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Old November 30th 04, 09:42 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,uk.local.surrey
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Default Pictures of the old station at Epsom
On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:34:58 GMT, Peter Lawrence
wrote:
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 14:29:57 -0000, Mike Pellatt
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Could hardly be described as a "branch line" as it was narrow gauge - Horton
Light Railway.

No! It was defintiely standard gauge.

Seems you are right

http://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/...ht_railway.htm

However, somewhere in the back of my mind I remember reading that
after the original construction of Long Grove Hospital that the
orignal track was ripped up and then relaid later when the
power station was built.

Then again, maybe I dreamt it...............

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