Tracing the Rails

13/06/2026

A little bit of Stephen for the weekend! Working the waistcoat at West Grinstead station, earlier in the year as we set up cameras for a piece for Episode 5.

11/06/2026

Another wonderful collaboration for Tracing the Rails®!

Chris Kirk recently had the pleasure of meeting the fantastic Rowena Tyler, Arun Valley Line Officer for the Southeast Communities Rail Partnership.

SCRP do brilliant work connecting communities with their local railways, supporting station projects, education, community engagement, walking routes, heritage, tourism and sustainable travel.

We are absolutely delighted that Rowena and SCRP are looking forward to working with us in the future — and we feel exactly the same. We already have some fantastic ideas for Episode 6, as well as ways that Tracing the Rails® can give something back to the community through the partnership.

It is always exciting when railway history, local people and community spirit come together. Another lovely step along the line!

09/06/2026

Southwater we are going to miss you! Here's transport historian Mike Pope-Jaimes having fun with Southwater bricks in our final shoot for Episode 5. Special thanks to the Southwater Local History Group for their generous contributions to this episode. Watch this space for info about our live Episode 5 preview event in the summer, we'll put a shout out once we have a venue and a date! Oh and scroll to the final photo to see the true power behind the production. Half of our packhorse team supporting the malarkey in front and behine the cameras. Thrine, you are a hero!

07/06/2026

Tracing the Rails Director Chris had a wonderful day at the opening of the Bluebell Railway Museum's new Railway Dog exhibition with the last living railway dog Henry, and his apprentice Bertie. In Tracing the Rails style he made a short film about it which you can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TvWXiErqxw&list=PLj7wZKbGIrRXzGeAWA-IVaNy0SAgyQ_RB&index=17
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04/06/2026

Yes, Mr Pope-Jaimes does all his own stunts, just like Tom Cruise. Team TTR are still itching all over from their mosquito bites after clawing their way through the woods to bring you some narrow guage from the old Southwater brickworks for Episode 5. And then there was the rowing...Thanks to Southwater Watersports Centre for their kindness and generosity.

01/06/2026

29/05/2026

We were lucky enough to be invited into this rare and special cottage on The Downs Link on Sunday. We'll be sharing the story in Episode 5 - out this summer. Has anyone else stood on the old rail bed and wondered how this house came to have a chopped off corner?

24/05/2026