Cranleigh Railway Line:
The Guildford and Horsham Direct Railway. ~ 1865 to 1965
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About Cranleigh Railway Station About Cranleigh Railway Station
Maps of the Cranleigh Railway Line Maps of the Cranleigh Railway Line
Cranleigh Railway Line History Cranleigh Railway Line History
Cranleigh Railway Line Photos - Then & Now Cranleigh Railway Line Photos - Then & Now
Re-Opening the Cranleigh Railway Line Re-Opening the Cranleigh Railway Line
Cranleigh Railway Line Ephemera Cranleigh Railway Line Ephemera
Cranleigh Railway Line Rolling Stock Cranleigh Railway Line Rolling Stock
Articles about the Cranleigh Railway Line Articles about the Cranleigh Railway Line
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ARTICLES:
Last Days of the Old Branch Line : Surrey Advertiser 10th June 2005 (Text version)
Last Days of the Old Branch Line : Surrey Advertiser 10th June 2005 (Article scan)
Horsham and Guildford Direct : The Railway Magazine March and April 1966
The Horsham - Guildford Line : The Railway Magazine September 1950
Waverley Action for Wildlife: Autumn Winter 2005/6 Newsletter
Downs Link Route Guide (2005)

Articles on reopening the line can be found in the"Line Re-Opening" section
    


The first article was printed in the Surrey Advertiser on 10th June 2005, which was the weekend of the 40th anniversary of the line's closure. (Many thanks to the Surrey AD for the mention of this website in the article)

Last Days of the Old Branch Line : Surrey Advertiser 10th June 2005


The following two articles are from "The Railway Magazine". They are originally from the Southern E-Group website, and are reproduced there, by kind permission of The Railway Magazine. (We are currently trying to acquire the same permission to keep them here.)

Horsham and Guildford Direct : March and April 1956 (PDF document)

The Horsham - Guildford Line : September 1950 (PDF document)


Waverley Action for Wildlife: Autumn Winter 2005/6 Newsletter (PDF document)
An article entitled "The Downslike - Past, Present and Future"
This article can also be found on the Waverley Borough Council website at:
www.waverley.gov.uk/countryside/news.asp


Downs Link Route Guide (2005)
The Downs Link is a 37 mile, level waymarked route open to walkers, horseriders and cyclists, linking the North Downs Way at St Martha's Hill, Surrey with the South Downs Way near Steyning, West Sussex. Much of the Downs Link runs along the old Guildford to Horsham rsailway line

This article can also be found on the West Sussex County Council website at:
www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/prow/pdfs/DownsLinkRouteGuide.pdf


Various other articles on re-opening the line can be found in the Line Re-Opening section



Site Credits:
British Railways Past & Present N0 18 Surrey & West Sussex by Terry Gough
ISBN: 978 1 85895 002 3
Further details can be found under the Past & Present imprint by following this link: www.nostalgiacollection.com


 

     
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