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Bluebell Railway General Discussion

Discussie in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' gestart door Jamessquared, 16 feb 2013.

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  1. Cuckoo Line

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    Not if you want to drive there, Part of the planning conditions I believe.
     
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  2. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    You can start there, but there is no parking - so to get there you need to arrive under your own power, or by public transport, taxi etc.

    Tom
     
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  3. Gladiator 5076

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    There was, (is it still there Tom?) a car park about a mile away off Vowels Road, but I could not find it looking on the Google satellite view just now.
    Must be over 10 years since I drove down that road.
    The field next to the station always looked good for landing a hot air balloon, I guess that would class as public transport:)
     
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  4. 30854

    30854 Resident of Nat Pres

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    From the url a few posts back:

    "A downloadable programme of activities and displays will be available on the website nearer to the event and will include a timetable for free vintage bus trips between Kingscote Station and East Grinstead Station."

    If the photo is to be believed, the bus will be a green RT .... always worth a diversion in their own right IMHO. :)
     
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  5. ady

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    Thank you.

    I planning to go to Fenchurch event on that Saturday but the earliest I can get there is about 5 minutes after the first train. So I'm wondering if I'm insane enough to get a taxi from East Grinstead to Kingscote and catch the 11am train which starts from there.
     
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  6. ady

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    Oh right OK... might not need taxi then...
     
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  7. Ben Jenden

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    I didn't notice that at first tbh. But it does seem that a proof reader is obviously needed. Sure mistakes happen but it seems to happen a lot on the timetables. But I would certainly say that 30541 will be sticking on A set and 6989 on B. I see if I can forward them the error.
     
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  8. Paul42

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    The carpark now had a barrier and keypad with a notice to only enter if you have the code, since it is required to enter and exit. The carpark was apparently more popular in the evenings and at night, hence the reason for its closure.
     
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  9. ady

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    Whats is sets C & D?
     
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  10. Ben Jenden

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    FYI Timetable has since been updated slightly with correct edits to the rostering on Saturday.
     
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  12. Jamessquared

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    Don’t think it will be the four wheelers.

    I haven’t seen the carriage diagrams but at a guess, I suspect it might be:

    Set A - Maunsells and Bulleids
    Set B - Mark 1s
    Set C - Pre-grouping SR carriages
    Set D - Mets

    We’ll see when the STN comes out next week.

    Tom
     
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  13. Ben Jenden

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  14. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    Quoting myself: as per the STN

    Set A - Maunsells and Bulleids Mark 1s -- South to North: 21246-4941-1818-4957-16210
    Set B - Mark 1s Maunsells and Bulleids -- South to North: 6686-1336-1309-1464-5768-2526
    Set C - Pre-grouping SR carriages Mets -- South to North: 387-368-412-394
    Set D - Mets Pre-grouping SR carriages -- South to North 1098-3363

    Tom
     
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  15. Fireline

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    All the right carriages, but not necessarily in the right sets. Shades of Eric Morecambe..... :)
     
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  16. A1X

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    I suppose it's too late to point out it might have been easier just to swap A & B / C & D?
     
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  17. Ben Jenden

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    Nothing from official Bluebell channels ...
     

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  19. Rumpole

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    Speaking from experience, you can proof read a timetable yourself and also get at least half a dozen other people to do so, and an error you've all missed will still be pointed out within 5 minutes of the timetable going public!
     
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  20. Ben Jenden

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    That is an oversight of which I should've remembered and known.

    In other news - News about this years Beer and Music Festival at the Bluebell have emerged and even though I am not a beer enthusiast myself, it does look a fantastic event. Proved popular last year in mid-September when the event was introduced. Beer Festival 2022 - Bluebell Railway in Sussex (bluebell-railway.com)

    6989 is booked back in service this weekend with 541 and 65 also rostered following some recent maintenance work. (Usual caveats etc etc)
     
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