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Surrey Iron Railway platerails, excavated in the late 1960's. K. Bean.
The excavated CM&GIR track still in situ beneath the farm track.
With thanks to P. Burgess, Wealden Cave and Mine Society. Comment 1
Peter Burgess from
Crawley posted this comment on
Tuesday 29 December 2009 21:46:00.
This is not the SIR but the CMGIR - Croydon Merstham and Godstone Iron Railway. They were two separate railways although physically linked at Croydon. Comment 2
simon wilkins from
South Croydon posted this comment on
Thursday 03 July 2025 12:49:19.
Peter Burgress comments are correct, that said the line started out as the London to Portsmouth plateway. I think the photo shows the find part of the line by Mr W Harrison then owner of Dean farm quarry. It was excuvated by WT Tharby, Tharby was a retired railway man and an archaelogist. He went to publish the finding & a sketch in the "railway Magazine" Aug 1967 |
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