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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