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This is the signal box at Poulborough Railway Station and there's a view looking down south This is a very attractive railway station I've come here today on the train from London from that direction To do another episode of Miniature Railway Britain in this village Poulborough in Sussex is the south town's Light Railway, so we're going to go there today But first I thought we'll have a little look through the station and to look at the village Because it looks to be a very pleasant place to see the south town in this instance over there So this station, it opened on the 10th of October, 1859 The line coming down from London Down not where it goes now, but to Midhurst The line that is currently there, which would take you down to Little Hampton, was added four years later So it was effectively a junction station so you can see the out-of-use platform just there The line to Midhurst closed in the 50s And now, you know, you don't tend to think of that as being there first But that was actually there first and it's the line that's Came later that is what survives today. So there's just been a train in both directions The train's only going to Arendall today because of engineering works So I got off a train that way, a train just came for this way and now the station's fairly quiet You can see the old good shed there and I quite like that good shed because it's actually Attached to the station building which is quite unusual So they've been a siding, well as the usual thing where the car park is that would have been the good yard So they've been a siding in but usually good sheds you can go in and out Or the track would come in and out at least but that's not the case here We have a look here talking of siding so across the station building As I said, this would have been a bay platform At some point there's a buffer stop there, have a little look Oh trolley up there as well, there's pretty some sort of good loading dock there For the junction with the original line to Middler So they've probably been about half a mile a mile further south Yeah, look at that, that was obviously a later siding And they took the track up but for some reason they decided to keep the buffer stop So we're going to go out the other side This station currently isn't set free so I have to go through down the steps now on the left siding I'll explain the route I'm going to take to get to the South Downs like Railway The logical way would be to go along the main road but from having a look on Streetview There doesn't appear to be a pavement So I've worked out another route I can take But you're taking on a bit of a scenic walk so it'd be quite fun There are buses that go along there Whether they'll be a bus today on a Sunday, I don't know so I might come back on one So probably if you are coming to this railway you might be better off driving But I'll show some of the route that I'm going to walk So if you're feeling energetic like I am Could go for a walk So looking back that way to where we've come from And as I said there's been a junction down there Now let's go out through to take it off this It's got a bookshop like some southern stations do It's an older, some little quick look waiting room Here So we'll continue on out the station We'll have a little look in the village first There's a nice map here So we're here, we need to get to there I'm going to go kind of this way round We'll go down and have a look at the river island first Because this is the railway zone as the island valley line It's quite a scenic railway to travel on Here's the South Downs dominating the skyline over there And from here we get quite a nice view That good shed, you can see the doors So those doors there where Lawrence would have Loaded their stuff into the good shed And then they'd have been loaded onto wagons to be taken away by trade So we'll have a quick look at the vision And let's go to the South Downs like railway So here we are down by the river hour And that's the railway line just over there So that's looking south And we can still see the South Downs in the distance Now this is the newer road bridge On the road which goes down to the south coast We cross the road, we'll be able to show you the old bridge Known as the Swan Bridge So there it is, really nice old bridge You can see it's had, it's like this arch Just being strengthened here Have a look at that You can also see that the river level's been quite high recently Because there's twigs and everything up there So let's just have a look We'll go over the bridge shed as we're here That's a nice village sign there Paul Bra with the church, the bridge And what I suppose the high street So let's go around here And across the old bridge So you can imagine this would have been the original road Before they'd be up today's bridge Which we were standing on a moment ago Here it is As you can see, we're in front of these old bridges And then as I said I'm going to find my way up through the village Over the hill to the South Downs railway I've just come up the hill from the village centre Got for this road here, church place Now it's up here Which I'm going to turn, it will take me back Over the railway line towards where we're going to But let's just have a quick look at the parish church It's very nice here There's all these daffodils So that's critical Like that porch that Bishop's got is By the Warman War and everything And look at this This corridor of daffodils So this is Paul Bra village church So I've now come down church place a bit further And I think I'm just coming up to the railway line Just here, this looks like a railway bridge I will just point out there is also a shortcut from The railway station I might end up going back that way If I don't find a bus That way is the railway station That's the shortcut to the railway station If we look here We can just see The thing that walks down there where we started And then looking that way Fairly straight track Towards London But now from full size railway I'm not going to stand away for a train Let's go and find some miniature trains So as I continue my walk I start to get a bit windy You can just see the church over there Where we were a moment ago Railway station is there The railway runs along there We keep hearing whistles from the little trains So I know we're not too far away now Going up this hill Well firstly We have a gun World War II gun in placement Pill box We go inside I don't know Let's have a look And there will also be a castle up here Much older