SOUTHERN TIMES
Contents
Introduction 3
TheGoodOldDays 4
TheLSWRT14class4-6-0(The‘Paddlebox’) 9 Bookreview:‘ManyandGreatInconveniences…’21 TrackSpreadingby‘Leader’ 23
A Surrey-Sussexline:HorshamtoGuildfordPart229 Southernallocations–EasternSection1934. Part 3: Reading, Redhill, St.Leonards and Tonbridge.40
JohnDavenport: A lifelongrailwayinterestandsomeofficialfootplatetrips,Part1 44
StephenTownroe’scolourselection:AdamsandDrummond51
Steel Sleepers on the Southern Railway 58 FromtheArchives–Part3:
ShiningalightonSRPublicity–AmyasCrump 60
Waterloo in Colour: Steam, Diesel and Electric
Images by Graham Smith courtesy Richard Sissons62
The 10.35 Waterloo to Ilfracombe 69 Guildford and its environs, Part 1 - Colin Martin74
Treasures from the Bluebell Railway Museum76 From the Footplate 79
Withoutthefullcircumstancesitwouldbe unwisetodrawspecificconclusionswhilstthe locations,datesandanyextenuating circumstancesaresimilarlynotreported. Penaltiesappearmainlytohavebeenin monetarytermsexceptofcourseforthose wretchedindividualsdismissedasaresult.Of all,onethatonthesurfacedoesappear particularlyharshwasthefineissuedtoa
porter for damaging ahandlamp –surelythere mustbemoretothisone.
Whilstdisciplineandcompliance withtherules wasessentialtorailwaystaff,inthecaseofa derailmentorincidenttherewaslittleworker representationavailabletothestaff, employmentwasthustenuousandbylosing hisjobconsequentlya manmightgodownthe socialscaleextremelyquickly.
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ISSUE4 Opposite:Damagetoatender;nodetailsordategiven.Theparticularindividualtowhomblamemightbeapportionedfor suchaneventcouldexpectlittlemercyatthistimeinhistory.Theconsequencesofdemotionorevensackinginwhich casesocialcircumstancesoftheindividualandtheirfamilyasreferencesby‘Booth’mightwellchange,literallyovernight. CurlCollection Above:DamagetoaRadialtank,possiblyNo106.BoththisandthepreviousviewweretakenatNineElmspendingrepair. CurlCollection
‘ManyandGreatInconveniences…..’
TherearefoursocietiesthatIamawareof
magazines of the SWC than compensate specificallysupportingthememoryofthe constituentsandtheSouthernRailway, respectively,TheSouthWesternCircle,The BrightonCircle,TheSouth Eastern& Chatham RailwaySociety,andtheSouthernRailways Group(ifwehaveleftanybodyout,sincere apologies).Inadditiontherearesupport groupsforthevariousheritagelinesoperating intheSouthernareaandpreservedSouthern arealocomotives.
Ofthose named,the SouthWestern Circlehas probablybeenthemostprolificsofaras publicationisconcernedandbythiswedonot refertothemembers’magazinesthatappear fromeachonaregularbasis.
Thelatestof thesefromthe SWCis‘Many and GreatInconveniences.TheLevelCrossings andGatekeepers’Cottagesof the Southampton&DorchesterRailway’compiled byPhilipA.Brown.ExactlyhowPhiliphas managedtosecuresomuchinformationon whattomanymightappeartobeanobscure subject–andtobetotallyhonestitis–butno matter,whathehasproducedisa comprehensiveandfascinatingaccountofthe needfor,thedetail of,andthehistory ofthe40 orsoplaceswherea roadortrackcrossedthe Southampton&DorchesterRailwayonits curvedrouteviaRingwood andWimborneand wherealevelcrossingwasprovided.Indeed, to the best of my knowledge this is the first time suchanin-depthstudyofsuchafeaturehas beenundertakenforanyrailwaycompany.
Withoutwishingtosoundlikearepetitive televisionadvert,theSWChaveproduceda numberofwhattheyrefertoas‘monographs’ onvarioussubjectsrangingfromtheSalisbury Accidentof1906,toFelthamYard,Beattie locomotives,WaterlooSignallingtonamebut afew,plusnowthisnewwork;amuch enlargededitionofanearliermonograph. Membersreceiveeachnewmonographfreetobefairthepublicationandmembers’
offeredtoamainstreampublisher,wouldno doubthavereceivedscantattention.
