Days Out No. 75 : 18th March 1962 - Southern Region sheds in Kent & Sussex

A Railway, Correspondence and Travel Society (RCTS) coach trip from London to Kent and Sussex.
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		SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway						Sep 63 - Jan 65		Redhill subshed
BRCW - Birmingham, Railway, Carriage & Wagon Company						BR - British Railways				BR Database
Sunday 18 March 1962					73J					total:	30
BR 4MT 2-6-4T				N1 2-6-0 (SECR)		Q1 0-6-0		V "Schools" 4-4-0
80032	75A	80065	73J	31876	73J	33028	73J	30929	75A Malvern
80037	73J	80066	73J	31879	73J	33029	73J	BR T2 diesel		BRCW T3 diesel
80038	73J	H 0-4-4T (SECR)		31880	73J	33030	73J	D5008		D6519	D6582
80039	73J	31005	75F			33031	73J	0-6-0 diesels		D6520	D6589
80041	73J	31324	73J			33032	73J	D2084	15220	D6543	D6590
80043	73J	31518	73J			33033	73J	D4100	15228
shed codes		73J Tonbridge		75A Brighton		75F Tunbridge Wells
Visits to Tonbridge 1941 - 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.									BR Database
Abbreviations		SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway				BR - British Railways
Sunday 18 March 1962					75F					total:	15
H 0-4-4T (SECR)				BR 4MT 2-6-4T						U1 2-6-0 (SECR)
31278	75F	31533	75F	80017	75F	80068	73A	80143	75A	31905	75C
31521	75F	31544	75F	80018	75F	80095	75F	80149	75A
31522	75F			80019	75F	80140	75F	80150	75A
shed codes		73A Stewart's Lane		75A Brighton		75C Norwood Jct.		75F Tunbridge Wells
Visits to Tunbridge Wells West 1941 - 1963
Ashford
Pre Grouping Ownership - South Eastern Railway						new shed opened:		1931	prior to Jan 1950		AFD
type:	A concrete-built 10TS shed with two through roads.					closed to steam:		Jun-62	Feb 1950 - Sep 1958		74A
location:	In the fork of the Canterbury & Folkstone lines.						BR Database		Oct 1958 - Jun 1962		73F
Abbreviations		SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway				SER - South East Railway			BR - British Railways
		BRCW - Birmingham, Railway, Carriage & Wagon Company
Sunday 18 March 1962					73F					total:	43
H 0-4-4T (SECR)		C 0-6-0 (SECR)		N 2-6-0 (SECR)		Q1 0-6-0		BRCW T3 diesel
31263	73F	31218	73F	31828	73B	33034	70C	D6504	D6536	D6553	D6574
31308	73J	31268	73F	31862	75B	0-6-0 diesels		D6511	D6538	D6560	D6579
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		31293	73B	N1 2-6-0 (SECR)		D2179	D3043	D6513	D6547	D6561	D6591
80036	73F	31592	73F	31878	73J	D2250	D3044	D6527	D6548	D6565
O1 0-6-0 (SER)		31690	73F	U 2-6-0		D2255	D3092	D6528	D6549	BR T2 diesels
31065	73H W	31721	73F W	31628	70C	D2293				D5007	D5017
		31724	73F	31638	70C
shed codes		70C Guildford		73B Bricklayer's Arms		73F Ashford		73H Dover		73J Tonbridge
		75B Redhill
Visits to Ashford 1946 - 1962
Ashford Works
Sunday 18 March 1962										total:	10
N 2-6-0 (SECR)				N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0				V "Schools" 4-4-0
31842	72A	31875	72A	30804	71A Sir Cador of Cornwall W			30909	70C W
31866	75B	31812	70C	N1 2-6-0 (SECR)		U1 2-6-0		H 0-4-4T (SECR)		0-6-0 diesel
				31822	73J	31890	75C	31530	75E W	D2252
shed codes		70C Guildford		71A Eastleigh		72A Exmouth Jct.		73J Tonbridge		75B Redhill
		75C Norwood Junction		75E Three Bridges
Visits to Ashford Works 1946 - 1954						Visits to Ashford Works 1955 - 1962
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.									BR Database
Abbreviations		SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway				LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
		I - Ivatt		BR - British Railways			LSWR - London & South Western Railway
Sunday 18 March 1962					75A					total:	46
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		BR 4MT 2-6-4T		E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR		K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)		West Country 4-6-2
41287	75A	80031	75A	32417	75A	32337	75A	34008	75A Padstow
41301	75A	80033	75A	32418	75A	32338	75A	34019	75A Bideford
41303	75A	80138	75A	E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		32340	75A	Battle of Britain 4-6-2
41325	75A	80144	75A	32468	75A	32341	75A	34055	75A Fighter Pilot
41326	75A	80148	75A	32509	75A W	32349	75E	V "Schools" 4-4-0
41327	75A	80152	75A	32580	75A	N 2-6-0 (SECR)		30901	75A Winchester
C 0-6-0 (SECR)		0-6-0 diesels		Q 0-6-0		31400	75A	30911	75B Dover
31686	73F	D2082	D3217	30534	75A	31401	75A	30917	75A Ardingly
31722	75B	D2282	D3219	30538	75A	31402	75A	30923	75A Bradfield
