View down the line from Crofton Lane
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View down the line from Crofton Lane
Image: © Marathon Taken: 9 Aug 2011
The line was opened in 1868, when the South Eastern Railway opened its cut-off line between Chislehurst and Tonbridge. Previously, trains between London and Tunbridge Wells had taken a circuitous route via Redhill. This view looks down the line in the direction of Orpington Sidings and station.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.37828
Longitude
0.08436