The Bluebell Railway - 2019 Branch-line Weekend
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- čas přidán 21. 03. 2019
- This is the weekend the Bluebell Railway shows off its world class collection of vintage and veteran carriages, some of which passed into preservation from the national network, often surviving as maintenance vehicles or grounded bodies used as mess rooms or stores, others survived because they were purchased by private individuals to become seaside holiday homes or garden sheds. The skilled dedication of the carriage repair and maintenance department has turned these often dilapidated, rotten wrecks into “as new” condition. Work to restore these and more carriages can be watched from the viewing platform at the Horsted Keynes carriage works.
No rake of beautifully restored coaches would be complete unless headed by one of the superb Bluebell Railway engines. The engines used on the day were the smaller ones, those more likely to have been found on a branch line train in the days of our grandfathers. Those selected would all have been found going about their daily routines in the South of England. Please join me as we sit back and enjoy the sights and sounds of steam in the beautiful Sussex countryside on a glorious sunny day.
Locomotive in use or on display:
South Eastern & Chatham Railway (SE&CR) 0-4-4T No.263.
South Eastern & Chatham Railway (SE&CR) O Class 0-6-0 No.65.
Southern Region (SR) Q-Class No.30541.
O2-class W24 'Calbourne' on loan from the “Isle of Wight Steam Railway”.
Beattie Well Tank No.30587 part of the “Nation Railway Museum” collection.
South Eastern & Chatham Railway (SE&CR) P-class 0-6-0T No.178.
London and South Western Railway B4 Class 0-4-0T No. 30096 “Normandy - Static Display.
London & South Western Railway (LSWR) No.30583 Adams "Radial Tank" 4-4-2T - Static Display.
Filmed 17th March 2019 on the Bluebell Railway, Sussex, England,
Standard gauge track: 1,435 mm / 4 ft 8⁄2 in
Tim, when I saw that you had filmed a visit to the Bluebell Railway on a branchline weekend, in March 2019, I just had to watch. If only to compare the line side views and expansion of the line, rolling stock and number of stations, since my last visit in the 1980s. Your filming is as always, immaculate and unhurried. The editing reflective and informative. What joy you brought me in under 40 minutes. Thank you.
Hi Peter, no heritage railway can match the Bluebell for branch-line locomotives and rolling stock, that really shows in this video. Other railways have wonderful collections of mainline locomotives and coaching stock, the Severn Valley in particular comes to mind. The Bluebell being one of the first entrants into the heritage railway sector they were able to take locomotives straight from service rather than from scrap yards at a time when many very rare engines became available, giving them today's incredible collection of small and medium sized locomotives. Another attraction of this event is the use of heritage carriages not normally used for everyday services. Couple the rolling stock with the authentic stations and pretty Sussex scenery and you've got a winning formula. I'm really pleased you enjoyed the video, although it is all the volunteers who over the years have made the Bluebell Railway a reality that really deserve the praise.
Tim, expansion towards Kingscote and East Grinstead with the removal of all the waste dumped on the original permanent way, was a huge effort that I’d not seen, though read about, since my last actual visit when my kids were just that (instead now as parents themselves). A huge effort by a succession of volunteers! The carriage works didn’t exist on my last personal visit - there were lines of tarpaulin covered wrecks awaiting work. With the engine works at Sheffield Pk similarly queues of ‘work in progress’ with sad looking collecting boxes on the buffer bar ends. From small acorns mighty oaks have grown.
@@Pjs75 I remember the days you describe well. I live in West Sussex so the Bluebell is just over an hours drive away, making it practical and easy to visit for the day. I have watched and recorded the railway maturing on film and video since the early 70's, when I look at those early photos and videos, I am reminded of just what has been achieved.
Hello good evening Tim! That's still true British tradition. The steam locomotives are protected like an eyeball. They are also carefully cared for. You can see immediately where the steam engine comes from. The video is really nice, I just opened a 🍺. Cheers, you. Greetings Hans from the Mühlviertel. 👍🚂
Good evening Hans, those steam locomotives are loved and looked after and very British in appearance with as many pipes as possible hidden from view. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. Tim.
Brilliant work, brings back memories of visits to the Bluebell after years in New Zealand.
Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride, I always look forward to visiting New Zealand to see family and the awesome scenery.
There you are Tim, told you Sunday the better day, even the sun came out!😊 Brought a tear to my eye to ride in the Metro Chesham carriage set, memories of me and my mother going shopping when I was a boy!! 😥👍
Hi John, Sunday turned out to be the best of the three days, the Bluebell are to congratulated for putting on such a good show, I really enjoyed it, the vintage carriages were the highlight for me. It must have been fun riding the Chesham set on its home run, was it a "Sarah Siddons" type electric locomotive at the head or steam?
