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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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Fenchurch on the Metropolitan set for February Half Term

February Bluebell Times, Half Term Trains, Branch Line Gala

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HRA Awards - The Brighton Atlantic won the Steam Railway Readers Award 2025

Bluebell wins three awards tonight

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Second visiting locomotive for Branch Line Gala 2025

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

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Giants of Steam 2025 - first announcement

Visitors announced for Giants of Steam 2025

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Bluebell Times - January 2025

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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Peter Edwards' photo from the wet 1 January 2025 shows Stroudley "Terrier" 72 'Fenchurch' which was running shuttles with the LNWR Observation Car from Horsted Keynes up to the portal of the tunnel

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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1995 was the Bluebell's 35th Anniversary year

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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60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' on 18 October 2024 (Maxim Gamble)

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

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The photo (by Melvyn Frohnsdorff) shows the new rear drag box fabrication rivetted in place in the tender frames ofg Q-class 541

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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David Cable's photo shows 'Sir Nigel Gresley' approaching Horsted Keynes on Friday 11 October 2024

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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Special Events announced for 2025

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 ...