Patcham Tunnel

Patcham tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Brighton Main Line through the South Downs between Preston Park and Hassocks in East Sussex, England. It is 446 metres (488 yards) long.

The northern entrance to Patcham Tunnel

History

The tunnel was constructed by the London and Brighton Railway during 1840–41. The engineer for the line was John Urpeth Rastrick, but the contractor responsible for the brick lined tunnel is not known.[1]

References

Turner, John Howard (1977). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 1 Origins and Formation. Batsford. pp. 122–123, 143–144. ISBN 0-7134-0275-X.

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[1] Turner, John Howard (1977). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 1 Origins and Formation. Batsford. pp. 122–123, 143–144. ISBN 0-7134-0275-X.