London to Brighton (disambiguation)

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London to Brighton is a 2006 film by Paul Andrew Williams.

<i>London to Brighton</i> 2006 film by Paul Andrew Williams

London to Brighton is a 2006 British Crime Drama Thriller film written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.

London to Brighton may also refer to:

London to Brighton events events that take place between London and Brighton

London to Brighton refers to a variety of races, tours, charity bicycle rides and rallies that take place between London and Brighton in the United Kingdom.

London to Brighton Veteran Car Run veteran car event in England

The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is the longest-running motoring event in the world. The first run was in 1896, and it has taken place most years since its initial revival in 1927. To qualify, the cars must have been built before 1905. It is also the world's largest gathering of veteran cars – 443 started in 2005, 484 in 2009, compared to 37 starters in 1927, 51 starters in 1930 and 131 in 1938.

<i>London to Brighton in Four Minutes</i> BBC short film of early 1950s showing speeded-up train journey

London to Brighton in Four Minutes is a short film produced by the BBC Film Unit in the early 1950s showing a train journey from London to Brighton. It was originally shown on BBC Television's Children's Newsreel. Later versions were produced, particularly in 1983 and 2013. The film shows from the train driver's point of view a journey aboard the Brighton Belle from London Victoria station to Brighton on the south coast of England. The filming was manually undercranked so that the journey was greatly speeded up to last only four minutes instead of the real travel time of about one hour.

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Balham station London Underground and railway station

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