Days Out No. 52 : 17th April 1955 - Southern Region sheds in Sussex & Kent

An E6 0-6-2T 32418 in Brighton shed yard on 7th October 1962.  

Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.

An RCTS organised trip to Southern Region sheds in Sussex & Kent
Redhill
Opened by South East Coast Railway							opened:	1853	prior to 1950		RED
type:	A brick-built 3TS through-road shed.						closed:	Jun-65	Feb 1950 - Jun 1965		75B
location:	In the fork of the Tonbridge and Brighton lines, south of the station.
Abbreviations		LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway					SECR - South East Coast Railway
		LSWR - London & South Western Railway					BR - British Railways
Sunday 17 April 1955					75B					total:	25
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)		Q 0-6-0		N 2-6-0 (SECR)		U 2-6-0		S15 4-6-0 (LSWR)
32507	75B	32448	75B	30540	75C	31814	72B	31630	70C	30835	75B
32512	75B	32449	75B	Q1 0-6-0		31862	75B	U1 2-6-0		30837	75B
32560	75B	32450	75B	33024	74D	31863	75B	31895	75B	BR 4MT 2-6-4T
32561	75B	32451	75B	H 0-4-4T (SECR)		31866	75B	31899	75B	80011	75F
		32552	73B	31259	74D	31867	75B	31906	73A
				31309	75B
shed codes		70C Guildford		72B Salisbury		73A Stewart's Lane		74D Tonbridge		75B Redhill
		75C Norwood Jct.		75F Tunbridge Wells W.
Vists to Redhill 1946 - 1965
Three Bridges
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway							opened:	1911	prior to 1950		3B
type:	A brick-built 3TS through-road shed					closed to steam:		Jun-64	Feb 1950 - Jun 1964		75E
location:	On the east side of the Horsham line, south of the station.
Abbreviations		LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway					SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway				I - Ivatt
Fb - Fairburn		LSWR - London & South Western Railway				SR - Southern Railway			BR - British Railways
Sunday 17 April 1955					75E					total:	22
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)		C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)		Z 0-8-0T
41297	75E	42066	75E	32480	75E	32344	75E	32529	75E	30951	75E
41306	75E	42092	75E	32484	75E	32346	75E	32535	75E	0-6-0 diesel
41307	75E	N 2-6-0 (SECR)		32519	75E	32348	75E	32536	75E	15213
		31813	72B	32520	75E	32350	75E	32537	75E
						32351	75E	32538	75E
shed codes		72B Salisbury		75E Three Bridges
Visits to Three Bridges 1941 - 1963
Horsham
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway							opened:	1896	prior to Jan 1950		HOR
type:	An 18 stall semi-roundhouse.						closed:	Jun-64	Feb 1950 - Jun 1959		75D
location:	On the east side of the line, north of the station.							Jul 1959 - Dec 1963		3 Bridges subshed
								Jan 1964 - Jun 1964		Brighton subshed
Abbreviations		Fb - Fairburn		LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Sunday 17 April 1955					75D					total:	20
M7 0-4-4T		E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		Q 0-6-0		C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
30047	75D	32165	75D	32463	75D	42086	75E	30544	75D	32521	75D
30049	75D	32166	75D	32464	75D			30545	75D	32522	75D
30051	75D	32170	75D	32467	75D					32523	75D
30053	75A			32469	75D					32541	75D
30108	75D			32470	75D
shed codes		75A Brighton		75D Horsham		75E Three Bridges
Visits to Horsham, Bognor Regis & Littlehampton 1938 - 1963
Brighton
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway							opened:	1861	prior to Jan 1950		BTN
type:	A brick-built 14TS dead-ended shed.					closed to steam:		Jun-64	Feb 1950 - Jun 1964		75A
location:	At the north end of the station in the fork of lines.
Abbreviations		Fb - Fairburn		LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
		SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway					LSWR - London & South Western Railway
Sunday 17 April 1955					75A					total:	53
M7 0-4-4T		E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)		K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)		West Country 4-6-2
30129	75A	32468	75A	32434	75A	32338	75A	34045	75A Ottery St. Mary
H 0-4-4T (SECR)		32482	75A	32437	75A	32339	75A	34046	75A Braunton
31310	75A	32485	75A	32438	75A	32341	75A	34047	75A Callington
D3 0-4-4T (LBSCR)		32511	75A	32440	75A	32342	75A	Battle of Britain 4-6-2
32390	75A	32513	75A	32441	75A	32343	75A	34065	73A Hurricane
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		32514	75A	32442	75A	32347	75E	H2 4-4-2 (LBSCR)
42091	73A	32515	75A	C 0-6-0 (SECR)		U1 2-6-0		32424	75A Beachy Head
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		32516	75A	31724	75A	31890	73B	32425	75A Trevose Head
