Bluebell Railway - Northern Extension (Imberhorne Lane Bridge to Hill Place Farm Bridge)
The exposed north portal at Imberhorne Lane Bridge following a slippage of spoil (5th December 2006) |
The exposed north portal at Imberhorne Lane Bridge following a slippage of spoil (5th December 2006) |
The exposed north portal at Imberhorne Lane Bridge following a slippage of spoil (5th December 2006) |
View north from Imberhorne Lane Bridge during the vegetation clearance (8th April 2008) |
View north from Imberhorne Lane Bridge during the vegetation clearance (8th April 2008) |
View north from Imberhorne Lane Bridge during the vegetation clearance (8th April 2008) |
View south from Hill Place Bridge during the vegetation clearance (8th April 2008) |
View south from Hill Place Bridge during the vegetation clearance (8th April 2008) |
View south from Hill Place Bridge during the vegetation clearance (8th April 2008) |
View north from Hill Place Bridge (8th April 2008) |
View north from Hill Place Bridge (8th April 2008) |
View of the bridge abutment above the south portal of Hill Place Bridge from the east side (8th April 2008) |
View of the bridge abutment above the north portal of Hill Place Bridge from the east side (8th April 2008) |
View across Hill Place Bridge from the east side (8th April 2008) |
View south from Hill Place Farm Bridge towards the capped waste tip (17th January 2009) |
View north towards Hill Place Farm Bridge (17th January 2009) |
Work is now in-hand to lay additional track panels right up to Imberhorne Lane Bridge in preparation for the excavation of spoil from the north side of the bridge (26th January 2009) |
View south from Imberhorne Lane Bridge (31st January 2009) |
View south from Imberhorne Lane Bridge (31st January 2009) |
Class 08, No.13236 (D3236) with a Spoil Train at Imberhorne Lane (9th February 2009) |
Excavated spoil being unloaded into the 'triangle' at Horsted Keynes (10th February 2009) |
Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" with a Spoil Train at Imberhorne Lane (10th February 2009) |
Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" with a Spoil Train at Imberhorne Lane (10th February 2009) |
Excavated spoil being loaded into 'Grampus' wagons at Imberhorne Lane (10th February 2009) |
Excavated spoil being loaded into 'Grampus' wagons at Imberhorne Lane (10th February 2009) |
Excavated spoil being unloaded into the 'triangle' at Horsted Keynes (10th February 2009) |
Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" with a Spoil Train at Horsted Keynes (10th February 2009) |
Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" with a Spoil Train at Imberhorne Lane (10th February 2009) |
Spoil excavation at Imberhorne Lane (20th February 2009) |
A laden spoil train passes a passenger train at Horsted Keynes (20th February 2009) |
The increasing skyline and excavation as seen beneath Imberhorne Lane Bridge (20th February 2009) |
Spoil excavation at Imberhorne Lane (20th February 2009) |
Excavated spoil being loaded into 'Grampus' wagons at Imberhorne Lane (20th February 2009) |
Spoil excavation at Imberhorne Lane (20th February 2009) |
Excavated spoil being loaded into 'Grampus' wagons at Imberhorne Lane (20th February 2009) |
Curious neighbours or railway photographers at Imberhorne Lane? (20th February 2009) |
View of the excavation on the north side of Imberhorne Lane Bridge (20th February 2009) |
View at Imberhorne Lane prior to the train arriving (26th February 2009) |
View at Imberhorne Lane prior to the train arriving (26th February 2009) |
Excavated spoil being loaded into 'Grampus' wagons at Imberhorne Lane (26th February 2009) |
View beneath Imberhorne Lane bridge looking north towards East Grinstead (26th February 2009) |
View beneath Imberhorne Lane bridge looking north towards East Grinstead (26th February 2009) |
View beneath Imberhorne Lane bridge looking north towards East Grinstead (26th February 2009) |
View beneath Imberhorne Lane bridge looking south towards Kingscote (26th February 2009) |
View beneath Imberhorne Lane bridge looking south towards Kingscote (26th February 2009) |
View of the spoil wall now approx 25m from the north-side of Imberhorne Lane bridge (26th February 2009) |
View beneath Imberhorne Lane bridge looking north towards East Grinstead (6th March 2009) |
Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" with a Spoil Train at Imberhorne Lane (6th March 2009) |
Two diesels hired-in to undertake the work pose side-by-side at Imberhorne Lane (6th March 2009) |
View beneath Imberhorne Lane bridge looking south towards Kingscote (6th March 2009) |
View of the spoil wall now approx 35-40m from the north-side of Imberhorne Lane bridge (6th March 2009) |
A new view of spoil being loaded into 'Grampus' wagons at Imberhorne Lane (6th March 2009) |
A new view of spoil being loaded into 'Grampus' wagons at Imberhorne Lane (6th March 2009) |
View beneath Imberhorne Lane bridge looking south towards Kingscote (6th March 2009) |
View looking down into the new excavation on the north-side of Imberhorne Lane bridge (6th March 2009) |
View of Imberhorne Lane bridge looking south towards Kingscote (6th March 2009) |
View of Imberhorne Lane bridge looking south towards Kingscote (6th March 2009) |
View of the steep west-side of the newly excavated cutting (6th March 2009) |
A spoil train waits at Birch Farm Foot Crossing while the guard walks forward to signal the all clear to proceed (11th March 2009) |
View looking north from the west side of Imberhorne Lane Bridge (9th April 2009) |
| | | |