The Bluebell Railway's
Free Vintage Bus Services 2009
We will again be organising three Vintage Bus Running Days this year, giving the chance to ride on some old and unusual buses mostly from the local Sussex area.
What's more, all journeys on the buses will be completely without charge, although normal fares (or Special Event Fares as applicable) will apply on Bluebell steam trains.
Sunday 15 November (Vintage Bus Day)
Service 20: Brighton - Lewes - Chailey - Sheffield Park
Service 73: Crawley - Three Bridges - Turners Hill - Kingscote
Service 434: Crawley - Three Bridges - Crawley Down - Turners Hill - Kingscote
Service 89: Uckfield - Newick - Sheffield Park
Service 789: Haywards Heath - Chailey - Sheffield Park
Full details (and timetables) in this PDF.
Free guided tours of the Carriage & Wagon Workshops at Horsted Keynes will be available, at 12.25, 1.25 and 2.25.
Details of Bluebell Railway Train Fares for this day are available here.
The train service running on the Bluebell line will be our hourly-two train "Service 1" timetable, with the addition of an extra morning train: departing 10am from Sheffield Park (10.25 from Horsted Keynes) to Kingscote, returning at 11am from Kingscote (11.17 from Horsted Keynes) to Sheffield Park.
Sunday 16 August (Vintage Transport Weekend)
Service 20: Brighton - Lewes - Chailey - Sheffield Park
Service 73: Crawley - Three Bridges - Turners Hill - Kingscote
Full details (and timetables) in this PDF
Sunday 25 October (Giants of Steam)
Service 20: Brighton - Lewes - Chailey - Sheffield Park
Service 20 timetable and details available here.
All operations are subject to the availability of vehicles and volunteer bus crews. For further details please check on this website nearer the date of the event.
If you live locally in Brighton, Lewes or Chailey, why bother with the expense of bringing your car to the Railway when you can travel free by vintage bus, and have a day out with a difference?
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