The railway was (and still is a big deal) for the area. Yes, the US presence was headline grabbing but in the end was only there due to the railway already being there (and ditto for the PO/RM presence). The railway proposal through the park really divided opinion and forced a lot of important people to show their true colours. It looks like a similar situation will unfold with the proposed re-opening of the line to passengers.
On the subject of sorting British Pathe has some nice (non-Sutton) stuff:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=53113
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=22585
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=51227
The first one of the above was where the British Forces PO moved after SC wasn't it?
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