Cook's Crossing (Oxshott)

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At Cook's Crossing, the railway crossing had three lines: two for the electrified main line to Guildford via Cobham and Stoke D'Abernon and a single track to the brickyards. This latter track is still in evidence if one looks hard, and the old hand-operated gates were still there less than 5 years ago. This single track now disappears into the houses built on the brickyards on Somerville Road.

Used to be a signal box which operated the manual crossing gates up to the 1970's before it was demolished and the manual barriers operated by a signaller from Effingham Junction signal box by CCTV put in.

Oxshott Heath is interesting geologically as it has an escarpment where the London clay and sand strata emerge from the ground. For this reason, Oxshott had a brickworks from 1866 to 1958. The brickworks was served by a branch line that ran from the station, West (towards Guildford).
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Coordinates:   51°19'53"N   -0°22'14"E

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  • Correction - the manual barriers operated by a signaller from Surbiton signal box by CCTV put in during the 1970's, Control of the level crossing is now on Guildford signal box after Surbiton Panel box closed (Surbiton was transferred to Woking Panel signal box around 2000.)
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