2007 - BLUEBELL RAILWAY - GIANTS OF STEAM

24th October 2007

21C123 HAS A DIFFERENT NAMEPLATE ON ONE SIDE	'92 SQUADRON' WAITING TO DEPART WITH THE FIRST TRAIN OF THE DAY	21C123 & 1638 DOUBLE HEADING WITH THE SECOND TRAIN WAIT AT SHEFFIELD PARK	34007 ARRIVING BACK AT SHEFFIELD PARK WITH A GOODS TRAIN
21C123 AT HORSTED KEYNES AFTER 1638 UNHOOKS AND MOVES OFF	1638 & 21C123 LATER HEADING OFF FOR KINGSCOTE	1638 ENROUTE FOR KINGSCOTE	21C123 DOUBLE HEADING WITH 34007 AT HORSTED KEYNES
WAITING FOR THE GREEN FLAG	21C123 DEPARTING FOR SHEFFIELD PARK	'BLACKMORE VALE' NAMEPLATE ON THE OTHER SIDE	34007 & 21C123 ABOUT TO GO UNDER THE BRIDGE TOWARDS KINGSCOTE

GIANTS OF STEAM
BLUEBELL RAILWAY
SATURDAY 20.OCTOBER 2007

The theme for this event was
SOUTHERN RAILWAY'S BULLEID LIGHT PACIFIC LOCOS
and there were 4 of them present.

2007 marked the 40th anniversary of the end of steam on Southern Region and the Bulleid Pacifics were the last class to operate in any number in the region.

Visiting Bulleid Locos were..............

34007 'WADEBRIDGE'
West Country Class
from Mid-Hants Railway

34081 '92 SQUADRON'
Battle of Britain Class
from the North Norfolk Railway

Bluebell based Bulleid Locos running were.............

21C123 'BLACKMORE VALE'
West Country Class

34028 'EDDYSTONE'
Rebuilt West Country Class
on loan to the Bluebell Railway

Other Bluebell Locos were...........

1638 U Class

55 'STEPNEY' AIX Class
as DS377 'BRIGHTON WORKS'
The first loco to arrive at Bluebell Railway.
Due to be withdrawn for major overhaul in 2008.

80151 Class 4MT

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