LB&SCR A1X class 55 Stepney
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London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
A1X Class
number 55 Stepney is a preserved steam locomotive based at the Bluebell Railway
in East
and West Sussex
, England
. Stepney is well known as the first standard gauge engine to be based at the Bluebell Railway, arriving by rail on 17th May 1960. Stepney was featured in the Railway Series book 'Stepney The "Bluebell" Engine'. The junior (8 years old and under) membership scheme of the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society is known as the Stepney Club.
Stepney re-entered service on the Bluebell in May 2010 after a fast track overhaul and will be used on light duties until its poor mechanical condition neccesitates withdrawal for overhaul again. Stepney currently wears the lined black livery that was carried during the first (1960) season on the Bluebell.
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922. Its territory formed a rough triangle, with London at its apex, practically the whole coastline of Sussex as its base, and a large part of Surrey...
A1X Class
LB&SCR A1 Class
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway A1 Class is an English class of 0-6-0T steam locomotive. Designed by William Stroudley, 50 members of the class were built in 1872 and between 1874 and 1880, all at Brighton Works. The class have received several nicknames, initially being known as...
number 55 Stepney is a preserved steam locomotive based at the Bluebell Railway
Bluebell Railway
The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East and West Sussex, England. Steam trains are operated between and , with an intermediate station at .The railway is managed and run largely by volunteers...
in East
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
and West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Stepney is well known as the first standard gauge engine to be based at the Bluebell Railway, arriving by rail on 17th May 1960. Stepney was featured in the Railway Series book 'Stepney The "Bluebell" Engine'. The junior (8 years old and under) membership scheme of the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society is known as the Stepney Club.
Stepney re-entered service on the Bluebell in May 2010 after a fast track overhaul and will be used on light duties until its poor mechanical condition neccesitates withdrawal for overhaul again. Stepney currently wears the lined black livery that was carried during the first (1960) season on the Bluebell.