The Bluebell Railway Preservation Society
A Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England, Number 13745313.
Our current operational locomotives
Discover our diverse fleet of steam locomotives currently being used at Bluebell Railway.
BR (GWR Design) No. 6989 ‘Wightwick Hall’
- Class: Modified Hall
- Designer: Frederick Hawksworth, a development of Charles Collett’s earlier Hall Class
- Wheels: 4-6-0
- Built: March 1948, Swindon Works
- Withdrawn: June 1964
- Restoration Completed: December 2018
- Returned To Service: 2 March 2019
- Owned By: The Quainton Railway Society
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LBSCR Class H2 No. 32424 ‘Beachy Head’
- Class: H2
- Designer: Marsh/Billinton
- Wheels: 4-4-2
- Type: Atlantic
- Built: Sept 1911
- Numbers Carried: 424, B424, 2424, 32424
- Withdrawn: April 1958
- Returned To Service: Reconstruction completed and entered service 18 August 2024
- Current Status: Available for service
- Owned By: Bluebell Railway
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Rebuilt SR Battle of Britain Pacific No. 34059 ‘Sir Archibald Sinclair’
- Class: Battle of Britain (Rebuilt)
- Designer: Bulleid / Jarvis
- Wheels: 4-6-2
- Built: 1947 - Rebuilt 1960
- Numbers Carried: 21C159, 34059
- Withdrawn: 1966
- Last Overhaul Completed: November 2023
- Previously Operational: April 2009 to October 2011
- Owned By: Bluebell Railway
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LBSCR Terrier No. 72 ‘Fenchurch’
- Class: A1
- Designer: William Stroudley
- Wheels: 0-6-0T
- Built: 1872, Brighton Works
- Numbers Carried: 72, B636, 2636, 32636
- Last Overhaul Completed: 10 January 2023
- Previously Operational: February 2001 to 23 January 2011, as No. 672
- Owned By: Bluebell Railway
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BR Standard, No. 73082 ‘Camelot’
- Class: 5MT
- Designer: Robert Riddles, with design work done at the ex-LNER Doncaster Drawing Office
- Wheels: 4-6-0
- Built: 1955, Derby Works
- Last Overhaul Completed: September 2021
- Previously Operational: 28 October 1995 – June 2005 & 25 October 2015 – December 2020
- Owned By: The 73082 Camelot Locomotive Society
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BR Standard Tank No. 80151
- Class: 4MT
- Designer: Robert Riddles, with design work done at Brighton
- Wheels: 2-6-4T
- Built: 1957, Brighton Works
- Returned To Service: 27 July 2019
- Previously Operational: Oct 2001 to 19 May 2012
- Owned By: The 80151 Locomotive Company Limited (The Bluebell Railway Trust currently holds 40.3% of the shares in The 80151 Locomotive Company Limited)
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SER 0-6-0 goods engine No. 65
- Class: O, rebuilt as O1
- Designer: James Stirling, 1878, rebuilt Harry Wainwright
- Wheels: 0-6-0
- Built: 1896, Ashford Works - Rebuilt 1908
- Numbers Carried: 65, A65, 1065, 31065
- Returned To Service: 15 July 2017
- Previously Operational: 5 August 1999 to 7 July 2009
- Owned By: The Bluebell Railway Trust
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Class 73 (JB) Electro-Diesel E6040 ‘The Bluebell Railway’
- Class: JB (later Class 73/1) Electro-Diesel
- Designer: English Electric
- Wheel Arrangement: Bo-Bo
- Built: 1966, English Electric, Vulcan Foundry
- Numbers Carried: E6040 (was 73133 under TOPS)
- Arrived On Bluebell Railway: 25 April 2023
- Present Location: Bluebell Railway
- Owned By: Private
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Howard Petrol-engined Locomotive
- Class: 2-speed 7 ton Main Line Loco
- Wheel Arrangement: 4w, chain driven, maximum speed 8mph
- Built: 1926 by James & Frederick Howard Ltd, Britannia Iron Works, Bedford
- Returned To Service: August 2010
- Arrived On Bluebell Railway: March 1965 (Used on Bluebell until 1969)
- Operated: 1926-1965
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BR Diesel Shunter Locomotive D4106
- Class: Class 09 Diesel Shunter
- Designer: BR
- Wheels: 0-6-0
- Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0
- Type: BR 350 HP Diesel Shunter
- Built: 1961
- Numbers Carried: D9018
- Arrived On Bluebell Railway: 2013
- Present Location: Bluebell Railway
- Owned By: B350 Ltd
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Explore the historic legacy of The Bluebell Railway
Immerse yourself in a journey through history as you explore the rich heritage of The Bluebell Railway. Our meticulously preserved locomotives, carriages, and signalling systems take you back to the golden age of steam travel.
