Construction of a single line branch from to Tunbridge Wells, a fashionable town where a chalybeate spring had been discovered in 1606, began in July 1844, before Parliament had given assent for the railway, which was obtained on 31 July.
Construction of a single line branch from to Tunbridge Wells began in July 1844. Parliament had given assent for the railway. Construction of a single line branch from to Tunbridge Wells was a fashionable town where a chalybeate spring had been discovered in 1606. The railway was obtained on 31 July.