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The massive part that preserved railways now play in British tourism started with
The massive part that preserved railways now play in British tourism started with the reopening of the Bluebell Line in East Sussex, on August 8, 1960. At Horsted Keynes, a station master in Victorian costume flags off the first train, which departs hauled by London Brighton & South Coast Terrier A1 class tank engine No. 55 Stepney. Built in 1875 at Brighton, Stepney was bought for £ 750 from British Railways, and is also seen at Sheffield Park. The Bluebell Railway celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. London, Brighton & South Coast Railway locomotive No. 55 " Stepney", a Bluebell Line train running from Sheffield Park in Sussex to Horsted Keynes with members of the Preservation Society working the trains.
Passengers stand waiting on the platform at Sheffield Park as the train draws in.
24th May 1960
Henry How
Daily Mirror
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Horsted Keynes
West Sussex
England
Media ID 21401053
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