Last train to Midhurst from Chichester
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The last train from Chichester to Midhurst
 
On 19th Nov.1951 floods washed away a bridge, just south of Midhurst.
A goods train, being pulled by locomotive Ex LB&SCR C2X No.32522 fell into the gap.
As a result the top end of the line beyond Cocking was abandoned. The Midhurst to Chichester line was opened in 1881, passenger services were withdrawn in 1935. - - - click here for larger image
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