Today,
the Epsom Downs Branch in Surrey is a modern single track
branchline, connected to the sprawling suburban rail network of
London. In the past, however, it was a double-track line with a
nine platform terminus, catering for crowds of horse racing spectators bound for
the Epsom Downs Racecourse.
Above: Epsom Downs
station on Derby Day 1907, with the Royal Train on the
extreme left (Lens of
Sutton) Below:
4EPB 5449 has arrived at Epsom Downs station in July 1983 (Adrian Wymann
Collection)
Take a driver's view trip on
the Epsom Downs Branch, from Sutton to Epsom Downs and return, with this Network SouthEast route training video (orginally provided to train crews on a VHS
cassette)
(shot on
25th August 1990)
The Epsom Downs Branch website
has been online since 23 August 1999.
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