castle That's how we can get inside Look at that I'll go around the back and go in Because I think that one looks exciting And then that was like a driveway down there So go around here Cool, yeah, here we go And then see the view out over the south downs Right, we'll come out of here And I'm going to continue to follow this path And we will eventually go down to the railway line And find these trains Not far to go now Just walk past the castle here Which I mentioned Get a really nice view here It's a bit windy But few things to point out The main line over there Running south Then behind the next field Is the road Which I could have walked longer Like I said There's no pavement And down there's a garden centre And I did just see Buffer steam So we're very close So I'm really quite excited now And there's a gorse Which is about to Block our view Of what we've seen ahead So I've just got to get down the hill Okay, well you might just be able to see some steam Going along over there But if you can't Don't worry Because we will soon be at the railway So the footpath's brought me down And I'm now into the car park of the garden centre Here we are That's Paulborough Garden Centre And the miniature railway Is situated here So we've been to quite a few Garden centres in the past Which have miniature railways They're always a good place to have a Miniature Railway So I'm really looking forward to this Now the main road I said about Which didn't have a pavement run Just along over there I do remember Quite a few years ago When I was a child On a family holiday We drove past here I think we've been to Petworth House The National Trust Place And we were staying at Shore and By Sea We came past here And I remember saying There's a miniature railway And my mother said No, I don't think it is And I said Well, the sign says South Downside Railway And she was like Yeah, but it's closed To be fair, it was It was pretty about six o'clock But here we are I'm here So I've come into the garden centre Oh, I can see some steam So I think we're very close now to rail I've been here in the whistles As I've come down the hill All the way down the hill I keep hearing the whistles Of the steam engines I can hear them Climbing some What sound like quite a steep gradient It's sort of an old Track there But you've seen what this is In the train There's a double headed there I wonder if we can get on That double headed Like a bag nor an X-more Is there X-more gala today I'm very double open running So let's try and get on That train over there I'll just have a great ride Really enjoyed that So this station is called Stop and Road Didn't have a chance to show you the station Because I wanted to get on that train When I saw the double header It's now waiting to go off On its next trip So there's the ticket office there I've purchased a four ride ticket Because there's As it been a gala There's various trains out So it sounds like another train is off So I'm just going to now Do a bit of line siding And enjoy the gala I've had a great time here At the South Downslight Railway All the engines have gone on To the shed and been put away Because they're finished for the day's running The visiting diesel is over there On a truck waiting to be transported Back to her home railway Which I understand to be the Ropley Miniature Railway One we'll have to do in the future I'll just tell you a couple more Things though About the railway itself So this garden centre There's been a railway here Since 1986 I believe For that was a seven and a quarter inch It was in 1999-2000 The railway This society moved in And built the Ten and a quarter inch gauge railway We have today But the interesting thing was It wasn't quite what we see today If you have a look here This area is currently Undergoing some development You can see there's a junction there So the original railway Would have come round here And then About ten years ago They added the extension Which takes you up That really steep gradient Which I really enjoyed a trip up there It's like the chap of Miniature Railways So that's a bit of Recent history on the site So what I'm going to do now I'm going to Continue Well when I was at the station I found this walk So I'm going to continue on a different route Back along the Arran Valley And here we are Down by the river Arran again I went back up that footpath Continued long till I came back down to the road That's the road Which I said would take you Straight back to the station But there's no pavements I'm following this walk now There was one interesting thing I thought I can't finish the video Without showing you When we were back in Palbra Village We had a look at the old swan bridge Which is no longer part of the main road Because they built a new bridge Well as I just said This is the new concrete bridge Look at that over there There we have another historic medieval bridge Which I thought would be a real shame Not to go and walk over just for fun So oh and by the way There's a pub here as well So I'm probably going to Have a pint in there Before I walk back to the railway station So let's just walk over this bridge This lovely medieval bridge It's pretty just as well though It's not on the road anymore Because there's a tent in the middle of the road But I don't mind that I'm probably going to sit in there And have a pint quite soon So here we have the road The old road bridge And of course It's modern counterpart besides So it looks like a really nice pub by the river Aaron So here you can sit out there Which I'll be doing quite soon When I finish this video I do like these old bridges I'm all tend to associate them With down in Devon and Cornwall Where they have these little areas Which you can stand in And sort of look out over the river It's so this bridge every arch is different It's just typically historic and non-uniform There's a bit of a manor house over there Or like a stately home I don't know anything about that Admittedly but still it's all very nice So and then look at this really nice curve At the end of this bridge And then as you look back We have a very nice uninterrupted view Over the bridge to the historic pub So from this part of Sussex, Paulborough And the South Downslight Railway I had a great time there I really enjoyed it I really do recommend you go and visit them And I've had a really nice walk I've got a nice walk ahead of me Back to the railway station So from the river Aaron Thank you very much for watching Please do feel free to like, subscribe and comment I'm off to have a pint now Goodbye