Bluebell Branch Line Weekend 21-23 April

Will the Met coaches be running?

 

Same here. I thoroughly enjoyed 52322's previous visit down south when it did a stint at the Spa Valley and by all accounts was very popular both with the footplate crews and the general public. I think it's a rather fine loco and also, speaking as a southerner, I do regard the locos of the northern companies like the L&YR and the NER as rather exotic beasts. No historical connections with Sussex whatsoever, but definitely a real draw as far as I am concerned.

 

Well, as the Bluebell sent Camelot to the GC, I just wonder weither 78018 or 78019 will be the piste du resistance.

 

78019 certainly looked the nuts when she visited back in 2010

 

No, they're out for maintenance, including new door locks, after having borne the brunt of the services as the second set through and since the pandemic.
Hopefully we'll have the 4-wheeler set back in service at last, alongside the SR non-corridor set, Maunsell set and Bulleid set.

 

Who knows, but Camelot's visit was the other half of 73156 coming to the Bluebell last autumn.

 

disappointing I been wanting to see those for awhile. I thought of going to see them and Fenchurch.

 

Yeah, it's not either of GC's Std 2's, Bluebell told me.
Although, since I am staying local [I.E. South East/Dorset], I do hope for some GWR traction.

 

Sounds good to me!
Can't wait for the L&YR takeover!

 

If Trackside Magazine is correct, the third visitor is a little more Hunslet than a lot of people may have thought....

Andrew

 

They've been running for the last 24 years... and should be again later this summer.

 

Yeah I but remember the disappointment of only finding out they been pulled when I was on my way to the disastrous Terrier Gala last year

 

Jessie?

 

No Hastings.

 

Under overhaul

 

Ah. My bad.
Never mind, I'm guessing Hastings is hauling passenger trains as 19 is shunting all event?

 

I be guessing they will both share the four wheelers.

 

Hopefully 2890 is a last minute guest from spa

 

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