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 Sheffield Park and Kingscote, with an intermediate station at Horsted Keynes.
The Lewes and East Grinstead Railway Act, 1877, which was promoted by the Earl of Sheffield and other local landowners, authorised the construction of a railway between the towns mentioned, and the 1878 Act provided for the acquisition, completion and running of the new line by the London Brighton and South Coast Company.
The 1877 and 1878 Acts included a clause that:
Four passenger trains each way daily to run on this line, with through connections at East Grinstead to London, and to stop at Sheffield Bridges, Newick, and West Hoathly.
The Bluebell Railway's Golden Arrow Pullman dining train is the perfect setting for a special meal with friends or an intimate evening for two. With Pullman Cars Christine & Lilian and our recently refurbished 1674 Restaurant Car, the train recreates the fabulous Golden Arrow which once linked London and Paris with the style and panache which made it one of the most glamorous and famous trains in the world. On board you will enjoy fine food and wine served to the standards of yesteryear.
http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/earlydays2.html
http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/chist04.html
http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/brps_history.html
http://www.bluebell-railway.com/golden-arrow/
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