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Gordon Arrives at Grinstead

 

73109 and 3417 passing over Riddlesdown Viaduct

LONGHDGJN PASS 11:51
FACTORYJN PASS 12:03
VOLTRRDJN PASS 12:04
BRIXTON PASS 12:06
HERNEHILL PASS 12:07
TULSE H PASS 12:11
STREATHAM PASS 12:14
STRETHMCM PASS 12:17
SELHURST PASS 12:26
WINDMLBJN PASS 12:33
E CROYDON PASS 12:34
S CROYDON PASS 12:36
SANDERSTD PASS 12:38

 

Passing over Riddlesdown Viaduct...
photograph by Julian Gajewski

 

Passing over Oxted Viaduct

OXTED PASS 12:48

 

 

 

 

(left) ...and ten minutes later passing over Oxted Viaduct.
photograph by Colin Watts

 

73109 and 3417 passing Crowhurst

HURST GRN PASS 12:49

 

 

 

 

Despite heavy wind and rain over night the day turned into a bright winter's day and not much damp was visible as the train passes Crowhurst.
photograph by Ian Buck

 

73109 and 3417 passing through Lingfield Station Only a short way down the line from Crowhurst and the bright winter sunshine is evident at Lingfield.
photograph by Don Benn

 

3417 and 377145 side by side at East Grinstead Station

EGRINSTED 12:58

 

 

The train ran either to time or slightly ahead throughout. However, the train was then delayed in East Grinstead station for about half an hour having first been routed by Oxted Signalbox into the platform intended for the service train and having difficulty uncoupling the unit from the EDL.
photograph by Don Benn

 

Marquees on the Bluebell Station site

Whilst the unit had been travelling down from Wimbledon, the site of the Bluebell Railway's future station was open to the public for a small admission fee. Displays/stalls, in addition to the Bluebell Railway, were from the EMU Preservation Society, the NSE Railway Society and this group.
photograph by Colin Duff

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