Southern Heights Light Railway
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The Southern Heights Light Railway (SHLR) was to have been a speculative London area suburban electric railway between Orpington, Kent and Sanderstead, Surrey. It was authorised in 1928 under the Light Railways Act 1896, but ultimately not constructed. The engineer was to have been Colonel Holman Fred Stephens, heavily involved in the promotion of light railways.
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Locale | Kent and Surrey, United Kingdom |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (proposed) |
Electrification | Third rail (proposed) |
Length | 15 miles 64 chains (25.43 km) (proposed) |
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