Stevenson Road, Brighton
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Stevenson Road, Brighton
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 4 Oct 2015
Containing Freshfield industrial Estate that was built in the mid 1970s on the site of the former sidings of Kemp Town station. The line was opened in 1869 and contained two halts, one at Lewes Road that was opened in 1873 and another at Hartington Road that followed in 1906. However, passenger traffic was never great and both closed in 1911 the remaining passenger services ceasing in 1933 after which the branch was used for freight only. That too dwindled by the 1960s down to just one coal train a day. With a viaduct, a road bridge and a tunnel to maintain the cost outweighed the benefit and the line closed for good in 1971. See http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume22/source/jg_22_133.html for a view taken in 1969 from the cliff top to the north.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.822156
Longitude
-0.123663