Dec 15, 2011
East Grinstead Extension
The Bluebell Railway is currently extending our line from Kingscote Station, the current terminus of the line, into the old market town of East Grinstead.
This will extend our line by about two more miles but will pass through a cutting which became a landfill site in the late 1960’s early 1970’s.
The project to complete the extension is estimated to cost in the region of £4.5 million.
Current work includes the building of our own station platform at East Grinstead alongside the National Network Rail station and beside Sainsbury’s store which was formally opened on the 4th September 2010.
The track is in place from Kingscote station to the southern end of the cutting and we have laid the track from the other end at East Grinstead so that special waste trains can be used to help remove the infill.
Available to purchase from the Sales & Information Office at Sheffield Park is the Edition 2 East Grinstead Station Guide, charged at £3.00 it contains all the up to date information on the progress of the Extension/Station in East Grinstead. See the downloadable example at the bottom of this page. Why not purchase this before you visit? Call the Sales and Information office on 01825 720800 to order and it will be sent out in the post to you.
Also new to purchase are the below two postcards of the East Grinstead Viaduct and Station Platform. These can be brought from the Sales & Information Office on 01825 720800.
Next East Grinstead Open Weekend: To be announced
How can you help this project?
There are many ways you can help, from purchasing a Tenner for the Tip Certificate to purchasing shares.
Follow the below link to see the video appeal for the extension:
http://www.youtu.be/E2kDqv6s598
or full details can be found by following the link below:
http://bluebellrailwaytrust.org.uk/supportus/6WF-1BT/50thAnniversaryAppeal.aspx
Below is an artist’s impression of what our platform will look like once complete:
Copies of this print are available to anyone who purchases £50.00 worth of the Tenner for The Tip certificates from the Sales and Information Office at Sheffield Park.
Extending to Ardingly?
Horsted Keynes Station was once a junction with a branch line to Haywards Heath via Ardingly.
The Bluebell Railway owns all the old trackbed between Horsted Keynes and Ardingly and one day hopes to restore the line to its former glory. However this is a very long term project and no work will be undertaken until the extension to East Grinstead is complete.
Example Of East Grinstead Guide