Martello, leadin 65, blast out from Farm Place bridge at the top of Freshfield bank

Under a fantastic blue sky 662 and 65 pass the gradient change post at the very top of the bank

What a fantastic sight these two made on this early morning

662 , Martello is part of the Bressingham collection and was reterned to steam a few years ago. She was built in 1875.

Standard 4 80151 marsquerading as sister 80154, the last engine built at Brighton work rolls out of Lingfield Wood

80154 passing Farm Place farmhouse

Far off there was a rumbleing

closer

Knowle and Fenchurch Climb Freshfield bank with gusto trailing a train of gvintage wooden coaches

32678 Knowle is the Youngest serviving Terrier built in 1880. She normally runs on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Fenchurch, behind, is the oldest Terrier

The fireman of Martello strugeles with her tempramental injectors at Horsted Keynes

Martello in the Cattle dockshows off her 1880s livery

A Look into Martellos cab whilst her air pump leeks steam applying the engine brakes

I am not the only fireman who takes his camera with him. The crew of Martello record the arrival of 80154

BR standard tank 80151 (4) was built in 1956. She has the road to Kingscoat from Horsted Keynes

80154 noisily departs platform 3

80151 in the cutting north of Horsted Keynes

Scruffy the waggon in the sidings

Feshwater and Birch Grove climb up into Horsted Keynes

W8 and 32473 pull the 100 seaters set. W8 is visiting from the Isle of Wight

Terriers injectors have very tempramental injectors. W8s are better than some but the firsman still has trouble getting them started. I know how he feels - been there.

W8 and consort 32473. 32473 was built at Brighton in 1898, 25 years after Freshwater in 1872

Fenchurch and Knowle leave Horsted Keynes and cross the Ardingly road past the starting signal

Close up of Fenchurfch anhd Knowle. Fenchurch has been cosmetically rebuilt back to her orignal appearance.

Sussex and steam

Details of the oldest and the newest Terriers in existance. These two actually differ very little compared to other members of the class.

Stepney and Martello appear arround lunch time

Stepney and Martello both of 1875 change under Waterworks bridge

80154 emerges from Waterworks bridge near Horsted Keynes

Freshwater in the dock

Freshwater and Birch Grove in platform 5 at Horsted

The fireman of W8 contemplates the brass work and weather or not to hit the Westinghouse pump to keep it working!

Freshwaters Southern green and steam

The pair depart South amussing the crowed

Back on Freshfield 32678 and 80154 steam out of the cutting

Knowl is working so hard that her exhault is almost invisible. The standaard on the other hand barly breaks a swet

Next up, as the light goes is W8 and 32473 again.

Freshwater is enjoying her awayday from the island and storms up Freshfield with little assistance from 32473

Fenchurch and 65 round the corner by the Pway hut about to decend Freshfield bank

Stepney and Martello at the top of Freshfield bank

About to charge through the blown up bridge

Knowl and 80151 are next steam up to the summit through the blown up old bridge

The firemn of Fenchurch firlls her firebox

Fenchurch

Fenchurch's builders plaite on her front snadbox

Fenchurch shows off her condenser pipes at Horsted Keynes