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SOUTHERN at WAR

SATURDAY 13th & SUNDAY 14th MAY 2006


Plane crash - Jon Bowers

 

World War II

 
Mock Gun Battles

Military Displays
Wartime Newsreels
Ensa Concert Shows
Band Concerts
Naafi and Military Vehicles
Intensive Steam Train Service
Victory Belle Pullman
Special Friday evening dining train
Details below
Plus much more from the dark and difficult days of World War II

Soldiers await their train In Uniform - Paul Pettitt Red Cross Post - Paul Pettitt

USA class 0-6-0T (Jon Bowers)

Events taking place
include :-

At Sheffield Park:

  • Our wartime 'Yankie' Tank Locomotive No. WD1959
  • Afternoon Band Concerts, from 2pm:
         Saturday: Perdido Players
         Sunday: The Bluebell Railway Band
At Horsted Keynes each day:
  • Military vehicles
  • Wish Me Luck Concerts - 11am, 1pm, 2.45pm (30 minutes)
  • Mock Gun Battle (very loud) - 2.30pm to 2.45pm
  • The Robins Concert Party Show - 12 noon, 1.45pm, 3.30pm (30 minutes)
  • War-time Cinema Coach (open 11.30am - 3.30pm)

Cinema coach - Jon Bowers At Kingscote - see various displays, including:
  • Daisy Mae's Nursing display
  • Home Front display of wartime food
  • Signals Post in station forecourt
  • Children's Quizzes

Intensive steam train service

Entrance to Kingscote station 2004 Not everything is grim! Command Post - Nick Beck

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'Victory Belle Pullman'

Table Lamps Interior of Fingall - Jon Bowers

 

Friday 12th May

Upon arrival for this special evening dining train, guests will receive a complementary glass of wine from a NAAFI Van at Sheffield Park.

There will be a Concert Party show at Horsted Keynes after the meal

Guests may wish to dress in wartime costume to complete the scene, with a prize for the best dressed couple.

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Victory Belle Pullman Menu

Velouté of Peas with Ham Hock & Parsley Dumplings
(Pea and Ham Soup)
Seared Tuna with a Mango & Corriander Salsa
(Whale Meat Again)
Poached Fillet of Beef with a Chicken & Wild Mushroom Faggot
with Thyme Roasted Carrots
(Boiled Beef & Carrots)
Pineapple Upsidedown Cake
(Private Godfrey's Sister Dolly's recipe)
Coffee and Mints

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Pre-booking for the Pullman train is essential.
For more information, please contact our customer services team, tel: 01825 720800 or by e-mail.

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