The Bluebell Railway arrives at East Grinstead - 23 March 2013

[@bermudarailway]

I was on the first train back,a memory that I will cherish forever especially when the chief train attendant said (as we crossed the viaduct)"Ladies and Gentlemen raise your glasses to East Grinstead!" A cheer went up as well as the glasses.

[@6109river]

another milestone achievement, congratulations and the next time we visit the UK we'll be there, greetings from Western Australia

[@canalmuseum]

A fantastic achievement and a massive contribution to the development of tourism.

[@BluebellRail]

Indeed - of all the volunteers working in the freezing conditions, the Band must have been the stars - roll on a station building and canopy at East Grinstead in the fullness of time!

[@chriswelch6655]

Congratulations to Nicholas Owen on his highly professional (as one would expect) documentary filming of the Grand Opening Day and the previous Funding Appeal and a salute to all the hard working, dedicated people who made the great extension possible. And finally - at least the cold March weather ensured billowing clouds of locomotive STEAM...

[@gwrcastle1]

you all have done a great job to get this line open once more great video.Congratulations to you all.

[@denismay6011]

Looking forward to visiting in May of 2014 from Australia . Both of us are long time Steam Fan and all round "Big Kids " when it comes to Trains, Real or in my case N Scale Models also.It really makes me feel good that projects like this are so well supported. See you soon, can't wait. Well done Bluebell Railway

[@wendystronghill5664]

Well I have just watched this wonderful video and am so excited as during this month the family are taking our Grandson on the Railway for his 4th Birthday treat. In these days of high technology we couldn't think of anything better.

[@nealhove]

Great video of a terrific achievement, congratulations to all the team at the Bluebell Railway.

[@Duddridge42]

Awesome achievement and an inspiration. Congratulations to all involved.

[@Derwent03]

I was really hoping the band would play out of sync (as on the Railway Children film)!! Fantastic to see 2 more miles of heritage track added to our steam railway network. Can't wait to visit in the summer.

[@foxcell]

Congratulations bluebell its been a fantastic year :-D

[@peterbrant5215]

fab video we could do with these trains on main lines back in the country they ad class to the services keep up the great work

[@MusicForever003]

Give it up for the band! I for one can say it was one of the coldest gigs yet!

[@harryfaber]

Fantastic stuff! What a railway should be doing!

[@artigat04]

No words to describe

[@Waleswales01]

Well done Bluebell Railway

[@simontay4851]

What a fantastic achievement. I live in the north of the UK and dont really know where abouts these places are. Hopefully i could visit one day. do you have a map of the line on your website showing where it is in relation to other existing national rail lines and roads and where west and south extensions might be in the long term future?

[@TheSouthernTerrierA1X0-6-0]

1:45 whats the music played here?

[@BluebellRail]

+Young Bewes Rather appropriately it was "Congratulations and Celebrations", played by the Bluebell Railway Band.

[@MrDougfen]

Congratulations. Just goes to show - 'if you want something done, do it yourself''. Uckfield ~ Lewes campaign please note!

[@SirFowler1]

I wonder if the bluebell railway still uses 4 wheel coaches

[@BluebellRail]

+sirfowler Yes, three Victorian coaches restored so far, and another three under restoration: www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/pics/661.html www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/pics/coach114.html www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/pic2/lcdr/51.html

[@SirFowler1]

BluebellRail awsome!

[@08600ng02shunter]

No, it was a passenger dressed for the occasion, he traveled for most of the day in the pre grouping stock, hence the 1920's appearance.

[@Schrijver112]

great up to Lewes

[@sammyb1929]

Marvelous :) Just seen myself 5:35

[@peterscutt2253]

Whats the chnces of getting to Lewes/

[@BluebellRail]

See our long-term plan (towards the end of section 5): www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/soc/ltp.html - you'll see that Ardingly has higher priority than Lewes. and also the FAQ: www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/faq.html#42 - for more details of our current thoughts on westwards (Ardingly/Haywards Heath) and Southwards (Lewes) extensions.

[@MrWilliamBlessing]

Did I see Winston Churchill on the train?

[@AnyoneCanSee]

£4 million pounds? This could have been spent on security for sending Prince Harry to Las Vegas or other essential projects instead of wasted on this piece of history for everyone to enjoy. ;-)

[@rogerhudson9732]

All this human effort because of the stupid Beeching cuts. There was a time when every important town in Cornwall and elsewhere had a working station. Scrap HS2 (with it's ridiculously high fares) and undo the Beeching cuts, almost all the rights of way were protected so it's quite possible. I used to live in Lewes and another route would have been welcome.

[@BluebellRail]

Actually the Bluebell line closed (and was reopened) before Beeching even produced his report. So in our case it has nothing to do with Beeching! Re-opening Lewes to Uckfield is nothing really to do with us, but has growing support, whether through the BML2 initiative, or just to re-connect lines which should never have been severed.

[@allsnowedunder]

Left us in the 1950's ? The lady mayoress needs educating

[@BluebellRail]

The Bluebell Line (as the Lewes & East Grsintead Railway was known) was closed in 1958, and returned to East Grinstead in 2013, so the Mayor is quite correct. Please note that she's Mayor, not "Lady Mayoress".