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Infrastructure
Museum and Archive
Press Releases
Railway 200
Trust News
What's New
What's New - earlier

News | What's New

More event dates for 2026

News | What's New

January 2026 edition of Bluebell Times

News | What's New

Tickets available for Spring Gala 2026

First day of 2026 – Gala report

Last day of 2025

Photos of past visitors – Bulleid locomotives

Last chance to get a fix of steam until February

Today’s trains

Trains running over the next few days

Merry Christmas

News | What's New

‘Duke of Gloucester’ announced as first visitor for Giants of Steam 2026

News | What's New

Visitors announced for our March 20-22 Spring Steam Gala

Photos from Santa Specials and Steam Lights trains

Infrastructure in 2025

Black Hut Relay – finishing the job

News | What's New

December 2025 Newsletter from the 2MT Tank Project

News | What's New

Vote for us!

News | What's New

December 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

Black Hut Relay – week 3

Black Hut relay – extra tasks

Black Hut relay nearing completion

Trust News | What's New

Locomotive 80151 secured for the future

Trust News | What's New

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Wills & Legacy Manager

News | What's New

November 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

Black Hut track relay progress

November Track Rely under way

News | What's New

Book for Santa Special, SteamLights and Dining Trains – Plus some 2026 event details released

News | What's New

Giants of Steam is different this year – Starts Friday!

News | What's New

October 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

News | What's New

September 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

News | What's New

August 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

Railway 200 | What's New

Running today – the visiting Hastings DMU!

Infrastructure | News | What's New

Railway 200 Inspiration train using Platform 1 at Horsted Keynes

News | Railway 200 | What's New

Class 66 To Haul Passenger Trains at the Bluebell Railway

News | What's New

July 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

A Treasured Collection – Second hand railway models for sale

News | What's New

June 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

Over the last couple of weeks…

News | What's New

Today’s arrivals: Britannia and a VanWide

News | What's New

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

News | What's New

Maunsell carriages to the fore

News | What's New

Q-class tender back together

News | What's New

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

Railway 200 | What's New

65th Anniversary – Details

Infrastructure work towards Rail 200

News | What's New

VEP at Swanage, ‘Fenchurch’ at West Somerset

May 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

News | What's New

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

News | What's New

‘Fenchurch’ at home and away

News | What's New

Progress with the overhaul of LSWR B4 ‘Normandy’

News | What's New

Restored “Hastings” coach – planned launch

Bluebell trains in April

April 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

News | What's New

Gordon Pettitt OBE: 1934-2025

March edition of Bluebell Times

Press Releases | Railway 200

Eversholt Rail to help fund School Visits to Bluebell Railway’s Railway 200 Event

