The Bluebell Railway 1963 Timetable Weekend - 07/03/2010

While track is relaid through Sharpthorne (or West Hoathly) Tunnel, and the line north of Horsted Keynes is severed, the Bluebell took the opportunity to run four past timetables from the last five decades of the Railway. This is the first of them from 1963, the Metropolitan set being top & tailed by a SE&CR P-Class and LB&SCR Terrier, in this case it was 'Pioneer II' (aka 178) and 672 Fenchurch. It would have originally been 55 Stepney and 323 Bluebell back in '63. This timetable calls at three former halts on the Sheffield Park to Horsted Keynes section, Freshfield, Holywell and Bluebell.

Firstly we see the Horsted Keynes Station Cat rolling around on the platform being silly, we then move to just south of Horsted as 178 and 672 power up the last stretch from three-arch bridge into the station, on this occasion omitting Bluebell Halt. Then the train runs South again, this time briefly pausing at Bluebell Halt. This halt was in use in 1960s because the Bluebell were not allowed to run trains into Horsted Keynes as it still saw and electric service down the Ardingly Branch. To illustrate the electric service, the Southern Electric Group's 4COR power car was posed with three Maunsell coaches in platform two.

Next we see the train running south at Monteswood Lane where it pauses at the site of Freshfield Halt. The black fluffy thing in the bottom of the shot is my "GustBuster" which had slid upwards and obscured the lens, my apologies.

Finally we move to Sheffield Park were the train shunts up into Platform 2.

Note, the Horsted Keynes shot was from a publicly accessible position and the Monteswood Lane shot was taken from the lineside as I am a PTS holder.

Still photos are on my Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner673/sets/72157623450342329/

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[NSEIvor08600]

LMAO'd* lol. typo.

[SPINNER673]

Cheers mate, there's about another 3 minutes of cat on my hard drive!

[PhilbruProduction]

Very beautiful continuation of shots. Congratulations. 5*

[mward5291]

i see 178 is using a whistle from the 4 lol

[NSEIvor08600]

Lol. nice

[NSEIvor08600]

I lfao'd at the start with the cat! Lovely footage there mate.