The Brighton Belle

[@dodgydruid]

I remember as a tiny 4 year old going into London Victoria from Sole St and we saw them just before they were gone forever, also a rare sight of a German train was in at platform 2 for the night ferry and that was the year I saw the LT farewell Pannier tank make its journey and the last steam train to go through London Bridge to Cannon St with special running permission for a charter. 71 was a damned good year for train stuff, even some of the EPB's and 4SUB's had their green livery, and the day of the steam thru London Bridge my dad took us over to Tooley St signal box fed tea and biscuits as he talked to his mates there and then a walk to Borough Market signal box for more tea and biscuits while adults talked stuff :D

[@davidmeachen2896]

I remember this as a kid at Brighton, I hope they have one running again?

[@likklej8]

I lived in Brighton in the early 70s when the London express trains had buffet cars, sadly I never rode the Belle when it was running as I started living in Brighton a couple of months after the service stopped. The train could be seen in the sidings as you left Brighton station.

[@outspan2000]

That’s me alighting from the cab on arrival in Brighton, having driven her from Victoria......my name is Michael Bassett. Anyone who says that they drove the Belle on that night (and someone is, aided and abetted by the Belle Society) is lying.

[@floatybyboaty]

Get out with yer. Spike Jones drove her down with Jimmy Edwards as his second man 😀

[@LaytonJunction]

brilliant to see that these engines are restored and brought back to life.

[@Oscartherescuedog]

That’s Peter Grant (manager of Led Zeppelin) @7:26

[@petersmith4455]

but when is it going to run again. cant get any information. we should be updated. meanwhile back to the hornby one which is great.

[@tomtalk24]

Trials in 2020.

[@railfan9499]

@@tomtalk24 Bruh now its 2021 and nothings happened

[@dougborrett3566]

What happened to the last 2 minutes?

[@tomtalk24]

You get more clicks of your video is longer. So people double up the video or blank like this.

[@grahamwootten890]

Good compilation spoilt only by the errors in the captions

[@FinlayLavery303]

Who'da thought forty year ago...

[@rexremedy1733]

mmmmhhhh... chocolate and cream...