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Electro-Dieselfyingly Day on the Bluebell Railway

73136 approaching Horsted Keynes from Kingscote on 7th March 2009, copyright photograph by Colin Duff

Saturday 7th March was a historic, if controversial (with some) day on the Bluebell Railway with the very first diesel hauled public service on a heritage railway that hitherto has been "all steam". Electro Diesel E6043/73136 ran a premium fare round trip to raise funds towards removing the former Imberhorne Land Fill Site - the last obstacle in the way of the Bluebell Railway reaching East Grinstead.
In no particular order three shots of the train approaching Horsted Keynes, above and below left from Kingscote, photographs by (above) Colin Duff and (below left) by Ian Buck, below right from Sheffield Park, photograph by Colin Duff.
73136 approaching Horsted Keynes from Kingscote
73136 approaching Hosted Keynes from Sheffield Park

 

73136 has just passed under Horsted House Farm Bridge

The 13:32 departure from Kingscote has just passed under Horsted House Farm Bridge.

photograph by Stephen Hodgson

 

73136 just beyod Waterworks Bridge on the afternoon ECS back to Horsted Keynes

The ECS moves in both directions between Horsted Keynes and Sheffield Park actually carried those holding the special tickets. Here the afternoon "ECS" back to Horsted Keynes is just beyond Waterworks Bridge.

photograph by Stephen Hodgson

 

That "ECS" working has just reached Horsted Keynes and is exchanging the single line token in Platform 2 before its passengers de-train.

photograph by Colin Duff

Exchanging the single line token in Platform 2

 

73136 running round spoil wagons

After shunting the carriages "Perseverance" retrieved the spoil wagons from the Ardingly Branch and ran round them in Platform 2, thence back onto the branch to await work on Monday morning.

photograph by Stephen Hodgson

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