The Bluebell Railway to East Grinstead
17th July 2013


Standing on Sheffield Park shed was GWR "Small Prairie" 2-6-2T locomotive No.5521, currently running as L150 to
commemorate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Metropolitan Railway, was on loan from The Flour Mill Ltd.


A cleaner working on SECR  Class C Wainwright goods No. 592 with 9F no 92212 in background.


92212 comes off shed and runs through Sheffield Park station.


A view of Horstead Keynes station from the train shows locos 75027 & 92240 in the sidings.


The cutting at Imberhorne showing the black membrane which has been used to line the sides...


... following the removal of many thousands of tons of landfill waste dumped by the local authority following closure of the line by BR.


Running into the new Bluebell Railway platform which is adjacent to the Network Rail station which gives connections
to London Victoria.


As the passengers alight at East Grinstead..


..the loco runs into the headshunt and then around its train.


A view of the entrance to the temporary station buildings at East Grinstead.


The platform with a NR storage siding behind which doubles as the Bluebells link to the mainline.


92212 pulls into East Grinstead with the days final train for Sheffield Park.

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