I doubt it. You'd have to start by closing and demolishing the current station to make way for the returning down line. Then you'd need to build a new level crossing, lay rails back over the road, rebuild a station on the original site whilst cleaning up the rest of the area, and then find a way to navigate around miles of people's lands and property which have since taken the place of the old line apart from that revived part at Isfield for exhibition.
@@ryanodonovan9497 There are plans in progress to reopen to Brighton and Eastbourne. With new tunnel at Lewis end, to avoid reversing at Lewis for Brighton. Also reconnect Ashurst Junction to Groombridge and Tunbridge Wells West to the main Hastings line. BML2 co uk website has the details. I tried putting a link but UA-cam won't post the reply with the link. The plan is in the Government's Accelerating Existing Proposals part of the Restoring Your Railway scheme.
I went to Isfield in 1969 before the line closed, and the pictures brought back happy memories. Exactly as I remember. I think the shuttle from Barcombe Mills was caused by engineers "deeming" a viaduct unsafe, to help justify closure. Thanks.
More of Uckfield, including inside the goods shed (well after closure but with crane still in place) appear on my Eridge to Uckfield (1969-1991) compilation: ua-cam.com/video/_CG8zNsnhzw/v-deo.html I am also gradually putting pictures from half a century ago on erickemp.smugmug.com/ Lingfield to East Grinstead plus some goods wagons (another of my interests) are on there so far (as at Feb.2021). They are intended for fellow modellers and those interested historically and can be downloaded for personal use free of charge (it's just a hobby!).
Thanks for posting these historic photos ,nice to remember how these places looked all those years ago ,in some ways I wish at least some of those old stations could have been preserved , as a time capsule of a bygone era
This was one of the stupidest decisions British Rail made. But not as stupid as getting rid of the entire GCR, or the Woodhead line, or demolishing the original Birmingham Snow Hill station......only to realise less than a decade later they needed it afterall.
Interestingly, before closure, there were more apparently rail passengers travelling south from Uckfield than going north - to Lewes and Brighton, mainly, college students and shoppers, though it was probably still not profitable. Despite the local usefulness, many think the line was closed to facilitate a Lewes roadbuilding scheme. The deteriorating bridge south of Barcombe Mills seems to have been just an opportunistic excuse to shut the line. With full capacity on the London-Brighton line nowadays, there are increasing calls to reopen this line.
Very useful historical resource here. I wish this line was still open / gets revived.
I doubt it. You'd have to start by closing and demolishing the current station to make way for the returning down line. Then you'd need to build a new level crossing, lay rails back over the road, rebuild a station on the original site whilst cleaning up the rest of the area, and then find a way to navigate around miles of people's lands and property which have since taken the place of the old line apart from that revived part at Isfield for exhibition.
@@ryanodonovan9497 There are plans in progress to reopen to Brighton and Eastbourne. With new tunnel at Lewis end, to avoid reversing at Lewis for Brighton. Also reconnect Ashurst Junction to Groombridge and Tunbridge Wells West to the main Hastings line. BML2 co uk website has the details. I tried putting a link but UA-cam won't post the reply with the link. The plan is in the Government's Accelerating Existing Proposals part of the Restoring Your Railway scheme.
I went to Isfield in 1969 before the line closed, and the pictures brought back happy memories. Exactly as I remember. I think the shuttle from Barcombe Mills was caused by engineers "deeming" a viaduct unsafe, to help justify closure. Thanks.
Priceless resource for modellers and historians alike. Uckfield goods shed is a work of art.
More of Uckfield, including inside the goods shed (well after closure but with crane still in place) appear on my Eridge to Uckfield (1969-1991) compilation: ua-cam.com/video/_CG8zNsnhzw/v-deo.html
I am also gradually putting pictures from half a century ago on erickemp.smugmug.com/
Lingfield to East Grinstead plus some goods wagons (another of my interests) are on there so far (as at Feb.2021). They are intended for fellow modellers and those interested historically and can be downloaded for personal use free of charge (it's just a hobby!).
@@embudlh-erickemp Thanks for that
Great selection of photos. I never managed to travel on the line but my first visit to Lewes was in 1972 on a railrover.
Great selection of photos. Thanks. This is very local to me and is lovely to see
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for posting these historic photos ,nice to remember how these places looked all those years ago ,in some ways I wish at least some of those old stations could have been preserved , as a time capsule of a bygone era
Know Uckfield well, bits and pieces of the line to Lewes are left, great part of the world!
Lovely set of photos. All gone now.
hi great video, when railways were at their best, i remember these green DEMUs at Dormansland station in the early 60s as a child,
You will find some at Dormans at ua-cam.com/video/BNqvY3ILEl8/v-deo.html
They are also on erickemp.smugmug.com/
This was one of the stupidest decisions British Rail made. But not as stupid as getting rid of the entire GCR, or the Woodhead line, or demolishing the original Birmingham Snow Hill station......only to realise less than a decade later they needed it afterall.
Interestingly, before closure, there were more apparently rail passengers travelling south from Uckfield than going north - to Lewes and Brighton, mainly, college students and shoppers, though it was probably still not profitable. Despite the local usefulness, many think the line was closed to facilitate a Lewes roadbuilding scheme. The deteriorating bridge south of Barcombe Mills seems to have been just an opportunistic excuse to shut the line. With full capacity on the London-Brighton line nowadays, there are increasing calls to reopen this line.