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Spa Valley Railway Cuckoo Line Gala - June 13-15 2025

Тема в разделе 'Galas and Events', создана пользователем Dan Hill, 10 апр 2025.

  1. Dan Hill

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    Marking 60 years since the closure of the Cuckoo Line that ran between Eridge and Polegate.

    Visiting locomotives confirmed so far:

    Class 33/0 D6566 from the West Somerset Railway (courtesy of Diesel Electric Preservation Group)

    BR Std Class 4MT Tank 80078 from the Mid Norfolk Railway (courtesy of Stewart Robinson). It is expected to be renumbered for the weekend.

    SR U Class 31806 from the Swanage Railway (courtesy of John Bunch)

    Confirmed Home Fleet so far:

    Battle of Britain Class 34053 Sir Keith Park. It will be taking on the identify of 34050 Royal Observer Corps for the weekend.

    Thumper DEMU 1417

    It is also hoped that Wealden Council and Heathfield Parish Council will open Heathfield Tunnel on the former route, for visits during the Weekend, which hasn't been opened to the public for some time.
     
    Last edited: 14 апр 2025
    Dan Hill, 10 апр 2025
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    U-class 31806 and 4MT 80078 added to the line up
     
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  3. Dan Hill

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    Updated the lineup to include the U.

    Looking forward to this event
     
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    Apparently they have one more visitor to announce and the 73 is shown on the website.
     
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    The Spa Valley Facebook says 80078 will be running as 80144 on one day only of the gala and will be carrying the identity of another Std 4 Tank over the event.
     
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    80144 Dan?

    Here's one I took earlier. April 1962.

    I will send a higher res copy to Jonnie.

    Bryan


    104-80144-entering-Groombridge-April-1962.jpg
     
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