80016	75A	32566	75A	31725	75A	31900	75A	32426	75A St. Albans Head
80019	75A	32577	75A	Q 0-6-0		31901	75A	P 0-6-0T (SECR)		0-6-0 diesels
E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		E5X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		30542	71A	31903	75A	31325	75A	13092	13094
32167	75A	32570	75A	E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)		S15 4-6-0 (LSWR)		31556	75A	13093	13100
32169	75A			32103	73A	30840	70B
shed codes		70B Feltham		71A Eastleigh		73A Stewart's Lane		73B Bricklayer's Arms
		75A Brighton		75E Three Bridges
Visits to Brighton 1938 - 1964
Brighton Works
Sunday 17 April 1955										total:	21
erecting shop and yard
M7 0-4-4T		E1 0-6-0T		T9 4-4-0		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		BR 4MT 2-6-4T		0-6-0 diesels
30023	72A	32694	70F	30244	70A	42079	74C	80105	new	DS1173	service
30041	70B	A1X 0-6-0		30288	71A	42104	75A	80116	new	15214	75C
30048	75D	DS377	service	30304	72B	BR 4MT 2-6-0		80117	new	15215	75C
30379	71A	DS681	service	30726	70F	76016	71A	80118	new
shed codes		70A Nine Elms		70B Feltham		70F Fratton		71A Eastleigh		72A Exmouth Junction
72B Salisbury		74C Dover		75A Brighton		75C Norwood Jct.		75D Horsham
Visits to Brighton Works 1946 - 1960
Newhaven
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway							opened:	1887	prior to Jan 1950		NHN
type:	A corrugated iron 4TS dead-ended shed.				closed to steam:		Sep-63	Feb 1950 - Sep1963		Brighton subshed
location:	On the west side of the station.
Abbreviations		LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Sunday 17 April 1955					75A sub					total:	13
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR		C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)		A1X 0-6-0T (LBSCR)		U1 2-6-0		V "Schools" 4-4-0
32475	75A	32539	75A	32636	75A	31902	75A	30933	73B King's Canterbury
32494	75A	32540	75A	32646	75A			H2 4-4-2 (LBSCR)
32504	75A			32662	75A			32421	75A South Foreland
32508	75A							32422	75A North Foreland
shed codes		73B Bricklayer's Arms		75A Brighton
Visits to Newhaven and Eastbourne 1946 - 1963
Tunbridge Wells West
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway							opened:	1890	prior to 1950		TWW
type:	A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Sep-63	1950 -1963		75F
location:	On the north side of the station.
Abbreviations		Fb - Fairburn		I - Ivatt		BR - British Railways
		LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway					SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Sunday 17 April 1955					75F					total:	18
H 0-4-4T (SECR)		E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		BR 4MT 2-6-4T		U1 2-6-0
31322	75F	32517	75F	41300	73B	42101	75F	80012	75F	31907	73A
31517	75F	32581	75F	41316	75F	42102	75F	80013	75F
31520	75F	32582	75F	41318	75F	42103	75F	80015	75F
				41319	75F			80017	75F
shed codes		73A Stewart's Lane		73B Bricklayer's Arms		75F Tunbridge Wells
Visits to Tunbridge Wells West 1941 - 1963
Tonbridge
Pre Grouping Ownership - South Eastern Railway						opened:	1842		prior to Feb 1950		TON
type:	A brick-built 6TS shed with 3 through roads.					closed:	Jan-65		Feb 1950 - Oct 1958		74D
location:	In the fork of the Ashford and Tunbridge Wells lines.								Nov 1958 - May 1962		73J
								Jun 62 - Aug 63		Stewarts Lane sub
Abbreviations		LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway						Sep 63 - Jan 65		Redhill subshed
		SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway				BR - British Railways
Sunday 17 April 1955					74D					total:	46
H 0-4-4T (SECR)		E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		C 0-6-0 (SECR)		Q1 0-6-0		N 2-6-0 (SECR)		D 4-4-0 (SECR)
31164	74D	32454	74D	31059	73C	33014	73C	31871	73B	31734	74D
31184	74D	E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		31277	74D	33028	74D	U1 2-6-0		31737	74D
31193	74D	32503	74D	31585	74D	33029	74D	31896	75B	D1 4-4-0 (SECR)
31324	74B	32578	74D	31588	74D	33030	74D	31906	73A	31489	73E
31523	74D	32580	74D	31590	74D	33031	74D	31908	74D	31727	74D
31530	74D	R1 0-4-4T (SECR)		31716	74D	33032	74D	31909	74D	L 4-4-0 (SECR)
31544	74D	31698	74D	Z 0-8-0		33034	74D	31910	74D	31760	74D
0-6-0 diesels		31704	74D	30950	74D	33035	74D	E 4-4-0 (SECR)		31761	74D
13043	73C	BR 4MT 2-6-4T				33036	74D	31166	74D	31770	74D
13045	73C	80033	75A
shed codes		73A Stewart's Lane		73B Bricklayer's Arms		73C Hither Green		73E Faversham		74B Ramsgate
		74D Tonbridge		75A Brighton		75B Redhill
Visits to Tonbridge 1941 - 1963