1836: 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...
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Cuckfield Connections
A personal journey of discovery
Jan 23, 20222 min read
1874: Encounter in a railway carriage
A serious case of assault has been heard at the Cuckfield Police Court, in which Mr Jeremiah Farrow, a well-todo farmer, from Old Newton,...
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Nov 6, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 202021 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20205 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20181 min read
Beechurst miniature railway under construction
https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-beech-hurst-miniature-railway-under-construction-1974-online
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