Bluebell Railway - Northern Extension (Imberhorne Lane Bridge to Hill Place Farm Bridge)
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) |
View looking north from the east side of Imberhorne Lane Bridge (9th April 2009) |
View looking north from the east side of Imberhorne Lane Bridge (9th April 2009) |
View north towards Imberhorne Lane Bridge (9th April 2009) |
View north looking under Imberhorne Lane Bridge (9th April 2009) |
View north from beneath Imberhorne Lane Bridge (9th April 2009) |
View of the west side of the cutting (9th April 2009) |
View of the east side of the cutting (9th April 2009) |
View of the east side of the cutting (9th April 2009) |
View of the west side of the cutting (9th April 2009) |
View south looking under Imberhorne Lane Bridge (9th April 2009) |
LBSCR class A1, No.672 "Fenchurch" with a Bluebell ‘Spring Special’ and the hired Class 08 diesel locomotive No.13236 with a northern extension engineering train at Kingscote (21st April 2009) |
The laying of additional track panels in progress (21st April 2009) |
The laying of additional track panels in progress (21st April 2009) |
Track at last emerges from beneath Imberhorne Lane Bridge on the northern side (30th April 2009) |
Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" with a Spoil Train that now stands beneath Imberhorne Lane Bridge to be loaded (30th April 2009) |
Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" with a Spoil Train that now stands beneath Imberhorne Lane Bridge to be loaded (30th April 2009) |
Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" viewed from the brake van at Imberhorne Lane (30th April 2009) |
Spoil being loaded into 'Grampus' wagons at Imberhorne Lane (30th April 2009) |
Spoil being loaded into 'Grampus' wagons on the north side of Imberhorne Lane Bridge (30th April 2009) |
Spoil being loaded into 'Grampus' wagons on the north side of Imberhorne Lane Bridge (30th April 2009) |
Spoil being loaded into 'Grampus' wagons on the north side of Imberhorne Lane Bridge (30th April 2009) |
This damp but readable newspaper dated December 9th 1965 spotted amongst the spoil (30th April 2009) |
Building work in progress relating to the drainage system beneath Imberhorne Lane Bridge (30th April 2009) |
Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" in an ocean of spoil at Horsted Keynes (30th April 2009) |
Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" with a Spoil Train at Horsted Keynes (30th April 2009) |
Land within the triangle is being landscaped to create an amenity area for visitors to the railway (30th April 2009) |
Land within the triangle is being landscaped to create an amenity area for visitors to the railway (30th April 2009) |
Land within the triangle is being landscaped to create an amenity area for visitors to the railway (30th April 2009) |
View looking up at the Spoil Train on the Ardingly siding (30th April 2009) |
LBSCR class A1, No.672 "Fenchurch" passes Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" as it arrives at Kingscote (30th April 2009) |
Class 73, No.73136 (E6043) "Perseverance" emerges from the Ardingly siding at Horsted Keynes as LBSCR class A1, No.672 "Fenchurch" departs with a Bluebell 'Spring Special' (30th April 2009) |
LBSCR class A1, No.672 "Fenchurch" passes the Spoil Train as it arrives at Kingscote (30th April 2009) |
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