I am a retired railwayman and wonder if any readers can help me with information regarding the former railway goods station in Kemp Town.
The site is now a trading estate fronted by the Gala Club's building.
Although I have been a fairly frequent visitor to Brighton and Hove in recent years, I discovered the location of the railway goods site only while examining a 1969 street map I recently acquired.
Of particular interest is the tunnel entering the north of Elm Grove and exiting from the cliff face at the rear of the business Keep Safe, which is still accessible. A similar layout existed at Scarborough.
The site is now occupied by a Safeway supermarket but there is no longer any trace of the tunnel at that end.
Having spent the first five years of my career at Scarborough goods station, I found my walkabout in the Kemp Town trading estate a nostalgic experience as I visualised the activities during the heyday of rail freight traffic.
I would therefore be most grateful for any related information or photographs, for which I would, of course, be glad to reimburse postage.
-Charles Braithwaite, 26 Trinity Road, Scarborough, North Yorks YO11 2TA
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