Tourist Profile BLUEBELL RAILWAY
The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for 11 miles along the border between East and West Sussex and is run by the dedicated team of the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. It uses steam trains which operate between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead, with intermediate stations at Horsted Keynes and Kingscote. It claims to be the first preserved
KENT & EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY
The earliest plans for a railway for Tenterden were made in the 1850s and was for a time a frequently-used service, but by the time it was nationalised in 1948, the numbers were already ebbing away. Closure followed in 1961 as nearly all traffic had gone. Soon after closure, a society was formed with the object of preserving the line and faced a 13-year struggle before the first trains were run. Years of neglect and the original lightly-engineered nature of the railway meant that the task had to be tackled in stages, and the first two miles at Tenterden were opened in February 1974. Since then there has been further expansion and the railway has gone from strength to strength.
Tenterden Town Station, Station Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HE. Tel: 01580 765155
DON’T MISS
Santa Specials, December 3–24 Tenterden Station will echo to the sounds of a traditional pipe organ and the beautiful Victorian carousel provides unlimited free rides for the young and young at heart alike. On board the festively-decorated steam trains, you'll meet Santa during the 1 hour 10 minute return journey to the "North Pole". Look out for his elf helpers with their sacks full of lovely presents — every child receives an age-appropriate gift from Santa himself whilst teenagers (13 to 15) receive a box of festive chocolates.
standard gauge, steam-operated passenger railway in the world to operate a public service. The society ran its first train in August 1960, less than three years after the line from East Grinstead to Lewes which had been shut by British Railways. In March 2013, the Bluebell Railway commenced running through to its new East Grinstead terminus station. Today the railway is managed and run largely by volunteers. Having preserved a number of steam locomotives even before the cessation of steam service on British mainline railways in 1968, today it has over 30 steam locomotives.
Contact: The Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex, TN22 3Q. Tel: 01825 720800
DON’T MISS
Track Trek, November 12 - With no trains running due to engineering works at Horsted Keynes this year's Track Trek sponsored walk will cover the entire line from East Grinstead to Sheffield Park, a distance of 11 miles. The walk will take place during the daytime.
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