18th November 2000
This event was held to mark the 100th Anniversary of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and featured a number of locomotives built at that company's Brighton works. There were two visitors for the event, 8 'Freshwater' and 11 'Newport', both Terrier tank engines from the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. On the day I was there it was too dark to photograph 'Newport' on the occasions when I saw her. It was also, unfortunately, too dark to photograph the triple-headed Terriers.
65 at Sheffield Park that morning with the Metropolitan coaches
Visiting engine 8 'Freshwater' at Sheffield Park...
...double-heading with 473 'Birch Grove'
The double-header at Horsted Keynes, awaiting departure.
8's nameplate
The pair depart north for Kingscote.
21C123 'Blackmore Vale' at Kingscote on a much larger train than the Terriers could manage!