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Uckfield's railway; Triumph and tragedy

Hart, Brian2025

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In 1957 BR announced electrification of the so-called ‘Oxted Lines’ (South Croydon to Lewes via Uckfield and also to Tunbridge Wells West) would start in 1962 with electric trains promised to be operating by 1964. However, these lines were so busy with fast-developing commuter traffic, BR was forced into introducing its ‘Oxted Lines Interim Dieselisation Scheme’ as an urgent stopgap solution. So what happened?