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A Run Along the Line


Ian J.

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From the large market town of Sayersbridge, the line diverges from the national network southwards, keeping to the level of the plain and with a straight run through the town's suburbs. Once through Steepleham station we leave the town behind us and the line drops lazily down along the West side of the Arne Valley, past the old hill farming area of Dunstow before emerging at the base of Knowle Hill and the station for the Grange. It crosses the Arne here to the East side and parts with the Arne Valley to take a route along the Vale of Bere. The small hamlet of Bere Dene follows, then the line passes the wood of Cold Holt before cutting through the private estate of Knightonmore and alongside the old hunting forest of East Frith. With the forest behind it the line curves back to return to following the the River Arne and reaches the town of Arneford, the only intermediate town on the route. We then snake through the now shallow valley, crossing it three times before reaching Weytonwell, and on past the quarry, the rock from which is known for its luscious sandy stone that is used in buildings the world over. We can now smell the sea as we emerge onto the Arne River's short flood plain and begin the curve to the right for the coast. Stokeholme is passed on the curve and then we're running by the English Channel between sandy beaches to our left and Jurassic cliffs to our right. We pass the halt at Sto Sands where the cliffs dip down as we push through the coastal suburbs to the terminus at Tyneworth. While we as passengers stop here, the line carries on past to Penmouth for the export and import of freight at the port, overlooked by the headland of The Pen.

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