It now also serves the rural area to the west of horsham. Today these pupils sit happily alongside the full fee payers and the schools pupil profile kate, former parent. The station had seven platforms three on the guildford line and four on the main line to cater for the expected large number of pupils expected daily. Opened originally as christs hospital, the station was until the mid1960s an important junction with.
In 1902 christs hospital station was opened at stammerham junction at the southern end of the line, this was built to serve the new christs hospital school. The railway series thomas the tank engine wikia fandom. The citys first rail connect was flanked by two platforms at the cantonment railway station. Book, history of the calderstones hospital railway 19071953. Christs hospital station trains to christs hospital. Since its establishment, christs hospi tal has been a charity school, with a core aim to. Hop aboard the canadian pacific railway and travel through its history from the. Originally the site has been used by a large dairy company, but after their bankruptcy it was purchased by christs hospital school as a way of transporting visitors to and from london. Christs hospi tal, also known colloquially as ch, is an english coeducational independent day and boarding school with royal charter located to the south of horsham in west sussex. Christs hospital station information live departures. Station and railway cars are located centrally within the vibrant and historical. The railway series is a series of childrens books about the railways of the fictional island of.
Founded in 1552 and received its first royal charter in 1553, christs hospi tal follows much of the public schools tradition. Railway roots of manchesters nightingale hospital archive footage shows the railway station history of a new temporary hospital in manchester which will treat covid19 patients. Christs hospital train station near horsham was opened in the first few years of the 20 th century by the london, brighton and south coast railway to serve a newly opened school. Whilst other school fee assistance schemes have come and gone, christs hospital has stuck to its charitable aims since it was founded in 1522. The railway link was a turning point in the history of the city as it. I met up with dumpman, from dumpman films, who shows me around the old platforms of christs hospi tal station. Media in category christs hospital railway stat ion the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Mcadam station is a former railway station that dominates the village of mcadam, new brunswick, canada. A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility or area where trains. Henry goes to the hospital thomas and the pony show thomas and the dinosaur. Once a much larger station with several platforms, it is now barely more than a halt.