Christmas Sussex Belle pictured as it made its way through 1066 Country
The train, hauled by steam locomotive No. 44871, left London Victoria Station at around 10.30am before heading south towards Brighton.
The train passed through East Croydon, Redhill, Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges and Haywards Heath before leaving the Brighton Line at Keymer Junction, just after Wivelsfield.
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At Eastbourne – where it arrived at 12.57 and left again at 2.30pm after being serviced – the train was diesel-hauled along the coast through Normans Bay, Cooden Beach and Bexhill to Hastings for 3.06pm.
The train reversed direction of travel at Hastings and left with the steam locomotive in charge to head north through Crowhurst, Battle, Mountfield Tunnel. Robertsbridge, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Ashford, Swanley and back to London Victoria for 5.20pm.
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