The Complete History Of Stepney The Bluebell Engine

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Built in Brighton, 1875, the 'real' Stepney has certainly been through a lot! Take a look at some of its journeys through the years, and find out something you didn't know before!

Stroudley and the Terriers: 0:00
Stepney Is Built: 2:40
Change Of Century, Change Of Appearance: 4:35
2nd Risk of Scrap and the Southern: 5:28
Fenchurch and British Railways: 6:14
Saved By The Boiler: 8:00
Bluebell To The Rescue: 8:50
Awdry and a New Lease of Life: 11:00
Stepney's TV Stardom: 13:00
Static Stepney Today: 14:35

I've been intending to make this for a long while now for two reasons. One to have more content actually related to Stepney on the channel, but also to answer once and for all some of the questions I most frequently get about "Stephanie"... Even if you are familiar with real life steam engines, I hope you find an interesting fact you didn't know before!
Something that may also be of interest: An exclusive view of Rev. W. Awdry's ORIGINAL model of Stepney:    • Awdry's Original Model of Stepney - Narrow...  

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