Editing Coulsdon (section)

==Railway==
1804. The [[Surrey Iron Railway]] was enhanced by the "Coulsdon Merstham & Godstone Railway". These were horsedrawn railways which carried quarried materials and crops from Coulsdon and Merstham, and returned with fuel, metals and other materials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wandle.org/aboutus/mills/mcgowsir/mcgow5.htm|title=1 - CHAPTER 5 BUILDING THE CROYDON, MERSTHAM AND GODSTONE IRON RAILWAY|website=www.wandle.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314222118/http://www.wandle.org/aboutus/mills/mcgowsir/mcgow5.htm |archive-date=2022-03-14 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wandle.org/aboutus/mills/mcgowsir/images/13-21b.jpg|title=Image showing the route through Coulsdon|website=wandle.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728223827/http://www.wandle.org/aboutus/mills/mcgowsir/images/13-21b.jpg |archive-date=2020-07-28 |url-status=live}}</ref>
To maintain a regular elevation at Coulsdon required large changes in direction and the construction of 20&nbsp;ft embankments and a road bridge. Remnants of the 1805 railway embankment are still evident.<ref>Surrey Archeological Society. Volume 95. Article "The rise and fall of the Surrey Iron Railway, 1802-46." [http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/surreyac/]</ref><ref>A painting by G.B.Wollaston (dated 1823) of the bridge crossing the Chipstead Valley Road [http://artondemand.museumofcroydon.com/art/293361/The_Grand_Surrey_Iron_Railway] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517132437/http://artondemand.museumofcroydon.com/art/293361/The_Grand_Surrey_Iron_Railway|date=17 May 2014}}</ref> The railway closed in 1838 due to underuse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wandle.org/aboutus/mills/mcgowsir/mcgow7.htm|title=CHAPTER 7 THE EARLY AND MIDDLE YEARS OF THE SURREY IRON RAILWAY|work=wandle.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314222118/http://www.wandle.org/aboutus/mills/mcgowsir/mcgow7.htm |archive-date=2022-03-14 |url-status=live}}</ref>  A bridge over the Chipstead Valley road was demolished as dangerous in 1854.<ref name="editht">{{cite web|url=http://edithsstreets.blogspot.com/2010/08/thames-tributary-wandle-bourne-coulsdon.html|title=Edith's Streets|author=M|work=edithsstreets.blogspot.co.uk|date=29 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315143613/http://edithsstreets.blogspot.com/2010/08/thames-tributary-wandle-bourne-coulsdon.html |archive-date=2022-03-15 |url-status=live}}</ref>

1841. The [[London & Brighton Railway]] line opened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lagump3.metrolagu.site/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517122006/http://www.canehill.info/About-Cane-Hill/Coulsdon-History|url-status=dead|title=Download Lagu Mp3, Gudang Download Lagu MP3 Terbaru Gratis 2022|archivedate=17 May 2014|website=downloadlagu}}</ref>

1856. The Caterham railway opened. Initially intended to serve residents of Old Coulsdon, a station named 'Coulsdon' opened; later to be renamed 'Kenley'.

1893. Authorisation was given for a new (second) line to be built between Purley and Kingwood. This was the Chipstead Valley Railway which was later extended to become the [[Tattenham Corner line]]. Constructed by the South Eastern Railway in 1896, it opened in 1897 as a single-track line.

1900. The main line between Croydon and Coulsdon was widened. A new (third) line was opened added named the [[Quarry Line]] between Coulsdon North and Earlswood (bypassing Redhill). Constructed 1898–9. The line involved engineering work including cuttings, embankments and a covered way at Cane Hill Hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.purley-residents.org/TDE_CMS/database/userfiles/file/Purley%27s%2520Railways.pdf+&cd=130&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk|title=Purley Residents|website=purley-residents.org|access-date=6 April 2018}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

1923. Various station names changes, following amalgamations between various Railway companies.

Railway stations' names:
* Stoats Nest (1841–1856). Located over 500 yards to the north of the current stations. Closed December 1856. On the London-Brighton line.<ref name="cr5a" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abcrailwayguide.co.uk/bridge/VTB2.81.1|title=Stoats Nest Road|author=Good Stuff IT Services|work=ABC Railway Guide|access-date=18 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040447/http://www.abcrailwayguide.co.uk/bridge/VTB2.81.1|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{Stnlnk|Coulsdon South}}. Named 'Coulsdon' (1889), 'Coulsdon and Cane Hill' (1896), 'Coulsdon East' (1923), 'Coulsdon South' (1929). Located on the original [[London and Brighton Railway]].<ref name="cr5a">{{cite web|url=http://content.yudu.com/Library/A27l62/CR5Issue97June2013/resources/86.htm|title=CR5 Issue 97 June 2013|work=yudu.com}}</ref>
*[[Coulsdon North railway station|Coulsdon North]]. Named 'Stoats Nest and Cane Hill' (1899–1910) or simply 'Stoats Nest'{{CN|date=September 2022|reason=Previously cited [[:commons:File:LB and SCRly map 204]], but that has now been removed from commons}} and replaced the earlier 'Stoats Nest Station', which was further north, 'Coulsdon and Smitham Downs' (1911), 'Coulsdon West' (1923), 'Coulsdon North' (later in 1923). The station closed in 1983. It was on the [[Quarry Line]] and included terminal platforms and sidings.<ref name="editht" />
*{{Stnlnk|Coulsdon Town}}. Named 'Smitham' (1904), 'Coulsdon' (2010),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bournesociety.org.uk/bournesoc/27-smitham-railway-station-coulsdon.html|title=Plaque 27 - Smitham Station|work=bournesociety.org.uk|access-date=15 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517151401/http://www.bournesociety.org.uk/bournesoc/27-smitham-railway-station-coulsdon.html|archive-date=17 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> 'Coulsdon Town' (2011).  On the [[Tattenham Corner line]].<ref name="editht" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southernelectric.org.uk/news/southern/2011-so-long-smitham.html|title=So Long, Smitham!|work=southernelectric.org.uk|access-date=22 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930083909/http://www.southernelectric.org.uk/news/southern/2011-so-long-smitham.html|archive-date=30 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{Stnlnk|Reedham (Surrey)}}. Named 'Reedham Halt' (1911), 'Reedham (Surrey)' (1980).  On the [[Tattenham Corner line]].
* {{Stnlnk|Kenley}}. Named "Coulsdon" (1856), it was intended to serve the residents of Old Coulsdon. The station was shortly renamed as "Kenley". On the [[Caterham Line]].
*{{Stnlnk|Woodmansterne}}. Opened in 1932, meeting the demand from new housing in the area. On the [[Tattenham Corner line]].<ref name="edithl">{{cite web|url=http://edithsstreets.blogspot.com/2009/08/londonsurrey-boundary-chipstead-valley.html|title=Edith's Streets|author=M|work=edithsstreets.blogspot.co.uk|date=29 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330054843/http://edithsstreets.blogspot.com/2009/08/londonsurrey-boundary-chipstead-valley.html |archive-date=2022-03-30 |url-status=live}}</ref>