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I thought to myself (and I have also seen it mentioned elsewhere) that IF (big if) the Wealden line is ultimately successful, then the stock and arefacts of the Lavender Line team could relocate to the Ardingley branch of the Bluebell line, which will otherwise be in limbo for years while they concentrate on the East Grinstead link. This would allow The Lavender line a degree of autonomy to continue to run a railway in Horsted Keynes from Ardingley, and allow them to also help build an integrated railway, albeit a heritage one. Some of the staff of the Lavender Line have spent a lifetime building their line and I don't say this lightly, but nothing that they have achieved would be lost, and I for one would be glad for their achievement in helping to keep the Uckfield route viable, for which they would have the gratitude of local commuters as well as rail enthusiasts. And they would continue to have a federated identity while being part of the Bluebell Railway as well. If only life was like this!
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