August Bluebell Times
The August 2026 edition of Bluebell Times features:
- Heatwave causes suspension of most steam services – but the Railway rises to the challenge
- Double celebration as the Railway receives a grant for more solar panels – and obtains a significant rebate on its rates
- Our friends at the Spa Valley Railway help ensure we have qualified drivers for the Hastings Diesel Unit
- Overhaul of Stowe boosted by delivery of new cylinder casting
- Celebrating the unseen work of the infrastructure volunteers who ensure our trains have tracks to run on
- Old and new at Alton as the 4-VEP delights the crowds at the Mid Hants Railway
- 1305 Thumper Group boosted by a £500 donation from the Carriage Shop
The Bluebell Times is published monthly on the second Friday of every month.
The next issue is due out on 11 September 2026
The current (and, as always, subject to availability) guest list for our forthcoming Diesel Gala (4-6 September) is:
Class 31 No. 31210
Class 60 No. 60028
Class 73/1 No.73128 ‘The Kent & East Sussex Railway’
Class 419 Motor Luggage Vans (MLVs) 9001 and 9002
Class 416 EPB No.5759
Class 201 ‘Hastings Unit’ DEMU No. 1001
Class 33/1 No.33108
Class 50 No. 50026 ‘Indomitable’
Class 03 No. 03179 ‘Clive’
BR Class 31 No. 31108
