South Downs Light Railway Summer Gala 28/08/23 | Feat.Nigel Gresley, Coronation, Sir Sagramore,

I really enjoyed my first visit to the 10.25-inch gauge South Downs Light Railway in West Sussex. It had been on my 'to visit' list for a while and didn't disappoint!

It was great to see a range of small standard gauge outline locomotives out and about, including several visitors. No.6220 'Coronation' unfortunately failed in the morning, but hard work by the shed staff saw her back in action at the end of the day, as featured in the video.

Locomotives featured:
No.27 'Railway Mission'
No.6220 'Coronation'
No.4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' (visiting from the Eastleigh Lakeside Railway)
No.771 'Sir Sagramore' (visiting)
Lion

Timestamps
0:00 No.27 Railway Mission departs Hardham Halt
0:45 Coronation and Sir Nigel at Stopham Road
1:22 On board with Sir Nigel
2:24 Coronation (with steam leak)
3:50 Sir Sagramore at a signal check
4:39 Sir Nigel passes the sheds
5:18 Sir Sagramore on the crossover and passing the sheds
6:50 Railway Mission at Stopham Road
7:32 On board Railway Mission - Hardham Halt to the tunnel
9:43 Sir Sagramore departs Hardham Halt
10:30 Sir Nigel on the crossover and departing Hardham Halt
11:45 Railway Mission slips away from Hardham Halt
12:28 Sir Nigel around Hardham Halt
13:35 Lion on the crossover and through Hardham Halt
14:30 Sir Sagramore departs Stopham Road
15:14 Railway Mission struggles away from a signal check
17:01 Coronation returns!
19:53 Railway Mission passes the sheds
21:46 Lion passes the sheds
22:10 Coronation passes the sheds