Anyone have old photos of Preston Park Railway Station?

[lparris]

Hi,

Does anyone have any photos of Preston Park Railway station (Brighton) when it had four platforms?

Also does anyone know when the fourth platform was taken out of use?

Finally does anyone have some old photos of Preston Park if no photos of the fourth platform are available.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Hornet]

11:45 Gatwick Airport To Brighton at Preston Park on the 31st March 1984. (From my Personal Collection)

 

[lparris]

11:45 Gatwick Airport To Brighton at Preston Park on the 31st March 1984. (From my Personal Collection)

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Great photo, I quite like the colour scheme! Also the track on the fourth platform is visible!
Thanks for sharing!

 

[rf_ioliver]

I know that place well The fourth platform was taken out of use before 1992, and after 1984 given the above photograph - anything more specific I have no idea.

Wikipedia has a picture which shows a railtour from 1962: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Park_railway_station

Nothing however on the date of the removal of the fourth track/platform/face in Wikipedia entry for Preston Park, so if anyone has more details then please update Wikipedia!

t.

Ian

 

[Controller1701]

I would imagine that platform 4 was removed from use once panel 6 at Three Bridges Area Signalling Centre was commissioned and Preston Park Signal Box decommissioned, sadly I don't have any dates.

Paul