Cuckfield and the London to Brighton Railway

Nov 6
2 min

1836: House of Lords asks about Cuckfield's post

A House of Lords committee in 1836 took evidence from a wide range of representatives from affected concerns while considering the...

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Oct 15
2 min

1836: Brighton line route recce

Sir John Rennie visited Cuckfield on Friday last, and paid great attention to the work of the engineers, who are daily making rapid...

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Aug 21
2 min

1950: Railway stations serving two villages

It’s interesting to read WH Parker’s perspective on the influence of the London-Brighton railway on the Mid Sussex area, with its impact...

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Oct 27, 2020
2 min

1850s: 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...

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Jul 20, 2020
1 min

1974: Construction of a 50 yard tunnel for miniature railway at Beech Hurst

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-beech-hurst-miniature-railway-under-construction-1974-online

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Jul 9, 2020
2 min

1842: The progress of the Haywards Heath Railway Station a year after its creation

Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 24 May 1842 HAYWARD'S HEATH. The Railway traffic continues steadily to increase, and the transit of goods has...

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Jul 2, 2020
2 min

1865: Tragic railway accident results in First Interment in St Wilfrid's burial ground

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 22 June 1865 HAYWARD’S HEATH Fatal Accident. On Saturday, L. G. Fullagar, Esq., held an inquest, at the...

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Jun 3, 2020
21 min

1842: 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....

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May 30, 2020
2 min

Shocking accident on railway line in Haywards Heath

West Sussex County Times - Saturday 31 December 1881 HAYWARD'S HEATH. SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON The RAILWAY. —On Tuesday evening a shocking...

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May 26, 2020
2 min

Historic Advertisement for the opening of the London to Brighton Railway

Morning Advertiser - Tuesday 13 July 1841 London and Brighton railway.—This Railway Is NOW OPEN from LONDON to HAYWARD’S HEATH, near...

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May 20, 2020
5 min

1945: Inquiry into tragic 2 September Railway accident at Haywards Heath

Mid Sussex Times - Wednesday 12 September 1945 RAIL CRASH INQUIRY AT HAYWARDS HEATH “DEATH BY MISADVENTURE” A RIDER BY THE JURY “Deaths...

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May 16, 2020
3 min

Worst Rail Accident at Haywards Heath for generations

Mid Sussex Times - Wednesday 05 September 1945 RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT HAYWARDS HEATH. The worst railway accident in Mid-Sussex since...

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Apr 1, 2020
3 min

Haywards Heath's first railway disaster 1841

Construction of the new London to Brighton Railway line commenced on 19 March 1838 and was undertaken by a total of 6,206 men, 960 horses...

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Jul 7, 2018
2 min

Brawl at the Half Moon in Balcombe 1839: Railway workers tried and sentenced

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 17 October 1839 TRIALS OF PRISONERS. WILLIAM COOK, labourer, aged 40, was charged with having, on the 4th...

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Jun 27, 2018
2 min

Balcombe Railway Station: Site of a horrifying early railway tragedy

Bristol Mercury - Saturday 04 July 1846 FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY. Two Lives Lost. BALCOMBE, Tuesday evening,. An accident...

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Jun 19, 2018
1 min

Beechurst miniature railway under construction