• South East Coast Line Track Notes
  • Eastbourne to Brighton
  • Seaford to Lewes
  • Lewes to Brighton
  • Brighton towards Lewes
  • Lewes to Eastbourne
  • Lewes to Seaford

Eastbourne

• 1.8 miles to Hampden Park
• 25 from platform
• Overbridge
• 70 - accelerate to 60 and coast
• Overbridge
• Signal - 0.8 miles from Hampden Park
• BP overbridge
• Stop point 2/3 along platform

Hampden Park

• 2.8 miles to Polegate
• Xing
• ped overbridge
• junction
• 80
• left curve
• coasting board - coast at 65
• BP 35mph morphett board - brake 1
• signal
• right curve
• left curve
• 35
• 90

Polegate

• 3.7 miles to Berwick
• Xing
• overbridge
• ped Xing
• stone overbridge
• coasting board
• ped Xing
• signal
• ped Xing
• ped Xing
• BP bridge
• signal
• 75
• Xover

Berwick

• 4.4 miles to Glynde
• left curve
• 90
• W board
• ped Xing
• signal
• Xing
• ped Xing
• coasting board
• ped Xing
• left curve
• Xing
• stone overbridge
• ped Xing
• 80
• stone overbridge
• signal
• BP shed and Xing
• left curve
• Station just past curve to left
• Stop point 3/4 along platform

Glynde

• 2.7 miles to Lewes
• left curve
• right curve
• #15 sign
• bridge
• signal
• right curve
• overbridge
• ped Xing
• coast board - coast at 70
• 70 - signal - keep braking for 60 at junction
• right curve
• 40 morphett board - brake 1
• 60 - at junction
• signal
• 40
• left curve
• signal
• 20
• 10mph into platform
• Stop point 3/4 along platform

Lewes to Brighton

Seaford

• 15mph.
• 70mph just out of Seaford - accelerate to 45
• Stop point 3/4 along platform

Bishopstone

• 20 morphet board
• W
• Accelerate to 55
• Abandoned station
• BP for 20 - AWS magnet
• 20mph just before New Haven Harbour
• Stop point at end of awning

New Haven Harbour

• 35mph just out of New Haven Harbour.
• New Haven Town is very close.

New Haven Town

• 70mph out of New Haven Town.
• 60mph just before Southease. Braking point 2nd whistle board brake level 1
• BP for station - end of curve into straight
• W
• 60

Southease

• 70
• 70mph to 40mph at Southerham Junction.
• 60mph Morphett Board behind bush - coast at 60mph
• 60mph and 40mph Morphet board - brake 1.
• 20 morphet board and 10 morphet board
• 40
• Junction signal
• 10 at points

Lewes to Brighton

Lewes - 3 miles to Falmer

• 10
• 55 out of Lewes, then
• 70
• Coast at sub-station as you round right curve towards tunnel.
• 60mph just before Falmer.
• BP - half way through the tunnel
• 60 - end of tunnel
• Aim for 30 by OHB - station is not visible around corner
• Stopping point 1/2 way along platform

Falmer

• 60
• 70
• Bridge
• BP at the bridge before the signal approaching station.

Moulscoomb

• 55
• 30 morphet board
• BP at bridge before tunnel start.

London Road

• 30
• 20 at end of viaduct into Brighton.

Brighton

Brighton

• Brighton 20mph
• 25mph
• 30mph at viaduct
• 55mph end of viaduct
• Stop point halfway down platform

London Road

• Mousecoomb BP at 70mph board

Mousecoomb

• 70
• Accelerate to 60 and coast
• 60mph BP at signal near bridge
• Falmer BP at 60mph sign
• Stop point 2/3 along platform

Falmer

• 70mph with 4 miles to Lewes and downhill - accelerate to 60 and coast
• 55mph BP before 3rd signal just before bridge on left courve
• Morphett board for 10mph - brake 1
• rec 40mph at tunnel and BP for 30mph - brake 1
• rec 30mph at junction signal
• 10mph into Lewes
• Stop point just after PID on platform 3

Lewes

• 40mph - tail clear after overbridge and right curve
• 60mph
• Seaford Junction
• 70mph
• 80mph after overbridge and left curve
• BP for Glynde at rail bridge after 80mph board

Lewes to Eastbourne

Lewes to Seaford

Lewes

• 10
• 40
• 60
• Junction to Seaford line
• 70
• Accelerate to 60 and coast
• 80 at OHB
• // sign BP
• Stopping point 2/3 along platform

Glynde

• 90 stone bridge
• Berwick BP - level crossing then W sign.

Berwick

• 80 1 mile approx. after Berwick, then
• 90 after short distance over a bridge
• Stone overbridge
• Morphett board 35mph - brake to step 1
• Stop point 1/3 along platform

Polegate

• 35
• Sharp curve to right
• 70
• Coast triangle - coast at 60
• Junction
• BP AWS magnet for home signal
• Stop point 1/2 way along platform

Hampden Park

• 55 about 500 yards past first signal, not much prior to signal after
• Keep brakes on for
• 25 after bridge at next signal

Eastbourne

Lewes

• 10
• 40
• 60
• 40 at junction to Newhaven
• 70
• 60 BP and Southease BP - left curve
• W - Keep braking
• 60

Southease

• 70
• W
• W
• 35 Morphett board
• 35 at signal opposite gravel terminal

New Haven Town

• 20 into New Haven Harbour platform

New Haven Harbour

• 20
• Junction
• Single line
• 70 - accelerate to 55
• W
• Abandoned station
• 15 morphett board
• Stop point 3/4 along platform

Bishopstone

• permanent yellow signal
• accelerate to 35 then coast
• BP Seaford at overbridge
• 15 into Seaford platform

Seafoard