LBSCR, The Chichester Line. Pitsham Bridge Traditional Cache
LBSCR, The Chichester Line. Pitsham Bridge
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The Chichester line was originally attempted in the 1860s, it was opened after much difficulty on the 11 July 1881, operated by the London Brighton & South Coast Railway. Built to a very grand style the line was built to a double track loading gauge, despite only being single tracked, in case there was ever a need to increase capacity, with the stations provided with large 'Country House' style station buildings. Singleton was built with four platforms and long sidings for the Goodwood Racecourse traffic. However it all proved to be too much for the traffic involved. There were three stations, Lavant, Singleton, and Cocking.
As part of the opening of this line, the station at Midhurst was replaced, in the same 'Country House' Style.
The passenger trains were withdrawn as early as 6 July 1931 by the Southern Railway, but freight services remained until 19 November 1951 when the section of line between Midhurst and Cocking was withdrawn due to damage by a washout of an embankment, leading to a train crashing into the resulting hole. The freight services to Cocking and Singleton were withdrawn on 28 August 1953 but Lavant lasted until closed to general goods on 3 August 1968 and sugar beet traffic in January 1970. The line was cut back before Lavant station to serve gravel workings from 1972 but this was in turn withdrawn finally in 1991. The line between Lavant and the junction with the mainline is now a cycle path. The station buildings at Cocking, Singleton and Lavant survive, but in private ownership. Very similar buildings are still in Railway use at Sheffield Park, Horsted Keynes and Kingscote stations on the preserved Bluebell Railway.
We have hidden this cache as part of a new series of caches along the route of the disused railway line between Midhurst and Chichester. We would like to expand the series, but don’t mind if people want to add to it. All we ask is that the name “LBSCR, The Chichester Line” is use as the title followed by the name of the place.
This cache is a regular size clip lock box with room for swaps and trackables, as it is located near to the main road it could be a sort of mini TB hotel!
The cache is NOT hidden on the bridge so you don’t need to climb up – it may not be too safe! Please hide as found so as not to be muggled!
Parking at N 50° 58.121 W 000° 44.837
Happy Hunting!!!!!
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