Memories of Robertsbridge Station and the London to Hastings line. My parents moved to Brightling at the beginning of 1946. In the early days my father commuted by train from Etchingham to his office in the City of London – I think because it had a better train service ...
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a recollection by Linda Neve My grandfather Joseph Weston joined the company in the 1900s as a plate layer at Etchingham and was there as the ganger. In his gang there was also my uncle Ernest Wells who was his son-in-law and two of his nephews the Eastwoods who were his s...
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY GENERAL MANAGER Son of James T. Missenden New Cross, London in 1886-d. Rudgwick, Horsham 1973 Son of a station master, he began working life as a junior railway clerk. He married Lilian Gent in 1912. They would have no children. By the 1920s he was London Dis...
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JAMES THOMAS MISSENDEN STATION MASTER Bletchley 1862-d. Southborough 1947 NB PRESIDENT OF THE (RAILWAYMEN’S) ‘UNDAUNTED CRICKET CLUB’ The son of a Bletchley labourer, James worked on the railways since he was about 18. Variously stationed at Westerham, London Bridge, Ashfor...
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BUFFALO BILL – WILD WEST SHOW TRANSPORTATION BY RAIL AN ENORMOUS PRODUCTION OF CAST, LIVESTOCK AND EQUIPMENT When Buffalo Bill’s touring Wild West extravaganza visited England in August 1903, its itinerary included Brighton, Guildford, Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne, Hasting...
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RAILWAY BUILDER, WORLDWIDE Buerton, Chester 1805 d. St Leonards, East Sussex 1870 “During a 40 railway building career he built one third of UK railways, three quarters of railways in France. 1 in 20 miles of the world’s railway network. Bridges, viaducts and stations.” (Th...
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Lots to celebrate this week with the education team gaining a much sought after quality mark and more grant success. Railway 200 plaques are beginning to make their appearance at several events. Read more here...
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The Sussex Coast Blue Plaque project commemorates people past and present that have worked along the line. The blue plaques are installed at some of the stations between Hove and Littlehampton. In Lancing and Littlehampton the plaques have been used to create town trails. H...
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A model railway layout built inside four box files and reflecting the work of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership has been displayed at a festival of modelling. The layout – called Box End Green – highlights the activities of Community Rail and promotes the Railway...
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An award for Feltham Station Adopters, our Blue Plaques are ready for an event at Novium Museum in Chichester, and a welcome to our newest member of the team, Kanna Ingleson, who takes over as Line Officer for 1066 Line. Read more Here...
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The Southeast Communities Rail Partnership is a voluntary not for profit partnership which aims to encourage people to travel by train and to engage people in their local railway
