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March edition of Bluebell Times

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‘Inspiration’ to Visit Bluebell Railway in July for Railway 200

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Bluebell Railway Signs Landmark Collaboration Agreement with Network Rail

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Free Travel to Railway 200 @ Bluebell Railway for Schools

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February Bluebell Times, Half Term Trains, Branch Line Gala

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Bluebell wins three awards tonight

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‘Austerity’ 68067 announced as second guest locomotive at our 2025 Branch Line Gala

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Visitors announced for Giants of Steam 2025

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January 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

  The January 2025 edition of Bluebell Times, issued yesterday, features: – Beachy Head and Car 54 both nominated for prestigious Heritage Railway Association ...

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Round up from 1st January

    View Keith Duke’s photos from 1 January.   With the track relaying in the tunnel having started on Monday this week, we ...

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First visiting locomotive for Branch Line Gala announced

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30 Years of Bluebell on the Web

  2025 marks the 30th Anniversary of the first web pages about the Bluebell Railway As we enter the Bluebell Railway’s 65th Anniversary year, ...

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The Railway 200 Global Whistle-Up & more from the visit of 60007

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Update on the overhaul of Maunsell Q-class locomotive No.541

  Work over the last four months, taking place over three locations, to bring the sole-surviving Southern Q-class back into service on the Bluebell ...

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Report on Giants of Steam, October 2024

  Giants of Steam Gala, 11-13 October 2024 Our busiest gala for some years saw the crowds flock to see five large locos on ...

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BR Standard 2MT 84030 Project – November Newsletter

  The latest (November 2024) newsletter is now available. If you missed the July issue, that’s also available.   The end is in sight ...

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Services over the coming weeks

    Over the coming few days we have our first ordinary public trains since last half term. From Saturday through to New Year’s ...

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Bluebell Railway Event Dates for 2025

  We now have the main Special Event dates for 2025, with just a few more still to be announced. These are:   1 ...

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Preparations for “Giants of Steam”, 2025 Special Event dates, more Photo Charter photos

      This photo, from John Sandys, shows ‘Beachy Head’, one of five locos, being warmed through in preparation for the “Giants of ...

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SNG arrives for “Giants of Steam” – GN Saloon in service – New Webcams – Photo and video updates – Wagon leaves – Photo charter

LNER A4 No. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ has arrived! Here we see it as it passes onto Bluebell metals at East Grinstead, in advance of ...

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Beachy Head keeps running, Beer Festival starts tomorrow, Diesel Gala videos

  Peter Edwards’ photo from Sunday 15 September shows ‘Beachy Head’ ready to leave Sheffield Park with the 2.15pm train for East Grinstead, in ...

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Diesel Gala well under way

    Jack Lamb’s photo shows the arrival at Horsted Keynes of BR Class 37 D6851 ‘Flopsie’ leading BR Class 423 4VEP No. 3417 ‘Gordon ...

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Photos and Videos of ‘Beachy Head’ and Built at Brighton Gala – Diesel Gala coming up next – Giants of Steam Timetable published

    Peter Edwards’ photo on the right shows 32424 at the foot of Freshfield Bank on 25 August. Alex Colquhoun’s video of Beachy ...

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What’s New – Summer Fun Fair

    Summer Fun-Fair Open daily until 1 September, The Bluebell Railway has a fantastic funfair and rides at both Horsted Keynes & Sheffield ...

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What’s New – First public services hauled by our new-built locomotive, ‘Beachy Head’

    Today saw the first public services hauled by our new-built locomotive, ‘Beachy Head’. Our other trains were hauled by Terrier 72 ‘Fenchurch’ ...

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What’s New – Atlantic Launch, NLHF grant for “Railway 200”

    Everything is set and ready to go. Tomorrow, ‘Beachy Head’ will haul its first ever public service trains on The Bluebell Railway. ...

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What’s New – August Bluebell Times – Atlantic launch events – News of Q-class overhaul – Location Map and Gradient Profile

    The August 2024 edition of Bluebell Times, issued last week, features: – BRPS Chairman’s update from Roy Watts – All geared up ...

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What’s New, 12 June 2024

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What’s New, 9 June 2024

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What’s New, 7 June 2024