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A cheeky day off to meet up with a mate of mine and a trip out.
Last year we went on the Nene Valley railway this year with both of us with family issues we went to the Bluebell which is a little closer to home.
For once not a get up a Stupid O'Clock but a more sedate time. A leisurely walk around to the station for my first train of the day.
2J13 Selhurst to East Croydon 377301, 377604
I waited at East Croydon until my mate turned up and we thn caught the next available train.
1L16 East Croydon to East Grinstead 377464, 377459, 377154
My mate and I share an interest in old disused railway lines so outside the station we tried to work out where the line from East Grinstead to Tunbridge Wells line was situated. We did fine the embankment and the original bridge abutment but little else.
We also had a little wander around town before returning to the station.
In to the Bluebell Railways platform came 73082 'Camelot' which was a new loco for me for both sight and haulage.
East Grinstead to Sheffield Park 73082
East Grinstead to Horseted Keynes ✅
At Sheffield Park we decided to eat and explore the shop and the museum on platform 2 and while there we realised that the East Grinstead High Level station was over the bridge we had been looking at. I took a few photos of 73082 'Camelot' before returning to the train back to East Grinstead.
Sheffield Park to East Grinstead 73082
We didn't hang around much and continued our trip towards Croydon.
1L43 East Grinstead to East Croydon 377154, 377454
2J44 East Croydon to Selhurst 377302, 377318
Another new loco for me this time Camelot