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Bluebell Railway
Giants of
Steam Weekend - 2006
The annual 'Giants of Steam' weekend
was greatly anticipated with the prospect of visiting No. 3440, 'City of Truro'
being paired with the Bluebell Railway's own No.9017, 'Earl of Berkeley'. This
being the first time the pair had worked together on passenger
services. City of Truro' is believed to
have been the first locomotive to have achieved 100mph. Also visiting the Bluebell was Eddystone,
(not running), which is going to be with the railway for a few months having
undergone work in the Bluebell Workshop preceding the event.
The Gala also saw special
carriages on show,
Great Northern Railways Directors Saloon No. 43909, London and North Western
Railway Semi Royal Saloon, No.1903, London North Western Railway Observation Car and Pullman Car
Lilian.
Also good to see was a display from the
Mechanical Horse Club at Sheffield Park station. There was a vintage bus
service operating from East Grinstead station to Kingscote and Brighton to
Sheffield Park.
Sadly the weather played its part by
giving us very heavy showers on Saturday and heavy continuous rain on Sunday. I
apologise for the quality and lack of variation in the photographs but the
rain was too much this time to venture far from the position of sanctuary
at Horsted Keynes station. It did
allow me time to chat to others over the weekend but too many to people mention here and as
always a thank you to those who took the time to organise another good event.
(Click on picture to enlarge)
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