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Peter Masson · November 14th 04, 03:58 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

"Nigel " wrote in message
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On 13 Nov 2004 01:00:22 -0800, (Troy
Steadman) wrote:

...but if you travel along Trowers Way to the Quarryside Business Park
via the railway bridge there are some fabulous evocative old railway
paraphernalia, steel level crossing gates, tracks meandering along the
roads and under bridges.

Does anyone know the history of this railyard? Does anyone know if
what's left will be preserved?

This sounds like remnants from the Surrey Iron Railway which ran
between Wandsworth & Croydon on a platway around 1810

Unlikely - sounds much more like private sidings (now or formerly) connected
to the National Railway system. The Surrey Iron Railway, and its extension,
the Croydon, Merstham & Godstone Railway, used flanged rails. The
blind-tyred wheels of the wagons ran on the flat surfaces and were guided by
the flanges, which were between the wheels. The gauge was 4ft 2in.

Peter