Hellingly Hospital was one of the great Victorian institutions built to care for the mentally ill. Situated miles from anywhere it was served by a private electric line from Hellingly station on the line between Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne. This Victorian solution to the logistics of running a big enterprise was used to bring patients, visitors and supplies to the Hospital. This illustrated account by Peter A. Harding charts the history of the line.

Click on the cover image for a photo of the line's electric locomotive.

Peter A. Harding, 1999, 32 pages. Paperback.