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	Croydon Borough Police \| History of South Norwood
		The earliest reference to South Norwood may be found in the document in the Minister's of Bailiffs Account of the Chauntry of St Nicholas 3, during Edward IV reign (1442-1483) that a rent of 33 shillings and four pence was paid annually for a place called "Cholmerden".
		Woodside railway station was constructed with a ramp to facilitate the transport of racehorses.
		South Norwood was bombed heavily, due to, as the story is told, that many brick works in the area had firing chimneys.
	www.met.police.uk /croydon/history.htm (1510 words)

	Woodside & South Croydon Railway History
		The first track to be laid was the junction at Woodside which was completed with a three hundred length of track in February 1883.
		However the Board were still not happy with the facilities provided at Woodside for passengers changing trains, so the station was rebuilt to include a road level booking hall and a passenger shelter on the down platform resulting in a further delay of eight months.
		During the early years of the century the railways saw increasing competition from tramways and omnibuses, so in common with many other branch lines it was decided that railmotors might be the answer to this loss of passenger traffic.
	www.jb.btinternet.co.uk /pages/WSCRmain.htm (2110 words)

	London Borough of Croydon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The London Borough of Croydon was formed in 1965 from Coulsdon and Purley Urban District and the County Borough of Croydon.
		The London Borough of Croydon is twinned with Arnhem in the Netherlands.
		The Mayor of Croydon for 2006-07 is Councillor Janet Marshall.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_Borough_of_Croydon (1573 words)

	Railways of Britain2
		In 1880 the Woodside and south Croydon railway which had been formed independently of the South Eastern railway was granted approval for the construction of their line from Woodside to join the East Croydon to Oxted line at Selsdon.
		Originally the only station after Woodside was Coombe lane, later named Coombe road then in 1906 Bingham road station was opened, on the embankment between Lower Addiscome road bridge and Bingham road bridge, and Spencer road halt serving south Croydon were added.
		For the construction of the tram line at this point, which takes a 45 degree turn to the left to head to New Addington, the half of the newly built housing development had to be compulsorily purchased and knocked down after only two years of been built.
	groups.msn.com /RailwaysofBritain2/woodsidetoselsdon.msnw (924 words)

	South Croydon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South Croydon is a locality in Greater London, the area surrounding the valley south of central Croydon about 1 km in radius, centred on the Red Deer public house on the Brighton Road.
		It is part of the South Croydon (CR2) post town and in the London Borough of Croydon.
		When Croydon people speak of "South Croydon" they often mean this road, in order to avoid confusion with the famous seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea in Essex.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Croydon (216 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Woodside and South Croydon Railway
		The Woodside and South Croydon Railway (W&SC) was a short, relatively short-lived and unsuccessful railway in what is now the London Borough of Croydon in London, England.
		Junction with the Addiscombe branch of the South Eastern Railway.
		The railway company hoped that this halt would enable passengers to change to the Brighton Line by taking the ten-minute walk to South Croydon station - very few did.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Woodside_and_South_Croydon_Railway (874 words)

	Croydon Tramlink - The Unofficial Site
		Trams from the east approach Sandilands Junction in two directions along the alignment of the former Woodside and South Croydon Railway which is in a deep cutting.
		East Croydon has a reversible centre platform which is very useful to turn trams short in case of a problem or delays, to stable a failed tram, to swap trams over or as usually happens to boost capacity for westbound trams.
		This area is often congested with illegal parking and buses and the interchange with West Croydon station is far from ideal.
	www.croydon-tramlink.co.uk /pictures/driver/croydon.shtml (1266 words)

	The Woodside & South Croydon Railway
		Logically this should have marked the end of the line as far as passengers were concerned, but for reasons which still remain obscure the Southern Railway recommenced passenger services in 1935 with rebuilt stations and a half-hourly service between Sanderstead and Charing Cross or Cannon Street.
		The South Eastern locos were provided by Purley shed, opened in 1889.
		During the early years of the century the railway saw increasing competition from tramways and omnibuses, so in common with many other lines the Joint Committee decided that Railmotors might be the answer to this loss of passenger traffic.
	meltingpot.fortunecity.com /turkey/927/WSCR.html (1040 words)

	Croydon Tramlink - The Unofficial Site
		From Sandilands Junction, the route turns sharply to the right and joins the old cutting of the Woodside and South Croydon Railway which closed in 1983.
		There is a short (5 metre) gap before Park Hill Tunnel which was built in the early part of the century as a cut and cover tunnel to cope with slipping problems with the old cutting.
		It is the steepest uphill section in the Croydon direction at I believe 7%.
	www.croydon-tramlink.co.uk /pictures/driver/addington.shtml (1032 words)

	Woodside & South Croydon Railway Main
		A frequent visitor to Selsdon was the oil train, seen here hauled by a Class 33.
		The 21 28 Margate to London Bridge mails ran normally as far as East Croydon where N class
		No.31871 was attached at the rear and with the train engine U1 No. 31893 now assisting from behind, ran back to Selsdon where the few passengers were detrained while the train was shunted to the up branch platform.
	www.transport-of-delight.com /UK/BritishRail/WSCR/Pages/W&SCRmain.htm (2059 words)

	Selsdon
		A prosperous southerly outpost of Croydon situated in an elevated position to the east of Sanderstead.
		Unlike most other garden villages Selsdon was unconnected to an existing suburb and new residents had to travel to Sanderstead or Croydon to do their shopping.
		Opened in 1885 as Selsdon Road, it was on the unsuccessful Woodside and South Croydon Railway.
	www.hidden-london.com /selsdon.html (377 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Bingham Road Station
		In 1986 a study of Greater London transport was undertaken by London Transport and British Rail, one of its proposals was the reintroduction of trams in the Croydon area to ease traffic congestion and to provide a service into New Addington which was poorly served by pubic transport.
		In November 1991 the Croydon Tramlink Bill was submitted to Parliament and received Royal Assent on 21 July 1994, allowing London Regional Transport to authorise the construction of Tramlink.
		As the lines from New Addington, Beckenham and Elmers End converged on Croydon (click here for map) they would utilise almost the entire length of the former Elmers End to Selsdon railway line with the three lines joining at a new junction at Sandilands from where they would run into central Croydon.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/stations/b/bingham_road/index.shtml (1041 words)

	Croydon Tramlink - The Unofficial Site
		Tramlink News at the Norbury and South London Transport Club
		(Railways of the Former NSE (London and South East Area)
		The Beckenham and West Wickham Model Railway Club
	website.lineone.net /~dodosjp/links.html (257 words)

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