southease station

[bhaexpress]

i thought plumpton was in the village?

wivelsfield is MILES away from wivelsfield village - they might as well rename it burgess hill north

That's been suggested several times in the past.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

The other reason for building Southease station at that location was due to the bridge over the Ouse. The railway is on the eastern side of the river and the river crossing at Southease is the only point between Newhaven and Lewes where it occurs and made sense to the railway planners to leave a station at that point where access could be gained from communities both side of the river.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Now I know you're on drugs, signalbox at Southease & Rodmell?

You doubt the TRUTH of what I say?

The signal box was at the north end of the station, on the Lewes-bound side of the tracks, adjacent to the level crossing.

From http://www.sussexias.co.uk/articles/main_9.htm :-

SUSSEX MAIN LINES - A YEAR 2002 SURVEY
by John Blackwell

Southease opened as Southease and Rodmell Halt on 1st September 1906 and was served initially by two petrol railcars built by Dick Kerr & Co of Kilmarnock for the stopping service between Lewes and Seaford. These proved to be unsatisfactory and were replaced in 1912 by push-pull locomotives which operated the service until electrification in 1935. Southease Halt comprises a concrete footbridge and platforms. The crossing keeper's cottage and signal box have been demolished. The minor road which crossed the line here and linked the A26 to Southease village has been closed but the interesting former swing bridge over the River Ouse remains as part of the footway at TQ 426055. It is the second bridge on this site, being built in the 1880s. The opening mechanism remains but since 1967, there has been no need to open the bridge for navigational purposes.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Where the signal box used to be:-

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Tis a lovely walk from Southease station to Telscombe village (keep going thru the village and down the Tye and reward yourself with a Pint in The Telscombe Tavern!)

 

[Goodfella]

now this is generally a query for either the clued up local types(e.g: Lord B) or the rail people(the posse of them about now).

does anyone know WHY southease station exists? it is so remote. there about 4 houses by it and thats it. there isnt even a permit to travel machine, nothing remotely local. when was there EVER demand for that station?

How else would Toby get home?

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

Wouldn't fancy getting off there by mistake.

 

[bailey]

And of course further down the line between Newhaven and Bishopstone is the now disused station of Tide Mills. Tide Mills (just off the A250 by Bishopstone) is well worth a Sunday afternoon stroll.

 

[bailey]

Out of interest is Newhaven Marine station still used?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Out of interest is Newhaven Marine station still used?

It's become rather pointless ever since the new ferry terminal opened in Dieppe, on the wrong side of the river from the railway.

It's now far too much trouble to travel to Paris by train, via Newhaven.

And competition from Eurostar has made a minor contribution towards killing off the old boat train.

 

[tricky]

What a great thread this is - well done everybody.
When I used to catch the train home from school from lewes to newhaven, I used to wonder why kids got off at Southease station and thought they had probably just decided to run away into the downs...

The walk between rodmell and telscombe is great - although not much fun at night after a few too many drinks.

 

[Brovion]

i thought plumpton was in the village?

wivelsfield is MILES away from wivelsfield village - they might as well rename it burgess hill north

I THINK (and I could be wrong and I can't be arsed to google it) that Wivelsfield Station was originally called 'World's End'. The name was changed after a train crash there.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Tidemills was the site of a convalecence home for 1st world war soldiers. It was demolished at the start of the 2nd world war as it blocked the sight lines from the high ground at Bishopstone to the beach.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Whats going on with the times on the threads? They are all out of sync

 

[Woodchip]

Also Southease to Seaford over the Downs makes a nice cycle ride for an evening. Hope on the train at Seaford and cycle back.

 

[Gwylan]

Great thread this. I've used Southease as a starting point for the South Downs Way. As other people have pointed out, it's a useful place to pick it up.

The station I don't see the point of is Balcombe, how many people use that in the course of a day.

And there's Aldrington of course; would people really miss it if it were closed?

 

[severnside gull]

Because Charles Neville brought the land during the First World War in order to sell plots to homecoming soldiers. Neville made his money building towns in the American midwest which is why Peacehaven looks like a bloody Yank town and originally called the place New Anzac by Sea. Thought to be in bad taste the town was renamed in 1916 after a competition in a newspaper.

In a metaphysical sense I often asked that question whilst growing up there and came to the conclusion that it exists because I do however hard I tried to believe it was all a figment of my imagination.

Oh I do love a smart arse - especially one with a sense of humour

 

[Grendel]

wivelsfield is MILES away from wivelsfield village - they might as well rename it burgess hill north

Wivelsfield station was originally called Keymer Junction.

 

[Heffle Gull]

lots of info on tidemills here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide_Mills%2C_East_Sussex

 

[sully]

I've used Southease station many times. It's also on my list of stations I've slept on!
As has been said above, the main use (for me at least) is for walking on the South Downs Way.
We also have a checkpoint there on the downsman hike (see below) called Itford because, as Lord B rightly says, that's where the station actually is.