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By BEN CHURCH 1st February 2024

… Preserved South Eastern & Chatham Railway (SECR) ‘O1’ 0-6-0 65 is to be modelled in a fictional Bluebell Railway livery by Rapido Trains in ‘OO’ gauge. … that it is now to produce the model with approval from the Bluebell Railway . It will carry the name Bramble . Rapido …

… for details Features: Layouts and trade support across the railway, steam-hauled train service, refreshments, parking and disabled access Visit www.bluebell-railway.com/model-railway-weekend/ for more information. … Bluebell Railway Model Railway Weekend …

By MIKE WILD 28th February 2023

… Based on the heritage railway station on the Bluebell Railway, MATT WICKHAM built … childhood memories or the good old days, and for me the Bluebell Railway was my childhood remembering a fair few …

By TREVOR JONES 19th December 2023

… market, TREVOR JONES turns his attention to the Southern Railway and its constituents. The Southern Railway , the … rumbles past the water tower at Sheffield Park on the Bluebell Railway in 2019. Trevor Jones. For a true Victorian … quite a few requests especially as one is preserved at the Bluebell Railway in East Sussex. … Modern Traction Steam …

By COLIN CHISEM 28th March 2023

… Bachmann’s ‘N’ 2-6-0 saw him switch to the Southern Railway from his lifelong passion for all things Great … layout The layout actually began life as a Great Western Railway (GWR) branch line and things progressed along that … However, during a holiday in Eastbourne I visited the Bluebell Railway and was taken with the thought of how I …

By BEN CHURCH 17th May 2024

… all new model of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway (LBSCR) ‘Open A’ / Southern Railway (SR) Diagram 1369 … ownership. Some wagons still exist, preserved on the Bluebell Railway and the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. The … 1369 5 plank open wagon 3346 in LBSC grey (as preserved on Bluebell Railway) SB009R £32.99 LBSC Diagram 1369 5 plank …

By MARK CHIVERS 10th November 2023

… schedule includes all-new South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) ‘O1’ 0-6-0s, Port of Par Bagnall 0-4-0STs and … service until 1962. One example has been preserved at the Bluebell Railway . Rapido’s all-new ‘OO’ gauge model has been … using a full survey of the preserved locomotive at the Bluebell Railway as well as archive material. Currently ready …

By BEN CHURCH 17th March 2024

… Manager of the Southern Region) which passed to the Bluebell Railway and which is now under the custodianship of the … gauge model is available in two colour schemes - Southern Railway (Cat No: R30106) and South West Trains (Cat No: …

By TREVOR JONES and BEN CHURCH 10th March 2024

… the old regional order had been replaced by a national railway. Chief Mechanical Engineer Robert Riddles picked out … Riddles was originally from the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) and during the Second World War designed 2-8-0 … 2-6-0 78059 is being converted to a ’2MT’ 2-6-2T at the Bluebell Railway. Above: Brand-new BR ‘Britannia’ 4-6-2 …

By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES. 22nd July 2023

… operation, both on the main line and later on industrial railway complexes, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES describes. Towards … in BR service in 1963 – it has since been preserved at the Bluebell Railway. On April 6 1963 30096 stands at … Preservation Society in 1972 and was preserved at the Bluebell Railway where it was returned to its docks …

… refreshments, parking and disabled access. Visit www.bluebell-railway.co m  for more information. … Bluebell Railway Model Railway Weekend …

By Mike Wild. 22nd July 2023

… ‘OO’ gauge starting with Hatton’s South Eastern & Chatham Railway (SECR) ‘P’ 0-6-0T which has since been followed by … tank engines survive in preservation: 96 Normandy at the Bluebell Railway in East Sussex and 102 Granville at … (and beyond if you include 96 Normandy’s operation on the Bluebell Railway in preservation) make this a great choice …

By MIKE WILD 20th April 2023

… batch. THE LOCOMOTIVES of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway have become a popular choice in recent years. First … 1961. Four have been preserved with examples based at the Bluebell Railway – 27, 178 and 323 - and Kent and East Sussex … Pioneer II in Bowaters Paper Mill green (H4-P-009) and 323 Bluebell in Bluebell Railway lined blue as it operated in the …

By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES 10th December 2023

… of ‘if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it’ is often used in railway circles and this saying was never more true than in … of former employees of the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) in the locomotive department of the new … to 1983, at which point it was purchased and taken to the Bluebell Railway. Unfortunately, there was no tender …

By MARK CHIVERS 18th April 2023

… Hattons Originals ‘OO’ gauge South Eastern & Chatham Railway (SECR) ‘P’ 0-6-0T.   Seven models will form this next … black with early crests (H4-P-022) and a re-run of 323 Bluebell in lined Bluebell Railway blue, following customer demand.   Priced at …