Bluebell Railway - 'The Blue Belle DEMU' Hastings Unit Railtour 17/05/2025

Описание: Saturday the 17th of May saw Hastings Unit '1013' travel down from the mainline and onto Bluebell metals on a railtour!

The Thumpers journey started at Hastings and it travelled up to London Victoria, then takening another route rowards East Grinstead. Once arrived at the mainline station at East Grinstead, she was granted access to travel down the Bluebell Railway all the way to Sheffeild Park where her joureny ended for the time being. In between all this, the Bluebell was running a normal 2 Train Serivce and a Wealden Rambler Dining Train.
At 4:20 in the afternoon, the Hastings Unit left Sheffiled Park for the Mainline to complete the Railtour back to Hastings!

Thank you so much @SharpthorneSteam and Rob for letting me tag along with them Lineside to catch the amazing Thumper!

Locomotives:
Visiting 'Thumper' Hastings Unit No.1013
SECR O1 Class No.65
LBSCR H2 Class No.32424 "Beachy Head"
BR Standard Class 5 No.73082 "Camelot"

Timestamps:
0:00 - 73082 New Road Bridge
1:13 - 1013 Rock Cutting
2:26 - 32424 Rock Cutting
3:06 - 73082 Lindfield Forest
4:08 - 65 Broken Bridge
5:04 - 1013 Horstead Bank

All footage filmed from a position of safety, while in possession of a vaild PTS.
All footage filmed on Saturday the 17th of May 2025.

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