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Nine Elms reunion train - Peter Austin - 11 August 2010 26 August:
New lamp post at East Grinstead - John Sandys - 26 August 2010 East Sussex MG Club at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 22 August 2010 Re-erection of former Isfield building at Sheffield Park - Tony Sullivan - 26 August 2010 Nameplate Display at Horsted Keynes - David Haggar - 6 August 2010 P-class 178 giving brake van rides at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 22 August 2010 Rail Ale train at Horsted Keynes - Neal Ball - 20 August 2010

Presentation of IMechE Heritage Award - David Jones - 22 August 2010 25 August:
Traction Engines at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 21 August 2010 Vintage Cars at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 21 August 2010 Works rally car at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 21 August 2010
Surrey branch of the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 21 August 2010 1910-built motorcylce - Derek Hayward - 21 August 2010 Austin Swallow - Derek Hayward - 21 August 2010

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IMechE logo 20 August:

80151 arrives back at Sheffield Park - Tony Sullivan - 19 August 2010 19 August:

SECR P-class 178 at Horsted Keynes - Richard Salmon - 8 August 2010 17 August:
Bluebell Railway Band playing at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 15 August 2010 High Weald Dairy at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 15 August 2010 Cooks Field cakes at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 15 August 2010 Howard No.957 at Horsted Keynes - Richard Salmon - 8 August 2010 Green Line RF near Kingscote - Derek Hayward - 8 August 2010 178 and 592 approach Kingscote - Derek Hayward - 7 August 2010

Baxter at Kingscote - Derek Hayward - 15 August 2010 16 August:
Deer at Kingscote - Derek Hayward - 15 August 2010 80151 at Ketches Halt - Derek Hayward - 15 August 2010 C-class on Golden Arrow luncheon train - Derek Hayward - 15 August 2010 Sir Archibald Sinclair approaches Kingscote - Derek Hayward - 15 August 2010

20 with 4-wheelers - John Goss - 12 August 2010 15 August:
FR 20 with LBSCR 672 - Mark Tewkesbury - 13 August 2010 50th Anniversary recreation of launch ceremony - Charlie Rose - 7 August 2010

20 with 4-wheelers - Andrew Strongitharm - 12 August 2010 12 August:
C-class arrives at HK - Tony Sullivan - 12 Aug 2010


FR 20 at Horsted Keynes - Tony Sullivan - 12 August 2010FR 20 at Horsted Keynes - Dave Chambers - 9 August 2010
Special evening train at the tip - Ed Owen - 7 August 2010 U class at West Hoathley - Rebecca Parkes - 8 August 2010

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Jack Owen on footplate - Clive Emsley - 8 August 2010 Baxter at HK - Alan Bedford - 7 Aug 2010 Blue Circle at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 6 August 2010

Typhoon - Derek Hayward - 6 August 2010 Re-wheeling the H-class - John Fry - 2 August 2010 Re-wheeling the H-class - John Fry - 2 August 2010

Bernard Holden - Derek Hayward - 7 August 2010 8 August:

Furness Railway 20 at Horsted Keynes - Tony Sullivan - 5 August 2010 5 August - part 2:
Nameplate display - Tony Hillman - 5 August 2010 still from early Bluebell cine film E4 arrives at Horsted - Tony Sullivan - 5 August 2010

Captain Baxter at Horsted Keynes - Andy Prime - 4 August 2010 5 August - part 1:

FR20 - Michelle Barton - 3 August 2010 4 August:
First passenger train North of Kingscote - Andrew Strongitharm - 3 August 2010 First passenger train at Imberhorne Lane - Andrew Strongitharm - 3 August 2010 Sir Archie with the new Golden Arrows - John Fry - 3 August 2010

Arrival of Caledonian Single No.123 at Horsted - Roger Haggar - 15 September 1963 3 August:

2 August:
15 inch gauge line at Horsted - Jon Bowers - 1 August 2010 Woodpax building progress - Derek Hayward - 28 July 2010


B473 at Horsted Keynes - Tony Sullivan - 29 July 2010 30 July:

Bluebell Archives - opening day, 7th August 1960 29 July:

Sir Archibald Sinclair shunting 80100 - David Chappell - 27 July 2010 28 July:
Woodpax building and platform 2 - Tony Sullivan - 27 July 2010 New fencing erected at East Grinstead - David Chappell - 27 July 2010 Boiler repairs to 323 - Derek Hayward - 25 July 2010

Sir Archibald Sinclair hauling the Golden Arrow - Martin Lawrence - 25 July 2010 26 July:
Car 88 and Doris at HK - John Simmonds - 25 July 2010 1638 with the two Bulleid Pacifics at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 24 July 2010 B473 with SR-liveried train - Derek Hayward - 24 July 2010 New fencing erected at East Grinstead - David Chappell - 26 July 2010 New coping stones at East Grinstead - David Chappell - 26 July 2010

Sir Archie hauls BV to Horsted - Martin Lawrence - 24 July 2010 25 July:

Brighton Belle Car 88 at Sheffield Park - David Jones - 20 July 2010 21 July:
Withyham signal box installed - Derek Hayward - 18 July 2010 80151 arrives at HK - Martin Lawrence - 17 July 2010 Compartment end of SECR 3360 - Dave Clarke - 18 July 2010

New saloon window on SECR 3360 - Dave Clarke - 9 July 2010 19 July:
Completed Steelwork - Derek Hayward - 18 July 2010 U-class 1638 - Tony Sullivan - 19 July 2010 473 heading South - Tony Sullivan - 19 July 2010

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17 July:

13 July:

66402 hauling the empties at Woldingham - Jan Kozminski - 8 July 2010 10 July:
Roy in cab of class 66 - David Chappell - 5 July 2010 Baxter at Sheffield Park - Derek Hayward - 7 July 2010 LSWR locos at Horsted Keynes - Derek Hayward - 7 July 2010

66707 posed with rubbish train at East Grinstead - Ashley Smith - 6 July 2010 7 July:

5 July:

Pair of 73s with wagons on the viaduct - Nigel Longdon - 3 July 2010 4 July:
C-class and Victorian Coaches - Mike Hopps - 4 July 2010 Carriage Shed frame - David Chappell - 3 July 2010 Museum frame - David Chappell - 3 July 2010 The Yetties at Horsted Keynes - Tony Sullivan - 3 July 2010

Public site for visitors 3 July:

C-class with Victorian Train - Tony Sullivan - 2 July 2010 2 July:
Two Victorians - Tony Sullivan - 2 July 2010 The Music Hall team on stage - Tony Sullivan - 2 July 2010

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