- Newick and Chailey railway station
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Newick and Chailey Location Place Newick Area Lewes District, East Sussex Grid reference TQ401209 Operations Pre-grouping London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British RailwaysPlatforms 2 History 1 August 1882 Opened 29 May 1955 Closed 7 August 1956 reopened 17 March 1958 Closed Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZNewick and Chailey was a railway station located about halfway between the villages of Newick and Chailey in East Sussex, England. It was part of the East Grinstead to Lewes line, more popularly known as the Bluebell Railway.
Facilities
The station was located on the single line, but consisted of two side platforms on a loop line. There were substantial station buildings on each platform with a pedestrian footbridge connecting the two.
Closure
Following the withdrawal of the services on the line in 1955, a Chailey resident, Margery Bessemer, forced its re-opening in 1956 for a short period when she discovered that the original Acts of Parliament which authorised the line's construction imposed a statutory obligation on British Railways to continue running services. British Railways responded by running the most meagre timetable possible, the so-called "Sulky Service". Parliament did eventually repeal the original Acts and the line closed in 1958.[1]
The track was removed in 1960 and the station buildings were demolished in the mid 1960s. The site of the station platforms in a cutting was subsequently infilled and covered by housing. Their site is identified in a road still today called Lower Station Road. Despite the reopening of part of the line by the Bluebell Railway, an extension south now seems improbable. [2].
Preceding station Disused railways Following station Barcombe Lewes and East Grinstead Railway
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Southern Railway
Southern Region
Lewes to East Grinstead line
(The Bluebell Line)Sheffield Park References
Coordinates: 50°58′14″N 0°00′22″W / 50.97049°N 0.00602°W
Categories:- Lewes
- Disused railway stations in East Sussex
- Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1882
- Railway stations closed in 1958
- South East England railway station stubs
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