Bluebell Railway 8th May

Sprintex · Post by **Sprintex** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:14 pm

My misses and I went to the Bluebell Railway yesterday (she likes trains as much as me

). Weather was changeable but at least it only rained on the two occasions we happened to be indoors - looking round the loco shed and inside the museum-room!!

Here's a selection of pics taken by us both, I won't caption most of them cos I know next-to-feck-all about steamers

In and around the loco shed

Plenty more awaiting overhaul but too dark in there to get good pics

Sprintex · Post by **Sprintex** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:19 pm

few more . . .

tinsleytmd · Post by **tinsleytmd** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:26 pm

Bloody hell that takes me back i have not visited that line since i was knee height to a grasshopper back in the early 1990,s great shots loved that line very nice tidy little line set in real scenery.

Sprintex · Post by **Sprintex** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:36 pm

Sheffield Park Station and sidings

Southern Railway 2-6-0 "1638" arrives backwards pulling 5 coaches

running around . . .

and coupled facing forward for the next trip up the line

Sprintex · Post by **Sprintex** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:56 pm

LBSCR 0-6-2T number "32473" arrives with a rake of four

and after running around and taking a quick drink . . .

. . . is coupled up for the next run

even the tea is keeping warm

kieranhardy · Post by **kieranhardy** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:11 pm

Nice shots there, i visited that line for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and i must say i was very impressed, will definately be returning again.

I agree with the darkness in the shed, i couldnt really get any pics in there, best one i got was probably this one:

The pics from my visit can be found here

http://kieranhardy.fotopic.net/c1253344.html

Sprintex · Post by **Sprintex** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:29 pm

We'd booked to go on the "Bluebell Special" train - a 1913 Observation Car which is the only surviving one of only three built apparently

pulled by this little guy . . . 0-6-0T "Fenchurch" number 672. . . all say "aaaaah"

getting up some steam

here he comes!!

chugging uphill under the three-arch bridge

running around at Kingscote

and here he comes again to take us back to our waiting Cream Tea . . .

Hope you enjoyed the pics as much as we enjoyed our day, happy in the knowledge that we've helped towards the ongoing loco-restorations and the track-extension plans in some small way

Just missed out on seeing me with jam and cream plastered all over me moosh . . . camera memory full

Sprintex · Post by **Sprintex** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:12 pm

kieranhardy wrote:Nice shots there, i visited that line for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and i must say i was very impressed, will definately be returning again.

The pics from my visit can be found here

http://kieranhardy.fotopic.net/c1253344.html

Wow, some nice pics there Kieran

PeterH · Post by **PeterH** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:25 pm

That little locomotive Fenchurch is one of the oldest engines in Britain!

snalexander · Post by **snalexander** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:28 pm

we are going to Kent in August and will definately be calling in on the Blue Bell Line. Good pictures.

andrewteenagemodeller · Thu May 10, 2007 11:29 pm

Aaaaaah

You certainly have been busy with a camera - great photos.

Class 60 · Post by **Class 60** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:57 pm

Great pics there mate, thanks for sharing

pointstaken · Post by **pointstaken** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:11 pm

Thanks, Geezer, for all those pics of "proper locos" !! A nice selection, and not a blue oversized toaster in sight (sniff, sniff !!)

Dennis