Heritage route
Bluebell Railway
Sheffield Park → East Grinstead · England
The world’s first preserved standard-gauge passenger railway, running vintage steam through the Sussex Weald without a break since 1960.
How this line was checked
- The 17 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 6170220 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Bluebell Railway — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Bluebell Railway?
The Bluebell Railway runs 18 km from Sheffield Park to East Grinstead.
How long does the Bluebell Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 45 min for the 18 km. That is an average of 24 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Bluebell Railway?
Bluebell Railway, with heritage steam.
How old is the Bluebell Railway?
The line has been in service since 1960. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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