Bluebell Railway - Motive Power - 4-VEP 3417 Gordon Pettitt

17th January 2009

4-VEP 3417 Gordon Pettitt was presented to the Bluebell Railway at a ceremony held at East Grinstead on 17 January 2009.

*** Please note that 3417 left East Grinstead on 22 January 2009 to go to Knights Rail Services at Eastleigh on loan. ***

AN UPDATE TO THE TRACKBED TOUR FROM THE IMBERHORNE LANE TIP TO EAST GRINSTEAD HAS BEEN UPLOADED TO THE KINGSCOTE TO EAST GRINSTEAD COLLECTION

73109 approaches East Grinstead with the 4-VEP. 17.01.2009	Gordon Pettitt, former General Manager of the Southern Region of British Rail, listens to the speeches at East Grinstead. 17.01.2009	Bernard Holden MBE, President, watched the arrival. East Grinstead 17.01.2009	Mac Macintosh (former Engineering Director SWT) addresses the crowd. East Grinstead 17.01.2009
Graham Flight, Chairman and Secretary, Bluebell PLC says a few words. East Grinstead 17.01.2009	Roy Watts, Chairman, BRPS, makes a presentation to Gordon Pettitt. East Grinstead 17.01.2009	The Mayor of East Grinstead, Councillor Ginnie Waddingham, addresses the crowd, remembering her exploits with a giant digger at Imberhorne Lane tip. East Grinstead 17.01.2009	Mac Macintosh (former Engineering Director SWT) addresses the crowd. East Grinstead 17.01.2009
Mac Macintosh (former Engineering Director SWT) receives a ceremonial pound coin from Gordon Pettitt in payment for the train. East Grinstead 17.01.2009	Mac Macintosh (former Engineering Director SWT) displays the mounted pound coin with which he was presented. East Grinstead 17.01.2009	The inscription on the ceremonial paddle presented to Gordon Pettitt. East Grinstead 17.01.2009	Gordon Pettitt poses alongside his train. East Grinstead 17.01.2009

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