Former Shoreham-Horsham Railway
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Former Shoreham-Horsham Railway
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 7 Dec 2008
This is the embankment that took the line away from the river then over the A283 before joining the West Coastway line. The route opened in 1861 and closed in 1966 though the section between here and Beeding Cement Works remained open until 1981. Much of the embankment has been cleared making you wonder whether it will be removed in the future as following the success of the Ropetackle development there are talks of expanding the riverside and developing the former industrial units that occupied the space between the two railways and the river, some of which can still be seen to the left. The building on the right is Bridge View a recent development built on a former caravan site.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.835283
Longitude
-0.281062