2007 - BLUEBELL RAILWAY - BRANCH LINE WEEKEND

28th February 2007

9017 steamed up and ready to leave the yard at Sheffield Park.	80151 taking water before departing light to Horsted Keynes at 09.00	9017 arrives at the station platform	32473 and 65 being made ready for the day
32473 now ready for action...	..manned and waiting to go.	65 still receiving finishing touches	55 Stepney attaches to the rear of the 10.25
9017 departs at 09.50..	..and heads off down the track.	32473 takes water before attaching to the 10.25 which has Stepney at the rear.	80151 approaches Sheffield Park..

BLUEBELL RAILWAY
BRANCH LINE WEEKEND
24.February 2007

This year's annual winter event was not blessed with the best of weather, the Saturday being very cloudy, rather cold and showery.

There were some new features this year including a mixed train of a couple of small Victorian 4 wheeled carriages, one Third Class for 30 passengers and the other First Class for 24 passengers. A few vintage wagons were attached to the back.

An excellent addition to the timetable was information giving the direction in which each loco was facing. Thanks to the organisers for this and please do it again.

Locos operating this weekend were........

672 'FENCHURCH'
A1 Class 'Terrier' built in 1872 in Brighton

55 'STEPNEY'
A1 Class 'Terrier' built in 1875 in Brighton

32473 'BIRCH GROVE'
E4 Class built in 1898 in Brighton

65
01 Class built in 1896 in Ashford Kent

9017 'EARL OF BERKELEY'
Earl Class built in 1938 in Swindon

80151
4MT built in 1957 in Brighton

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