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London's Lost Railways Ep.1 - Woodside and South Croydon

Channel: Geoff Marshall
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Lost Railways of London returns! And in Episode 1 here we take a walk through Croydon to discover that there's quite a lot left that you can see of the old Woodside and South Croydon railway ...

If you want to see more, then Adam from 'Another Station, Another Mile' also walked this last year in his video: https://youtu.be/dL6OtfkcPVg

The Brighton Mainline 2 project wants to re-use the old line, more details on their website here: https://www.bml2.co.uk/

Download the London's Lost Railways map here: https://www.geofftech.co.uk/downloads.html

More station info:
Woodside - http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/woodside/index.shtml
Bingham Road - http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/bingham_road/
Spencer Road Halt - http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/spencer_road_halt/index.shtml
Selsdon - http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/selsdon/index.shtml

With thanks to David Kirwin for Illustrations.
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This video explores remnants of the historic Woodside and South Croydon railway in London, highlighting visible traces of the old line and associated stations. It includes information about current efforts to reuse the route as part of the Brighton Mainline 2 project, along with links to further resources and historical details about the stations involved. The locations featured include South Croydon, Bingham, Brighton, East Croydon, East India, and Elmers End.

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  • Platform ID Ug_hOPLBKig
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  • Date published 29 Mar 2021 18:00
  • Date added 2 Jan 2026 14:50
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