Bluebell Railway Bus Rallies & Coach Tour of Closed Lines

16th November 2008

Always a good day out, with the large engines and buses. In 2007 the engines included four Southern Railway Pacifics, three rebuilt and one unrebuilt. Buses were joined by mechanical horses as shown here. The 2008 bus rally was well attended by a range of interesting buses

RM2023 and Rf626 in 2004 Buy Print	Mechanical Horse FMA53F of 1967 seen 2004 Buy Print	2004 sees Southdown Gury Arab IV with Park Royal body of 1956 Buy Print	Again 2004 Northern Counties bodied Leyland Leopard in NBC livery Buy Print
Scammell Mechanical Horse as restored on Salvage Squad seen 2004 Buy Print	PUF647, the Guy Arab iV in 2004 Buy Print	2004 sees 1934 Mechanical Horse Buy Print	Plaxton/Bedford VAL of King Alfred, new in 1965 at the 2004 event Buy Print
2005, coach tour of the closed lines, 2722CD, a 1961 Leyland Leopard with Harrington body, seen at Sheffield Park prior to a tour of the closed southern part of the line on 29 May 2005 Buy Print	2005, coach tour of the closed lines,Culver Junction near Barcombe, the Lewes-Uckfield line went straight ahead and the Sheffield Park line branched left Buy Print	2005, coach tour of the closed lines,DEMU at Isfield on the preserved Lavender Line, what is left of the Lewes-Uckfield line Buy Print	2005, coach tour of the closed lines,MXX10 is central area RF368, seen at the Tinkers Park Steam Rally in June Buy Print
2005, coach tour of the closed lines,The second tour, on 9 July, to sections of the East Grinstead- Three Bridges line, this is the station at Rowfant, owned by Colas and used as their depot Buy Print	2005, coach tour of the closed lines,2722CD at Rowfant Buy Print	2005, coach tour of the closed lines,Seen at Kingscote, present northern terminus of the Bluebell Railway Buy Print	2005, coach tour of the closed lines,From the same batch, 2726CD is at Rolvenden on the Kent & East Sussex Railway during their Steam Fair on 23 July 2005 Buy Print
1965 Southdown Leyland Leopard with Marshall body, BUF122C seen in 2007 Buy Print	Giants of Steam in 2007, Eastbourne Leyland Titan with St Helens grille, BJK672D of 1966 has an East Lance body Buy Print	2007 sees Bristol K with ECW body, new to Brighton Hove and District in 1953 Buy Print	Now owned by a scout group, OCY955 is an LD with ECW body new to United Welsh in 1957, seen in 2007 Buy Print
In 2007 Stratford Blue HAC628D is a Leyland Leopard with Marshall body of 1966 seen at the Giants of Steam event Buy Print	2008 rally picture of HCD347E a 1967 panoramic PD3/4 Buy Print	VRs in 2008 are UUF116J of 1971 in Southdown livery and convertible TPN103S, note lifting eyes on roof Buy Print	In 2008 BUF277C is a 1965 Titan Buy Print
Portsmouth PD Titan with Metro Cammell body seen in 2008 Buy Print	401DCD is a 1964 Titan PD3/4 at the 2008 event Buy Print	BH&D KSW HAP985 in 2008 Buy Print