Dismantled Railway
Introduction
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Dismantled Railway
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 29 Dec 2008
Taken from Ivors Lane where the line would have crossed, this is the original section of the Lewes-Uckfield line that left the Lewes-Wivelsfield branch to the south. It was opened in 1858 and replaced ten years later due to difficulties of trains having to reverse to use this section. The Lewes-Uckfield line was closed in 1969 partly due to floods and partly due to Lewes Council wanting to use railway land to build a bypass, it was a well used line until British Rail did its usual timetable changes to make it difficult for those using it in order to prove that passenger numbers were low enough to shut it. Consequently, there have been periodic attempts to reopen it and should that happen this section would be reused again. The houses on the left in the distance are Bretts Cottages and Hamsey Place Cottages respectively, whilst the former farm buildings of Hamsey Place Farm are in the distance to the right.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.8939
Longitude
0.002222