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Short titleDyke Station, Devil's Dyke
Full descriptionDyke Station, Devil's Dyke. Dyke station, the terminus for the standard gauge railway which ran from West Brighton station (now Hove) to 200 feet below the summit of Devil's Dyke. Station buildings in foreground including railway carriage with shack attached with sign "Tea and Cake". Steam engine with two carriages attached , people on platform, South Downs in background. The first train ran on the line in August 1887 and the service ceased operation on 31st December 1938. Hand-coloured postcard.
Datec1905
PeriodEdwardian & After
Period dates22 Jan 1901- 4 Aug 1914
FormatPostcard
OwnerWest Sussex County Council Library Service
SubjectTransport/Railways/Steam Locomotives
Transport/Railways/Stations
Environment & Natural History/South Downs
Transport/Railways/Carriages

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/Poynings/ /West SussexNA467
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