Publicationofsuchworksisexactlytheroleof societiesliketheSWCandboththeyand PhilipBrownaretobecommended.
‘TheLevelCrossingsandGatekeepers’ CottagesoftheSouthampton&Dorchester Railway’iswrittenbyPhilip A.Brownand publishedbyTheSouthWesternCircle.212 pages,A5size,printedonartpaperwithboth colourandb/willustrations.Detailsfromthe societyat www.lswr.org
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40 SouthernAllocations-EasternSection1934 Part3:Reading,Redhill,StLeonardsand Tonbridge
Seenfromaslightlydifferentangle,thisisReadingSR shedfromtheperspectiveoftheGWlines.FormerSECR‘D’class 4-4-0No31577isstandingoutsidethedepoton2 May1956.4-4-0swereacommonsightatReadingformany yearsand whilsttheF1classhadbythe1950sbeensupersededhere, othersofsimilarwheelarrangementwouldservehereuntil theytoowereoustedbyMogulsandlaterBRStandard types. A.E.Bennett/TransportTreasury
Reading 1025 F1 4-4-0 1225 C 0-6-0 1042 F1 4-4-0 1658 R 0-4-4T MotorTrain fitted 1047 R1 0-6-0T 1659 R 0-4-4T MotorTrain fitted 1056 F1 4-4-0 1662 R 0-4-4T MotorTrain fitted 1074 F1 4-4-0 1666 R 0-4-4T MotorTrain fitted 1117 F1 4-4-0 1667 R 0-4-4T MotorTrain fitted 1118 F1 4-4-0 1672 R 0-4-4T MotorTrain fitted 1143 F1 4-4-0 1708 R1 0-6-0T MotorTrain fitted 1174 R1 0-6-0T 1709 R1 0-6-0T MotorTrain fitted 1187 F1 4-4-0 1861 N 2-6-0 1202 F1 4-4-0
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andDowngoodsyards.InfrequentlytheUp sideshunterwouldpropelarakeofwagons andnobrakevan,butwithataillamphungon thelastwagon,energeticallyacrossthemain lineandintotheDownyard.Idonotremember anoppositeworking. ‘In1942,beforetheMerchantNavyclass becameregulars,themainlineservices throughWoking wereworked byLord Nelsons, KingArthurs,andSchools,withH15andT14 classesonsecondaryservicesandvantrains. TheFelthamgoodswereinthehandsofUrie S15s.The3.30pmWaterlootoBournemouth wasknownasthefouro’clockSchools.The largerDrummond4-4-0swere alsoaround.By March1944IhadseenallbutoneL12andall buttwo D15s,but theyhave notleft anylasting impression.TheMaunsellmogulswere representedbytheUclass.TheH164-6-2Ts Thispageandopposite:Johnwasamemberandlatersupporterofthe‘RoyalObserverCorps’throughouthislifeand especiallywhenNo34050,bearingthesamename,wasawardedits‘LongService’ ribbon(12yearscontinuousservice)at Waterlooon2July1961.The‘bulled-up’ engineisseentogetherwiththeCommandantoftheCorpsperformingthe ceremony.Johnhadawrysmilewhenherecalledtheoccasion,‘…Iwasamere‘irk’ andwouldnormallyneverhavegot anywherenear,butIknewWaterlooandbydodgingaroundabitIwasabletocomeoutpasttheenginefurtherupthe platformwithoutbeingseen.HenceIwasabletogetmyphotographs…’
Southamptonline.Afterthepublicationofthe SouthernElectricABCitbecameimportantto viewthePortsmouthtrafficmoreclosely.In mitigationofthisbehaviour,wehadprettywell runoutofsteamcopsbythen. ‘Beyondthegoodsloopswereconsiderable sidings.Atthenorthernedge,thePermanent WayDepartmenthaditsdepot.Thiswas operatedbyaself-propelledsteamcrane, whichnevercameintoclearviewbutwasof antiqueappearance.Theexternalcladding seemedtobedilapidatedcorrugatediron sheets.Movementwasquickwithadistinctive chuffingexhaust. ‘TheDown sideshunter wasone ofGuildford’s M7s,frequentlyNo22or26.TheUpside usuallyhadNo 349,aG6 fromthesame shed. TherewasnotmuchtrafficbetweentheUp
Oppositetop:700class0-6-0No30315 returningtoEastleighpastShawford Junctionafterattendingtothe1960 derailmentatWhitchurchTown.(No 76026cameoffthelineatthesanddragprotectingthesingleline.)The engineisinchargeoftheSalisbury breakdowncraneandistakingthe goodsloopthatwillpassaroundthe backofShawfordstationonitsway backtoSalisburyviaEastleighwith thecrane.Thisenginehadalifeof65 yearsfrom1879andwasoneofthe lastoftheclassinserviceuntil December1962.(Twocraneshadbeen neededtodealwiththeaccident,that fromEastleighandalsotheSalisbury crane.)
