Bluebell Railway - Branch Line Gala 15-16/03/2025

*PLEASE NOTE* Nearly every clip in this video is filmed lineside with permission/pass! You must NOT trespass on the Bluebell Railway without permission or a Lineside pass from the railway, as it may resolve in you getting a fine up to £1000.

Well, its that time of year again! The Bluebell Railway's Branch Line Gala took place between the 14th and 16th of March 2025. Although I couldn't make it all three days, I still managed to have an awesome weekend Lineside and I also managed to meet tones of new people!
This years visitor line up was small compared to 2024, but it wasn't bad! It consisted of the following locomotives: LMS Ivatt tank 2-6-2 No.41313 visiting from Isle Of Wight Steam Railway the and Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 No.68067 visiting from the Great Central Railway. Unfortunately, No.68067 failed before the gala even began (I wasn't fussed tbh).

Locomotives:
Visiting LMS Ivatt Tank No.41313
LBSCR A1 Class No.72 "Fenchurch"
LBSCR H2 Class No.32424 "Beachy Head"
SECR O1 Class No.65
SR Rebuilt Battle of Britain Class No.34059 "Sir Archibald Sinclair"

Timestamps:
0:00 - 34059 Freshfield Bank
1:05 - 41313 Freshfield Bank
2:06 - 32424 Birchstone Bridge
2:50 - 34059 Mill Place Bridge
3:49 - 41313 Birchstone Bridge
4:59 - 32424 & 72 Broken Bridge
5:50 - 65 Three Arch Bridge
6:48 - 41313 Three Arch Bridge
7:24 - 34059 Rock Cutting
8:28 - 65 Broken Bridge
9:22 - 72 Holywell Bridge
10:02 - 72 Lindfield Wood
11:06 - 34059 Lindfield Wood
11:48 - 41313 Leamland Bridge
13:05 - 32424 Three Arch Bridge
14:00 - 32424 Three Arch Bridge
14:58 - 34059 Caseford Bridge
16:03 - 41313 Caseford Bridge
16:42 - 41313 Rock Cutting
17:34 - 72 & 34059 Three Arch Bridge Ending

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