3 days ago3 min1838: Lawless railway workersThe Brighton line attracted a tough breed of construction workmen called 'navvies'. They inherited this name from the 'navigators' who...
5 days ago8 min1844: Fellow travellers - anything familiar?Anyone who has commuted to London or Brighton from Mid Sussex will want to compare their experiences with this account from the very...
May 152 min1840: Italian design on the Brighton lineThere are two names associated with building and design of the London to Brighton railway line. While many will have heard of the name of...
May 134 min1841: London / Brighton Railway the opening dayBrighton railway station opened in May 1840 but was initially only receiving trains to and from Shoreham-by-Sea and stations westwards...
May 13 min1835: 'Utterly impracticable' Brighton lineI was recently shown a collection of researched material and came across a cutting of this uncredited article, which today will raise a...
Apr 271 min1884: High drama mid-viaductOn Friday Mr Labouchere's staghounds, from Warnham, Surrey, came sweeping across the country in pursuit of hind, passing by Slaugham,...
Apr 192 min1844: Awestruck with the new local railwayToday we take travelling on a train - to and fro London - for granted. We overlook the engineering miracles performed with just primitive...
Apr 114 min1881-1940: 'Cuckfield' a popular D1 workhorseCuckfield researcher Fred Wheatland recently drew our attention to a photograph (3rd photo below) of this ‘Cuckfield’ locomotive and of...
Apr 51 min1841: Early local rail accidentEarly rail travel on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) was a much slower, less reliable and even hazardous form of...
Mar 21 min1841: Historic first timetable for trains to and from Hayward's Heath (near Cuckfield)!Brighton Gazette - Thursday 15 July 1841 [graphic of timetable]
Jan 241 min1836: Railway line through Cuckfield 'superior' to any other option.West Kent Guardian - Saturday 16 April 1836 Brighton Railway—Sir John Rennie visited Cuckfield on Friday last, and paid great attention...
Jan 232 min1874: Encounter in a railway carriageA serious case of assault has been heard at the Cuckfield Police Court, in which Mr Jeremiah Farrow, a well-todo farmer, from Old Newton,...
Nov 6, 20212 min1836: House of Lords asks about Cuckfield's postA House of Lords committee in 1836 took evidence from a wide range of representatives from affected concerns while considering the...
Oct 15, 20212 min1836: Brighton line route recceSir John Rennie visited Cuckfield on Friday last, and paid great attention to the work of the engineers, who are daily making rapid...
Aug 21, 20212 min1950: Railway stations serving two villagesIt’s interesting to read WH Parker’s perspective on the influence of the London-Brighton railway on the Mid Sussex area, with its impact...
Oct 27, 20202 min1850s: Travellers find love on stage coaches - but not on trains!Writing in in the mid 1850s, Samuel Shergold, observed that coach travellers were more likely to find love on a stage coach rather than...
Jul 20, 20201 min1974: Construction of a 50 yard tunnel for miniature railway at Beech Hursthttps://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-beech-hurst-miniature-railway-under-construction-1974-online
Jul 9, 20202 min1842: The progress of the Haywards Heath Railway Station a year after its creationSussex Advertiser - Tuesday 24 May 1842 HAYWARD'S HEATH. The Railway traffic continues steadily to increase, and the transit of goods has...
Jul 2, 20202 min1865: Tragic railway accident results in First Interment in St Wilfrid's burial groundBrighton Gazette - Thursday 22 June 1865 HAYWARD’S HEATH Fatal Accident. On Saturday, L. G. Fullagar, Esq., held an inquest, at the...
Jun 3, 202021 min1842: A forensic Inquest into Haywards Heath's first rail accident ...Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 13 December 1842 THE ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY LAST YEAR. IMPORTANT VERDICT AGAINST THE COMPANY. Dr....