Oppositebottom:Anotherbranchline dutyforanM7,thistimeinSussexon thelinebetweenPetersfieldand PulboroughviaMidhurst.No30047is inpropellingmodenearSelhamin April1954,passengerservicesonthis linehavinglessthanayeartosurvive. TheenginewasbasedatHorshamat thetimeandhadbeensince1949.It wouldremainhereuntilmovingto BrightoninJuly1957andfromwhere itceasedworkjustsevenmonthslater inFebruary1960.
Thispage,top:A July1951viewof DrummondS114-4-0No30403and withitsseeminglyhighpitchedboiler. Fromtheheadcode,theengineisona BournemouthWesttoDorchester service(butreturningtoBournemouth West)andwasphotographedpassing Branksomeshed.NoticetheLMS ‘Black5’andalsothe‘Britannia’ Pacificinthebackground.Thereis alsoagoodcomparisoninthewidthof thecarriagestock,thefirstvehicle beingofMaunselldesignandthe remainderofthetrainanarrowLSWR ‘3-set’.Thiswasthefinalyearof serviceforNo30403,tenenginesof theclass‘onthebooks’atthe startof theyearbutonlyone12monthslater. Thefinalsurvivorgoingin1954.
Thispage,centre:‘0395’No30566in steamatEastleighin1953and accordingtoSCT’snotes,‘…fittedwith woodenDrummondsnow-plough’. Duringthewintermonthsitwas practicefordepotstofitanengine withasnowploughwhichwasthen keptinreadinessforthewinter.Note theattachmentrequiredtheremovalof thebuffersandconsequentlythe enginewasincapableofotherwork whilstsofitted. No30566datedback to1885andwasausefulandlong livedengineinserviceuntil1959.
Thispagebottom:Weconcludewith anotherpull-pushservicenear Holmesley,thistimein1950and clearlywiththeengine–nonumber–leading.Thisline,doubletrack throughout,wasausefuldiversionary lineavoidingBournemouth.Itwas probablybusiestonsummer weekendswhenasuccessionof specialandreliefserviceswouldbe routedthisway.Duringtheweeksome Waterlooworkingswouldalsousethe linesocrewsmightretain‘route knowledge’.
Nexttime,Part2ofAdamsandDrummondlocos. (ElectroniccopiesoftheSCTcolourimagesareavailablefor privateandcommercialuse.PleasecontacttheEditordirectly.)
Weregretwehavesimply runofspaceinthisissue. Part2ofaselectionof Colin’simagesin SouthernTimesNo5.
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havealsobeenincluded.Theroutesshown are:
HVictoria–Hayes,HamptonCourt
OOrpington,Hounslow
VEpsom,Dartford,Kingston
ICoulsdonNorth,BeckenhamJunction Dorking
SSutton,Dartford,Shepperton
Finally,in1947HovisandtheSouthern Railwayproducedfivecarriageprintsshowing
baker’sshopsintownsinKentandSussex. TheartworkwasbyDavidBurley.Aswellas theRyeprintshown,similarprintsweremade forCuckfieldandRotherfieldinSussexalong withCranbrookandWesterhaminKent. ThisprintisondisplayintheMuseumand others,alongwiththeHOVIScarriageprint, areonviewinthecarriagesoftheBluebell Railway.
FiveoriginalheadcodeplatesfromSouthern electrictrainsareondisplayintheBluebell RailwayMuseum.
MythanksgotoColinChiversandEricPenn whoprovidedthe‘RoutetoHealthand‘Go b(u)yit’ images
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NexttimefromtheBluebellMuseumArchive: A ‘comingtogether’ ofaBulleidandaWell-tankatWadebridge
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