Which is what a lot of the users of the Downs Link tell me. I'd be inclined to agree. WSCC have today emailed us turning us down, simply because (according to their data) it's too well-used (20,000 users a year - we could be getting that in one weekend ten years from now if we were to start...
They will not be doing so until they have done a lot of catching-up on maintenance and renewal of the existing infrastructure and sorted out the dire state of their motive power fleet.
With respect, the infrastructure requirements of a cycle path are much less than those of an operation railway: the need for the latter is clearly demonstrable, whereas, on the occasions I have walked the route (each time in beautiful sunny weather), I have seen very few people using it. I have...
Can I just point out, the pic of (31)263 at EGR is actually the old High Level station on the cross-country line from Three Bridges to Eridge/Tunbridge Wells... west of EGR, the route is completely buggered, with major demolition to do in Crawley Down, while east you've got the A22 "Beeching...
This is all very interesting. Any Albionites or whatever you call yourselves up for helping get a heritage railway on the Cranleigh line off the ground? I and my currently sole colleague have been making steady progress on putting together information and plans for this, starting at the Christ's...