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A1X replied to the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
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Oct 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM -
A1X attached a file to the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
Two fantastic days at the gala, after the pouring wet start on Friday it was wall-to-wall sunshine from then on, albeit it did slightly ruin the line-up as the sun was too bright Some photos below, more at...
Oct 18, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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A1X liked PortLineParker's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
41313 double heading with 80151 yesterday, about to leave Sheffield Park. I'm not a photographer by any stretch but I thought it looked quite nice. An excellent gala put on by the railway, I'm only sorry I'm not there for all 3 days! [IMG]...
Oct 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM -
A1X liked Dan Hill's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
Even the last train up to East Grinstead with 92134 was virtually full, but emptied out for the return, certainly one of the busiest GoS days I've been to for a while. I managed to do round trips behind 71000 and 92134, plus 71000 up to HK and...
Oct 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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A1X liked 6026 King John's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
Excellent day at the Bluebell as ever. Giants of Steam is always a highlight of the year for me, although it's also slightly sad as it's the last major gala of the season. As others have said, the railway was very busy today, but I wouldn't...
Oct 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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A1X replied to the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
Regarding the earlier post about overcrowding, it looked like every train today was packed, and the crowds for the lineup were something else, way in excess of even the one for the new builds last year (probably comparable with the 65th...
Oct 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM -
A1X liked Paul42's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
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Oct 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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A1X replied to the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
Yes, you're quite right, on reflection I should have realised that if it came to it the backward, outdated thinking was always going to end up being a WR thing.
Oct 15, 2026 at 1:33 PM -
A1X replied to the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
Well the last slip coach working was at Haywards Heath, so only a few miles away from Horsted Keynes...
Oct 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