@@Timsvideochannel1 Hi Tim, no it was steam, electric only came as far as Rickmansworth, then steam to Aylesbury and Chesham. I ve just watched it again funnily enough!! John
@@johntyjp Cheers John, I would have loved to witness the sights you saw.
@@Timsvideochannel1 What bombed out London Tim? It was Hitlers fault that electrification didn t reach Aylesbury, it was planned to prewar!!
@@johntyjp Cheers, I've learned something new today.
Excellent video of the gala last weekend Sunday Tim 👍😉 I was there on that and it shame we couldn't have met. It was great & interesting that the two 0-4-4s double headed together during midday.
Hi Joe, it would have been nice to say "Hi". I'm glad you enjoyed the video, I watched your video of the day, loved the opening shot, maybe we'll catch up one day. I'm off to the London Model Railway Show tomorrow, hopefully it will be a good one.
great video
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
(10:41) These were my first impressions of a train compartment when I first took an English train on the boat train from Folkstone to Victoria Station, London... - Heinz
I still have fond memories of my first boat train ride from Calais to Paris in some very old fashioned looking dark green carriages. I was on a school trip, we had reserved seats, but they were already taken so we had to stand in the corridor all the way, I remembered being shocked at the sight of horses pulling ploughs in the fields just outside Calais. At that age, France looked very strange and foreign.
love it
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Extra beautiful 🙂🙂
Thank you :-)
Yes it's extra extra buetifel
Great thanks tim cheer's bob.
Thanks, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Ha Tim,ziet er leuk uit,mooi weer erbij,mooie treinen,ken je nog leuke souvenirs kopen,machienisten pet of zoiets,wel leuk. fijn weekend verders.greetz:Peerke,en bedankt .
Hallo, het was een goede dag, veel treinen om naar te kijken en de workshops waren open voor het publiek. Er is een mooi modelspoorweg winkel op het station de verkoop van modellen van een aantal van de Bluebell locomotieven. Groeten. Tim.
Hello Tim, not to mention the small engines did their job as well as the big ones. - Heinz
Hello Heinz, the small engines are just as rewarding to see as the big ones, it was a good day out. Tim.
Brillant video, Wish I could have gotten down for this event!
-Kyle
Thank you Kyle, It was a good day out. I think the event is on every year, I'm sure you'd enjoy it, if you can make it at some time in the future.
Very good , great in 2160p....Dave
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Hi ,Yes very good,First preserved railway I ever went to ,it has changed a little ..Cheers .Dave.@@Timsvideochannel1
@@locomotive6727 I bet those who originally saved the line, would be amazed at what has been achieved.
Hi Tim, yes indeed. Got some early stuff on you tube, it has changed for the better ,Thanks for reply ..Dave
What lovely things those vintage carriages and locos in the pre-grouping liveries are aren't they. Pity about the tit in a car as 24 and 263 were departing around 20:00. I suppose he thought he'd have some fun spoiling everyone's shot. I recommend bringing a shotgun next time.
Hi Andrei, The Bluebell Railway has the best collection of vintage coaches and locomotives to be found anywhere in the UK, they do not normally run in daily service, so it's nice to see them in action. The person selfishly blowing their car horn could not get her car out of the car park, I am not sure why she felt behaving as she did was going to help, pissing so many people off was almost certainly not going to help her cause.
(32:18) Hello Tim, always a great pleasure if you get inside views at workshops. - Heinz
Its amazing what can be achieved, many of these railway carriages survived because they were used as holiday homes or garden sheds.
You thought the only options were the Great Western way and the wrong way
But there’s a third option The Bluebell Way
Hi, the Great Western Railway always managed to be the leader when it came to style, elegance and the ability to sell itself as the one to beat, whereas the Southern was just a boring commuter network running hum drum tank engines, only someone forgot to tell the SE&CR and the LB&SCR. Their engines were stylish and their colour schemes made them stand out. The Bluebell Railway was early enough on the scene to buy locomotives in full working order from British Rail, some of those it rescued were the last survivors of their Class, such as the Dukedog, Adams Radial Tank and the SER Stirling 0-6-0 No. 65 to name a just a few. "Yes" I agree with you, the "Bluebell Way" deserves to be recognized for its awesome range of locomotives and beautifully restored fleet of vintage carriages.
good video like 21-0 👈🥇🏆🙏🙌👍
Thank you :-)