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3 unusual facts about Brighton Main Line


Brighton Line

Brighton Main Line, a railway line between London and Brighton in Southern England

Church of the Good Shepherd, Brighton

The new parish was formed from the section of Preston parish west of the Brighton Main Line, previously within the jurisdiction of St John the Evangelist's Church, and part of the parish of St Luke's Church on Old Shoreham Road.

SECR K and SR K1 classes

The impending electrification of the Brighton Main Line, scheduled for 1932 also meant that fewer duties suitable for heavy passenger tank locomotives would be available in the 1930s.


Arun Valley Line

For the initial part of the route trains follow the Brighton Main Line, and at a junction south of Three Bridges the route turns westwards.

Broadfield Stadium

The Stadium is located next to a roundabout about a mile from Crawley railway station and two miles from Three Bridges railway station, which is on the Brighton Main Line.

Westdene

It is a northern suburb of the city, west of Patcham, the A23 (London Road) and the London to Brighton railway line, north of Withdean and northeast of West Blatchington.


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