Decline and Closure
The line's days were effectively numbered following the publication in 1963 of a report by the British Rail Chairman, Richard Beeching, which put forward a vision of a smaller and more efficient rail network. Entitled "The Reshaping of British Railways", the report advocated the closure of numerous lines and railway stations, including the Steyning Lines which, it was claimed, "carried in 1962-3 fewer than 5,000 passengers weekly."
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