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<p>Bluebell Railway has a new interactive experience called SteamWorks opening at Sheffield Park station in time for half term, with a special weekend of activities to celebrate.</p>
<div id="attachment_30492" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-30492" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-30492 size-full" src="https://sussex.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Sheffield-park-station-Bluebell-Railway_60.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="665" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Sheffield-park-station-Bluebell-Railway_60.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Sheffield-park-station-Bluebell-Railway_60-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Sheffield-park-station-Bluebell-Railway_60-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Sheffield-park-station-Bluebell-Railway_60-720x479.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-30492" class="wp-caption-text">Sheffield Park station</p></div>
<p>The formerly dingy railway shed has been transformed with touchsceen displays, information boards and hands-on areas that teach children basic engineering, like how a train responds to oil. New walkways have been built to allow better access to the trains. You&#8217;ll even even be able to climb on the footplate of some of the engines.</p>
<div id="attachment_30494" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-30494" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-30494 size-full" src="https://sussex.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/IMG_6960.jpg" alt="SteamWorks Bluebell Railway" width="1000" height="750" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/IMG_6960.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/IMG_6960-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/IMG_6960-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/IMG_6960-667x500.jpg 667w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-30494" class="wp-caption-text">New hands on displays</p></div>
<div id="attachment_30504" style="width: 1642px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-30504" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-30504 size-full" src="https://sussex.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/SteamWorks-board-Bluebell-IMG_6961.jpg" alt="" width="1632" height="1224" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/SteamWorks-board-Bluebell-IMG_6961.jpg 1632w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/SteamWorks-board-Bluebell-IMG_6961-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/SteamWorks-board-Bluebell-IMG_6961-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/SteamWorks-board-Bluebell-IMG_6961-667x500.jpg 667w" sizes="(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px" /><p id="caption-attachment-30504" class="wp-caption-text">Info boards for older children and adults</p></div>
<p>Kids can have a go in to the driving simulator and there&#8217;s also a moving display showing how an engine&#8217;s boiler works, based on Bluebell&#8217;s Stepney locomotive (as seen in the Thomas the Tank engine books).</p>
<p>To celebrate the opening of SteamWorks, Bluebell is holding a special two-day <a href="https://www.bluebell-railway.com/whats_on/steamworks-family-festival/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Family Festival</a> on 20 and 21 October, free with station admission.</p>
<div id="attachment_30501" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-30501" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-30501 size-full" src="https://sussex.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Bluebell-Railway_37.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="665" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Bluebell-Railway_37.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Bluebell-Railway_37-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Bluebell-Railway_37-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Bluebell-Railway_37-720x479.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-30501" class="wp-caption-text">Sneak Peek! SteamWorks in progress. Safety rails will be added to allow close up views of the engines</p></div>
<p>Blast Science will be putting on a Family Forces science show – with live physics experiments and plenty of laughs.</p>
<p>Weald Technology will have a range of hands-on activities. See how capacitors, batteries and solar power can drive a car’s wheels, use circuit boards to test a propeller and light bulb, see how wind turbines generate and store electricity and test different electric cars on a track.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-30529 aligncenter" src="https://sussex.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/steamworks-logo-550x360.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="459" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/steamworks-logo-550x360.jpg 700w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/steamworks-logo-550x360-300x197.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p>A Cultural Carriage will be full of fun experiments, music making, book readings and more. A Steam Works activity book has also been launched aimed at children aged 7 &#8211; 11.</p>
<p>Platform tickets &#8211; allowing admission to the station at Sheffield Park are £3 for adults, £1.50 for children. Check the website for prices if you want to add a train ride. There&#8217;s also a museum at the station with children&#8217;s trails.</p>
<div id="attachment_30508" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-30508" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-30508 size-full" src="https://sussex.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Bluebell-Railway_53.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="717" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Bluebell-Railway_53.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Bluebell-Railway_53-300x215.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Bluebell-Railway_53-768x551.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/Bluebell-Railway_53-697x500.jpg 697w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-30508" class="wp-caption-text">Sheffield Park station</p></div>
<p>Meanwhile, looking ahead to Halloween, Bluebell has spooky and proper scary Halloween rides this October, one for kids, one for braver teens and adults.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-30129" src="https://sussex.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/night-fall-spooky-orange-produce-autumn-265027-pxhere.com_.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="666" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/night-fall-spooky-orange-produce-autumn-265027-pxhere.com_.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/night-fall-spooky-orange-produce-autumn-265027-pxhere.com_-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/night-fall-spooky-orange-produce-autumn-265027-pxhere.com_-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/10/night-fall-spooky-orange-produce-autumn-265027-pxhere.com_-720x480.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<p>From 24 &#8211; 28 Oct, youngsters can meet Brigid the witch and her hapless sidekick Brian the wizard for fiendish fun and games, tricks, treats and more on the <a href="https://www.bluebell-railway.com/whats_on/halloween-scream-train/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Halloween Scream Train</a> from Sheffield Park to Horsted Keynes station and back.</p>
<p>Meanwhile 14+ passengers can brave the <a href="https://www.bluebell-railway.com/whats_on/dystopia-station/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dystopia Station</a> immersive experience (29-31 Oct) with a return ride from either Sheffield Park or East Grinstead joined by characters in the middle of a frightening epidemic.</p>
<p>Tickets are £16 for the Scream Train, £30 for Dystopia Station. Under 18s must be with an adult.</p>
<p>Advance booking is essential. Use the code <strong>MSH18</strong> for a <strong>50% Muddy discount</strong> on child fares!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.bluebell-railway.com/whats-on/special-events/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bluebell-railway.com</a></p>


Bluebell’s new SteamWorks (+ Scream Train discount!)

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