What’s New

Stay updated with the latest news and announcements from Bluebell Railway.

Divider

Railway 200

Hastings Diesels' 4-car unit at Horsted Keynes, 6 July 2025 (Richard Salmon)

Running today – the visiting Hastings DMU!

Infrastructure

HK P1 Inspiration

Railway 200 Inspiration train using Platform 1 at Horsted Keynes

Class 66 To Haul Passenger Trains at the Bluebell Railway

News

Class 66 To Haul Passenger Trains at the Bluebell Railway

News

July 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

What's New

A Treasured Collection – Second hand railway models for sale

News

June 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

What's New

65 rounds Chicken Curve having just left Winchcombe with the 9.50 from Cheltenham Race Course on 25 May 2025 (Nick Gilliam)

Over the last couple of weeks…

News

70000 'Britannia' arrives at Sheffield Park after hauling an incoming private charter (23 May 2025, Martin Lawrence)

Today’s arrivals: Britannia and a VanWide

News

80151 at Horsted Keynes (David Chappell, 19 May 2025)

Current News – Golden Arrow – 80151 – New limited edition model wagons

News

3687 Test Run - non-corridor side (Richard Salmon, 15 May 2025)

Maunsell carriages to the fore

News

Q-class tender - the new body reunited with the rebuilt frames at Sheffield Park (Melvyn Frohnsdorff, May 2025)

Q-class tender back together

News

Visiting Hastings DEMU (Alfie Thomas, 17 May 2025)

Bluebell activities, last weekend and this, including the incoming Hastings Diesel tour

Railway 200

65th Anniversary – Details

News

VEP approaching Swanage on 8 May 2025 - Richard Salmon

VEP at Swanage, ‘Fenchurch’ at West Somerset

What's New

Bluebell Times - May 2025

May 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

News

VEP 3417 'Gordon Pettitt' ready to leave Strawberry Hill for transit to Swanage, 6 May 2025 (Photo thanks to SETG)

VEP on its way to Swanage, and Videos of ‘Fenchurch’ at the West Somerset

News

72 passes Combe Florey with the 2.10 from Bishops Lydeard on 2.5.25 (Nick-Gilliam)

‘Fenchurch’ at home and away

News

96 'Normandy' has been wheeled out of Atlantic House, and its boiler lifted (Melvin Frohnsdorff, 10 April 2025)

Progress with the overhaul of LSWR B4 ‘Normandy’

News

Maunsell 3687 ready for test run - Keith Leppard - April 2025

Restored “Hastings” coach – planned launch

What's New

73082 'Camelot' with the Victorian carriage set, including the GNR Directors' Saloon (72b.photography, 19 April 2025)

Bluebell trains in April

What's New

April 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

News

Gordon Pettitt with the Bluebell-owned VEP unit named after him, at Waterloo Station, January 2024

Gordon Pettitt OBE: 1934-2025