English Exercises: The Bluebell Railway

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The Blue Railway

Ian Wright is a . He teaches Science at in Sussex in the South of England. He teaches days a week, and he his job. But in , Ian has another . He's .

This is the Bluebell Railway. a private railway. only have steam engines here and carriages. About people work here, they work here in . Not for money, but they love the old trades. In right work at weekends.

Weekends I get up at . I and I from my home Staine to the station. it takes about minutes. I arrive at the station at . I meet my farm in Roussel. He cleans the engine and lights the fire. I check all the controls. The fire heats the and makes steam. it takes to make enough steam to drive the engine.

Michael: are the engines, Ian? Ian: . This one's . Michael: does it cost to mend an engine like this? Ian: Thousands of . Michael: Where does the come ? Ian: . Michael: How long does it take? Ian: About .

Michael: this engine ? Ian: Yes. . It's called Baxter. It's a tank . Michael: ? Ian: A hundred and . Michael: Does it go very fast? Ian: No, it travels at about kilometres per . Michael: Ian, to drive a steam engine? No, it isn't. It's . It takes a time to learn.

Michael: are these controls? Ian:There it's the break. It stops . This is the signal and this makes get faster. And it measures the fire. Oh It .

Over thousand passengers travel on the Bluebell Railway every year. They go Sheffield Park Station to Horsted Keynes and back again. That’s about kilometres. The journey there and back takes . The tickets cost £ for and £ for .