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RefNo | PP/WSL/PC003182 |
Short title | Dyke Station, Devil's Dyke |
Full description | Dyke 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. |
Date | c1905 |
Period | Edwardian & After |
Period dates | 22 Jan 1901- 4 Aug 1914 |
Format | Postcard |
Owner | West Sussex County Council Library Service |
Subject | Transport/Railways/Steam Locomotives |
Transport/Railways/Stations |
Environment & Natural History/South Downs |
Transport/Railways/Carriages |
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Places
Place Entry | Code |
/Poynings/ /West Sussex | NA467 |