A1X 0-6-0T (LBSCR)		D2286	D3221			31863	75B	U 2-6-0		S15 4-6-0 (LSWR)
32635	75A							31807	75B	30508	70B
shed codes		70B Feltham		73F Ashford		75A Brighton		75B Redhill		75E Three Bridges
Visits to Brighton 1938 - 1964
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
						BR Database		Jan 1964 - Jun 1964		Brighton subshed
Abbreviations		LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway					I - Ivatt
			Sunday 18 March 1962
				75E sub			total:	7
			Q 0-6-0		E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)
			30540	75E	32470	75E	41261	75A
			30546	75E	32479	75A	41283	75A
							41300	75A
shed codes		75A Brighton		75E Three Bridges
Visits to Horsham 1938 - 1963
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.									BR Database
Abbreviations		LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway					SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway
		BR - British Railways
Sunday 18 March 1962					75E					total:	26
M7 0-4-4T		BR 4MT 2-6-4T		U1 2-6-0		K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)				N 2-6-0 (SECR)
30053	75E	80010	75E	31891	75E	32343	75A	32352	75E	31824	73A
30055	75E	80087	75E	31892	75E	32346	75E	32353	75E	U 2-6-0
H 0-4-4T (SECR)		80088	75E	31893	75E	32347	75E	BR 4MT 4-6-0		31802	72C
31551	75E	80089	75E	31894	75E	32348	75E	75070	75E	Q 0-6-0
0-6-0 diesels				31910	75C	32350	75E	75075	75E	30547	75E
D3093	D3094
shed codes		72C Yeovil Town		73A Stewart's Lane		75A Brighton		75C Norwood Junction		75E Three Bridges
Visits to Three Bridges 1941 - 1963
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.									BR Database
Abbreviations		LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway					SECR - South East Coast Railway
		LSWR - London & South Western Railway
Sunday 18 March 1962					75B					total:	16
U 2-6-0		N 2-6-0 (SECR)				S15 4-6-0 (LSWR)		V "Schools" 4-4-0
31616	75B	31817	75B	31865	75B	30836	75B	30915	75B Brighton
31623	70C	31821	70C	31870	75B	K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)		30916	75B Whitgift
0-6-0 diesels		31852	75B	31872	75B	32345	75E	30928	75A Stowe
D3046	D3224	31856	72A
shed codes		70C Guildford		72A Exmouth Junction		75A Brighton		75B Redhill		75E Three Bridges
Visits to Redhill 1946 - 1965
Nine Elms
Opened by the London & South Western Railway							opened:	1885	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		9E
type:	Two brick-built dead-ended sheds:10TS (new) and 15TS (old).						closed:	Jul-67	Feb 1950 - Jul 1967		70A
location:	On a spur, between Vauxhall and Queens Road stations.									BR Database
Abbreviations		LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway					LSWR - London & South Western Railway
		SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway				BR - British Railways
Sunday 18 March 1962					70A					total:	59
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)		U 2-6-0		V "Schools" 4-4-0				West Country 4-6-2
30035	70B	31612	70A	30912	70A Downside			34001	70A Exeter
30039	70A	31613	71A	30921	70A Shrewsbury			34006	70A Bude
30051	70A	31617	70A	30935	70A Sevenoaks			34010	70A Sidmouth
30241	70A	31621	70A	30936	70A Cranleigh			34017	70A Ilfracombe
30245	70A	31624	70A	N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0				34020	70A Seaton
30249	70A	31636	70A	30770	71A Sir Prianius			34028	71B Eddystone
30320	70A	31796	70A	LN "Lord Nelson" 4-6-0				34048	72B Crediton
57xx 0-6-0PT		31803	71A	30862	70A Lord Collingwood			34102	71B Lapford
4616	70D	N 2-6-0 (SECR)		Merchant Navy 4-6-2				Battle of Britain 4-6-2
4634	70A	31851	75B	35008	71B Orient Line			34050	70A Royal Observer Corps
4672	70A	E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		35017	70A Belgian Marine			34054	72B Lord Beaverbrook
4692	70A	32472	70A	35020	70A Bibby Line			34073	70A 249 Squadron
4698	70A	32473	70A	35029	70A Ellerman Lines			34077	70A 603 Squadron
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		32487	70A	BR 5MT 4-6-0				34087	70A 145 Squadron
80067	73A	32557	70A	73081	70A Excalibur			0-6-0 diesels
		Q1 0-6-0		73082	70A Camelot			D2279	D3464
		33016	70B	73087	70A Linette			D3049	15215
				73118	70A King Leodegrance			D3096
shed codes		70A Nine Elms		70B Feltham		70D Basingstoke		71A Eastleigh		71B Bournemouth
		72B Salisbury		73A Stewart's Lane		75B Redhill
Visits to Nine Elms 1936 - 1956						Visits to Nine Elms 1957 - 1967