Press Releases | Railway 200

Railway 200 Inspiration Train Announcement

Press Releases | Railway 200

Network Rail Agreement with The Bluebell Railway

Press Releases | Railway 200

GTR Schools Tickets Incentive

Railway 200 | What's New

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

Railway 200 | What's New

Bluebell Railway Signs Landmark Collaboration Agreement with Network Rail

Lost Property

Railway 200 | What's New

Free Travel to Railway 200 @ Bluebell Railway for Schools

February Bluebell Times, Half Term Trains, Branch Line Gala

A Temporary Replacement for the Wickham Trolley

Track Relaying in Sharpthorne Tunnel

Bluebell wins three awards tonight

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

More Partners for Railway 200

Visitors announced for Giants of Steam 2025

Museum and Archive

Porter’s badge

January 2025 edition of Bluebell Times

Round up from 1st January

Railway 200 | What's New

First visiting locomotive for Branch Line Gala announced

30 Years of Bluebell on the Web

Railway 200 | What's New - earlier

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

What's New - earlier

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

What's New - earlier

Report on Giants of Steam, October 2024

What's New - earlier

BR Standard 2MT 84030 Project – November Newsletter

What's New - earlier

Services over the coming weeks

What's New - earlier

Bluebell Railway Event Dates for 2025

Temporary Platform 2 extension at Sheffield Park

Temporary Buffer Stops

Unused Bridge sections sold

Horsted Keynes Platform 1 and 2 refurbishment

What's New - earlier

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

What's New - earlier

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

Horsted Keynes Platform 2 Work

Fishplate Lubrication

Down Yard Crossing

Fencing Gang

Signal Posts

Safety Fencing on wing walls

Widening the Narrows

Horsted Platform 1 and 2

What's New - earlier

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

What's New - earlier

Diesel Gala well under way

What's New - earlier

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

Platform 1 work starts – and a mystery is uncovered

What's New - earlier

What’s New – Summer Fun Fair

What's New - earlier

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

What's New - earlier

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

Press Releases | Railway 200

The National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant Enables Bluebell Railway to Celebrate 200 Years of Rail Travel

What's New - earlier

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

Help The Bluebell Railway restore 323 ‘Bluebell’ back to its former glory

What's New - earlier

What’s New, 12 June 2024

What's New - earlier

What’s New, 9 June 2024

What's New - earlier

What’s New, 7 June 2024

34059 ‘Sir Archibald Sinclair’ to be rededicated at Sheffield Park

Paving the Way Appeal launched

Museum and Archive

Discovery of a silver tankard!

60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ to star at Giants Of Steam 2024

Ketches Track Relay – Tidying up

SECR P Class 178 heads to Margate!

Ketches Track Relay – Day 6

GWR ‘Dukedog’ No. 9017 ‘Earl Of Berkeley’ to return to Aberystwyth for the first time in over 60 years

Ketches Track Relay – First 3 days

Carriage & Wagon Works

SR Maunsell Hastings-line Brake Third No. 3687 of 1931

Sheffield Park Station work completed

4 VEP 3417 ‘Gordon Pettitt’ returns to London Waterloo!

Sheffield Park work starts

The Bluebell Railway passes out youngest ever steam locomotive driver

Phase 1 of Jewel in the Crown: Platform 5 at Horsted Keynes re-opened

Bluebell Railway trio to steam again!

Q Class 541 to undergo ‘priority’ overhaul at Leaky Finders

The Southern Six meets again!

E6040 renamed “The Bluebell Railway” at Eastleigh Works

Flying Scotsman returns to the Bluebell Railway!

New Infrastructure Director for The Bluebell Railway

‘The Southern Six’- Alliance of Southern preserved railways

Work under way on the Trust’s SECR H-class Locomotive

It’s now easier to donate to our BR Standard Class 2 tank 84030 project

Spread the love (and the cash)!

Fundraising launched to prepare the Railway’s new Oxted DEMU 1305 for service

The Bluebell Railway acquires Heritage Southern Region DEMU

We’d like to talk about…

Find Out More Days 2022

Flying Scotsman to ‘fly south’ to the Bluebell Railway this August

The Jewel in the Crown appeal hits initial target

Bluebell Railway appoints first IT director

Public donations top £120,000 as appeal to restore Horsted Keynes station starts to sparkle

Update: ‘Jewel in the Crown’ Horsted Keynes appeal

Bluebell Railway launches appeal to put the sparkle back into Horsted Keynes station

Volunteer at Bluebell Railway

The No. 6046 will be visiting Bluebell Railway

Bluebell Railway plc board appointments

Public WiFi

Services and changes from 19 July

Bluebell Railway awarded more than £270,000 in Government grant

Provisional reopening date – 20 May

Virtual Tours

Update from the board of Bluebell Railway Plc on the company chairmanship

Bluebell Railway is closed until further notice

Bluebell Railway shortlisted for two prestigious railway heritage awards

Post-lockdown reopening

Information for booked customers: 5 November – 2 December

Chairman’s Message about the second lockdown

Bluebell Railway services cancelled during second lockdown

Bluebell Railway awarded more than £700,000 in government grant

Bluebell Railway fundraising appeal steams past £400,000

Bluebell Railway’s £250,000 boost from The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Bluebell Railway offers Elton John fans chance to recreate album cover

Carriage & Wagon Works

Pullman Car No. 54 of 1923

Bluebell Railway announces provisional reopening date to coincide with 60th birthday

Bluebell Railway fundraising appeal reaches £300,000 initial target

Bluebell Railway fundraising target in sight after public donate £250,000