Uckfield to Lewes - in colour

Although colour films had been widely available for over 20 years by the time the Uckfield - Lewes line was closed in 1969, colour photographs of its last days had always eluded us. Now, thanks to the generous assistance of John Wenham and Eric Kemp, we are able to fill in an important gap in our photographic coverage of the route.

A valuable record in their own right, these previously unpublished photos help to remind us that far from being some long-lost branch line that disappeared in the steam age, this was a route that served Wealden travellers well into 'modern times'.

We believe that it can do so again.

Just click on any of the thumbnails and use your forward and back buttons to navigate.

The campaign would also like to express its thanks to John Pollington for his assistance in scanning these transparencies.

Revised July 2005