 21 Feb 2009 65 and 592 at Sloop Bridge - Derek Hayward - 21 Feb 2009 P-class 753 with mixed train - David Warwick - 21 Feb 2009 Dukedog with the Mets - Tony Sullivan - 22 Feb 2009 U-class approaches HK - John Simmonds - 22 Feb 2009 Triple-header - John Goss - 22 Feb 2009 753, 65 and 592 tripleheader - Derek Hayward - 22 Feb 2009

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