Newick and Chailey railway station
Newick and Chailey | |
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Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways | |
Key dates | |
1 August 1882 | Opened |
29 May 1955 | Closed |
7 August 1956 | reopened |
17 March 1958 | Closed |
Newick and Chailey was a railway station located in North Chailey and located near the villages of Newick and Chailey in East Sussex, England. It was part of the East Grinstead to Lewes line, part of which now makes up the Bluebell Railway.
Facilities
The station was located on the single line, but consisted of two side platforms on a
Closure
Following the withdrawal of the services on the line in 1955, a Chailey resident, Margery Bessemer, forced its re-opening in 1956 for a short period when she discovered that the original Acts of Parliament which authorised the line's construction imposed a statutory obligation on
The track was removed in 1960 and the station buildings were demolished around 1967–8. The site of the station platforms in a cutting was subsequently infilled and covered by housing. Short sections of the platforms have been excavated and preserved in the gardens of the houses on the former station site. Their site is identified in a road still today called Lower Station Road, North Chailey. Despite the reopening of part of the line by the Bluebell Railway, an extension south seems improbable, mostly due to the amount of resources it would take to reinstate the line, although the possibility has not been ruled out.[1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Sheffield Park Line closed, station open |
Lewes and East Grinstead Railway
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Barcombe Line and station closed |
References
Media related to Newick and Chailey railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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