Trevor Stone

35028 Clan Line on the 1Z84 Christmas Sussex Belle passing through Polegate on 19th November 2025.
The people at the country end of platform 1 were at risk of a service train getting in the way!

I’ve been looking through my old photos. This was a DODS (Drawing Office Drinking Squad) visit to the East Lancs Railway on 8th June 1991, when we enjoyed travelling behind 40145, plus many beers of course. The thin chap removing the headboard at Bury is me!

Enjoying a quiet pint at the Windsor Club in Polegate. Great local band called, imaginatively, Music Band.

Purchased from the Harveys brewery shop in Lewes - at 6.5% I will be savouring these!

No, it’s Clapham Junction / Longhedge Junction area

Note the growth of vegetation between these two photos:
- First pair of Southern 455s going for scrap on 4th May 2022 (5838 & 5839)
- Last pair of Southern 455s going for scrap on 16th August 2022 (5804 & 5819)
#class455

Brighton & Hove buses took over route 54 from Stagecoach this week. Here’s a morning service to Uckfield heading down Hailsham Road in Polegate on 25th September 2025.

The Mrs wanted to go down the High Street to look in the charity shops. Fortunately for me, only one opens on Sundays. Nonetheless I managed to find a brilliant single in the vinyls section - and only 49p!

Excellent coordination:
City Fibre and Network Rail both working in the High Street causing it to be closed to through traffic, although that didn’t stop cars ignoring the signs, getting as far as the level crossing, then turning around!

YouTube video by Trevor Stone Things from the Loft 2 - 1970s Lego Technical sets

Things from the Loft 2 -
1970s Lego Technical sets
#Lego #Technical

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Lewes Pound: Currency ends after 17 years in circulation - BBC News The group behind the Lewes pound say they are unable to find anyone to take on the project.

It was good while it lasted, and very Lewes/Sussex!

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Sloe gin production completed. A record 14 bottles this year are now resting until Christmas 🍷

Nice new beer pumps at the Polegate Windsor Club - very smart. That explains why there was a Harvey's Brewery van outside the club yesterday!

Had to carry out a quick audit of new Harvey’s beer Red Rye IPA at The Dinkum on my way home! Very nice it is too 👌

These flagged-up roundabouts are getting simply ridiculous now!
#Sussex #WeWuntBeDruv

Snow plough, built from Lego Technical set 850. When building this, I found what might be considered to be an illegal Lego assembly today - the two stud block was a very tight fit into the technical brick holes.
(Everything was free and easy in the chilled out 70’s, obviously!)

Who on earth has been down the Cuckoo Trail cutting back the sloe bushes just as the sloes are ripening? They won’t be getting any of my sloe gin this year 😡

Final day of Polegate International Airshow 2025
(All taken from my back garden)

The Moon, tonight at about 00:20
17th August 2025

Cropped image
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
560mm
ISO 1600
1/250 sec f/8
Handheld

Day 3 of Polegate International Airshow 2025:
414237 “Moonbeam McSwine” - P-51D Mustang
(Photos taken from my back garden)

Day 2 of Polegate International Airshow 2025
(All taken from my back garden)

Photos from the back garden, during today’s Polegate Air Show (actually, it’s aircraft flying to and from Airborne ‘25).
The Lancaster was on a direct course towards Arlington Reservoir, although fortunately I couldn’t see an “Upkeep” hanging from the fuselage!

Rest in Peace, Jim Lovell
(Photo taken by me tonight)

Brighton & Hove Buses to take over bus route 54 between Eastbourne and Uckfield Following Stagecoach’s announcement that they will be withdrawing route 54, Brighton & Hove Buses will take over this service.

New bus operator down Polegate High Street.

YouTube video by Trevor Stone Greatest Gathering - Ride on Test Track

A video I took during Friday’s visit to The Greatest Gathering:

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Drinking coffee before heading off to Derby for the Greatest Gathering.
Decided to wear some appropriate socks!
Say hi if you see me 👋

YouTube video by Trevor Stone Sir Archibald Sinclair departure - Horsted Keynes

Second video from today’s visit to the Bluebell Railway:
Sir Archibald Sinclair

YouTube video by Trevor Stone 33108 departure - Horsted Keynes

First video from today’s visit to the Bluebell Railway:
33108 departure from Horsted Keynes

The Polegate Windsor Club 50th Anniversary Weekend has started with the Meat Raffle 🍺

Hastings DEMU 1013 with the 5R10 1402 Bognor Regis to St Leonards depot, on a test run passing through Polegate this afternoon. Other trains as well.