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Map 3: Hill Place Brid ge to East Grinstead

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Views from the East Grinstead Compound (1)

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Date: 22nd August 2004

Looking south from the middle of the Bluebell compound. Sainsbury's car park is behind the fence on the left of the picture. The Bluebell station site will be located between the two fences.

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Date: 3rd March 1996

Spinning the camera around 180 degrees from the previous view s hows the rest of the Bluebell compound, with materials removed from the viaduct in the process of being put into storage. There is just enough room for a platform, running line and run-round loop to be installed between the Network Rail line on the left and Sainsbury's car park on the right.

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Photo: Lewis Norris

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Date: 22nd August 2004

East Grinstead (mainline) station can be seen the distance in this picture, which illustrates the remainder of the Bluebell compound and eventual East Grinstead station site.

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Please note that although every effort has been made to make these maps as accurate as possible, I can't accept responsibility for any inaccuracies. Comments and suggestions are wel come by email please.

All un-credited photos were taken by Jon Bowers while working with the Sunday P-Way gang, either during authorised visits to the worksite or while delivering materials for the FOK / extension team. Other photos are by Dave Clarke, Lewis Norris, Paul Norris and Tony Frost, to whom many thanks. Many thanks are also due to Dave Clarke for his help with the captions. All photos remain the copyright of the photographer.


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