11 pictures of Eastbourne steam, diesel and electric locomotives through the ages

This collection of photographs shows the sheer variety of trains which used to operate in the Eastbourne area up until around 1980 (the electric train at Eastbourne station, platform 2).

By Julia Northcott

Published 15th Mar 2022, 10:46 BST

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Steam locomotives of all sizes ran under the old Southern Railway in the first half of the 20th century and under British Railways from the 1948 nationalisation, until steam was fully phased out in the UK in 1968.

Some diesel ran in the years following, until the services were all fully electric by the 1980s.

Railway stations here are Eastbourne, Hampden Park, and Stone Cross.

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More beautiful photographs from our retro section:

Old pictures of Holywell end of Eastbourne seafront

16 pictures of Eastbourne in first half of 20th century

1900s construction of Beachy Head lighthouse

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