Date: 14/03/2011

A two-mile section of railway that has been closed for more than 25 years is expected to reopen later this month. [From Richard Buckby]

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A two-mile section of railway that has been closed for more than 25 years is to reopen later this month.

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The scene at Tunbridge Wells West in November 1985, some 4 months after closure, with much of the old station having been badly burnt out by vandals. The former branch from Eridge is now in the hands of the Spa Valley Railway. [See image 42265]
Location: Tunbridge Wells West
Company: Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway (London, Brighton and South Coast Railway)
16/11/1985 Ian Dinmore

The local branch train for Tunbridge Wells West stands in the bay at Eridge, as a through service arrives at the platform to the left. Photographed from the signal box in March 1985, just 4 months before closure of the branch line. Much of the former branch is now in the hands of the Spa Valley Railway who plan to re-establish services over its whole length in the near future.
Location: Eridge
Company: Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway (London, Brighton and South Coast Railway)
22/03/1985 Ian Dinmore