4-SUB unit 4719 (S12778S leading) seen arriving at Effingham Junction station (where I managed to get a cab ride π ;)
Southern Memories - in this shot we see vintage 4-SUB unit 4719 arriving at the platform at Effingham Junction station on service '82' heading for Sutton. From my logbook notes, I jumped on after taking this shot and with my great friend Tim Proudman superb50002 managed to cadge a cab ride all the way to Epsom (in driving coach S12778S) transferring to the cushions where we continued on to Sutton :)
We used to keep very fit in those days - taking photos such as this, and then legging it down the stairs to board the train :)
And here are Tim's notes from the day:
We did various units in the morning before heading over to bash the Selsdon for the very last time.
Morning Highlights include -
4SUB 4719 cab ride Bookham to Epsom, where we alighted and continued on to Sutton....for
4EPB 5425 cab ride Sutton to Wimbledon ("Wall of Death")
and haulage behind 5763, 5725 on the Selsdon line.
We did - Elmers End to Bingham, Bingham to Elmers End, then to Coombe Road and Sanderstead, back to Elmers End, back to Selsdon to Elmers End, back to Sanderstead, and back to Elmers End. This was the last move / last train, formed 5720 and 5209.
4-SUB bashing! In the summer of 1983, whilst enjoying my first year as a Geography undergraduate at Kingston Polytechnic, me and my good friends Tim Proudman and the sadly late Llew Griffith spent many happy hours riding around the rails of the Southern Region! One of our top targets was to get some 4-SUB rides before the demise of the class in October 1983. This day was one of those occasions.
My bashing friends and I spent some time clearing all the passenger routes on the Southern Region when we were at Kingston Polytechnic back in 1982-1985. During this period, we had many a ride on the old 4-SUB units which were finally withdrawn from service in 1983. We noticed a collection of the units withdrawn in the old Hither Green Continental Sidings, and managed to gain entrance for a good look around one day in the late autumn of 1983. ***I still have a full set of 4-SUB stencils in my garage - courtesy of Llew Griffith (FOR SALE if anyone's interested!) - and our raid on Hither Green sidings in November 1983 - see comments section below :)***
History of individual units
4621-4754 4-Sub 1949β1951 DMBTO+TT+TT+DMBTO Most cars had new bodies on old frames, though some were entirely new build. 4667-4754 included an Augmentation trailer from withdrawn units.
More information on the old 4-SUB units here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_Class_4Sub
Photos that were nearly lost to oblivion!
The original slide was rescued from a box of 'duds' that I could never quite bring myself to throw away - now I am glad that I kept them ;)
Taken with a Zenith TTL SLR camera and standard lens. Scanned from the original slide with minimal digital restoration
You can see a random selection of my railway photos here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/
4-SUB unit 4719 (S12778S leading) seen arriving at Effingham Junction station (where I managed to get a cab ride π ;)
Southern Memories - in this shot we see vintage 4-SUB unit 4719 arriving at the platform at Effingham Junction station on service '82' heading for Sutton. From my logbook notes, I jumped on after taking this shot and with my great friend Tim Proudman superb50002 managed to cadge a cab ride all the way to Epsom (in driving coach S12778S) transferring to the cushions where we continued on to Sutton :)
We used to keep very fit in those days - taking photos such as this, and then legging it down the stairs to board the train :)
And here are Tim's notes from the day:
We did various units in the morning before heading over to bash the Selsdon for the very last time.
Morning Highlights include -
4SUB 4719 cab ride Bookham to Epsom, where we alighted and continued on to Sutton....for
4EPB 5425 cab ride Sutton to Wimbledon ("Wall of Death")
and haulage behind 5763, 5725 on the Selsdon line.
We did - Elmers End to Bingham, Bingham to Elmers End, then to Coombe Road and Sanderstead, back to Elmers End, back to Selsdon to Elmers End, back to Sanderstead, and back to Elmers End. This was the last move / last train, formed 5720 and 5209.
4-SUB bashing! In the summer of 1983, whilst enjoying my first year as a Geography undergraduate at Kingston Polytechnic, me and my good friends Tim Proudman and the sadly late Llew Griffith spent many happy hours riding around the rails of the Southern Region! One of our top targets was to get some 4-SUB rides before the demise of the class in October 1983. This day was one of those occasions.
My bashing friends and I spent some time clearing all the passenger routes on the Southern Region when we were at Kingston Polytechnic back in 1982-1985. During this period, we had many a ride on the old 4-SUB units which were finally withdrawn from service in 1983. We noticed a collection of the units withdrawn in the old Hither Green Continental Sidings, and managed to gain entrance for a good look around one day in the late autumn of 1983. ***I still have a full set of 4-SUB stencils in my garage - courtesy of Llew Griffith (FOR SALE if anyone's interested!) - and our raid on Hither Green sidings in November 1983 - see comments section below :)***
History of individual units
4621-4754 4-Sub 1949β1951 DMBTO+TT+TT+DMBTO Most cars had new bodies on old frames, though some were entirely new build. 4667-4754 included an Augmentation trailer from withdrawn units.
More information on the old 4-SUB units here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_Class_4Sub
Photos that were nearly lost to oblivion!
The original slide was rescued from a box of 'duds' that I could never quite bring myself to throw away - now I am glad that I kept them ;)
Taken with a Zenith TTL SLR camera and standard lens. Scanned from the original slide with minimal digital restoration
You can see a random selection of my railway photos here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/