Heritage &Scenic Rail Experiences in East Sussex

Bluebell Line – this was the railway line used in the film The Railway Children. The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East and West Sussex. It uses steam trains which operate between Sheffield Park and Kingscote, with an intermediate station at Horsted Keynes. As you can see from the photo they have special events sometimes.

Kent and East Sussex railway
offers an 11-mile (17 km) ride through the Rother Valley in vintage and British Railways coaches usually hauled by a steam locomotive although some off peak services are operated by diesel multiple unit.

The Lavender line
The Lavender Line runs for a 2 mile round trip through the beautiful Sussex Countryside between the village of Isfield and the Parish of Little Horsted.

The Volks Railway
Volks Railway is the ‘world’s oldest operating electric railway’. The railway runs for just over a mile along Brighton seafront between the Aquarium (for Brighton Pier) and Black Rock (for the Marina).