Modern railways - 1990s onwards

Scan from a 35mm print.

The Harbour station no longer serves the ferry port and Marine is effectively mothballed, although I believe it has not officially been closed. The pale blue ferry loading ramp can be seen behind the signal box. Foot passengers have to trek round from Newhaven Town station - thank goodness for wheeled suitcases!

This box is still functioning as a level crossing control. Most of the trains on the Seaford to Lewes branch are these 3-coach 313s, that we got when they were made redundant in London, by the introduction of London Overground's new stock. On Brighton & Hove Albion FC's home match days they use 377 eight-coach trains, to serve the Amex Stadium at Falmer. On down trips the 377s park their rear 4 coaches across this crossing, while the front 4 unload at Newhaven Town Station.

The platform has been restricted to 3/4 coach use - 313s & some 377s. It was formerly used between the wars for much longer trains, because of the large number of boarding schools and some military establishments. It has now been resurfaced for its whole length to allow longer trains, used when there are football matches at Brighton & Hove Albion FC's Amex Stadium at Falmer. I expect that it will be our regular services with longer trains, rather than extra trains. The latter run between Brighton and Lewes. Falmer's platforms are having to be extended for these services. This is platform 2! Platform 1 was the bay on the right of the picture. All the track apart from this single line has been lifted, from the point at Newhaven where the branch to the disused Newhaven Marine station leaves.