Branch Line Weekend, Bluebell Railway

Sunday 22nd February 2009

There were six locos in steam on the Sunday of the Branch Line Weekend.
The visiting loco was SECR class P 0-6-0T No. 753 from the Kent & East Sussex Railway.
The railway's resident SECR class C 0-6-0 No. 592 had been repaired with a new spring
and made its first run late on the Saturday afternoon with the class O1 0-6-0 No.65.
The highlight of the Sunday's operation was the triple-header of the three SECR locos.
After a sunny Saturday, there was little sunshine on the Sunday, and never when a train ran past.
 

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No. 1638 emerges from Sharpthorne Tunnel
with the 10.25 am train from Sheffield Park.

No. 80151 with the 11 am from Kingscote
approaching Sharpthorne Tunnel.

No. 80151 passing Town Place at the top of
Freshfield bank with the 11 am from Kingscote.

SECR Class P No. 753 with the 11.40 am mixed train
from Sheffield Park climbing Freshfield bank.

No. 80151 with the 12.15 pm train from
Sheffield Park climbing Freshfield bank.

No. 9017 'Earl of Berkeley' drifting down
Freshfield bank with the 12.10 pm from Kingscote.

No. 1638 climbing Freshfield bank
with the 12.50 pm from Sheffield Park.

Nos 753, 65 and 592 drifting down Freshfield bank
 with the 1.07 pm from Horsted Keynes.

No. 9017 'Earl of Berkeley' climbing Freshfield
bank with the 1.25 pm from Sheffield Park.

Nos 753, 65 and 592 climbing Freshfield
bank with the 2 pm from Sheffield Park.

No. 80151 climbing Freshfield bank
with the 2.35 pm from Sheffield Park.

No. 1638 departing from Horsted Keynes
at 3.30pm with the 3.10 pm from Sheffield Park.

No. 80151 arriving at Horsted Keynes at
3.58 pm with the 3.45 pm from Kingscote.

No. 9017 'Earl of Berkeley' departing at 4.05 pm from
Horsted Keynes with the 3.45 pm from Sheffield Park.

Nos 753 and 592 departing at 4.40 pm from
Horsted Keynes with the 4.15 pm from Sheffield Park.

Photographs © 2009, Brian Easter