Shalford: Former LB&SCR Horsham & Guildford Line (2)
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Shalford: Former LB&SCR Horsham & Guildford Line (2)
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 10 Feb 2013
This is the view looking along the trackbed of the former London Brighton & South Coast Railway line between Horsham and Guildford. The line lasted for 4 months short of 100 years, opening in October 1865 and closing, as part of the Beeching cutbacks, in June 1965. Today the trackbed forms part of National Cycle Network Route 22. Behind the photographer is a bridge where the railway crossed over Cranleigh Waters, a tributary of the River Wey. The triangular warning sign on the right advises horseriders coming this way to dismount before the bridge, using the concrete dismounting block on the left. Yes, it was raining...
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