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Southern
Clapham
Junction
(CED & SWD)
26th April 1947
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One of the regular Carriage Pilots at Clapham Junction Yard 26th April 1947 Ex-LSWR
Adams O2 class no.212 (built May 1892, withdrawn December 1959) is attached
to a tool-wagon while it shunts carriages in the vast yards lying between the
main and Windsor lines - the London end of the latter being seen behind it. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
18th March 1957
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Down Central Section goods, west of Clapham Junction 18th March 1957 Still coming
off the West London Extension, passing under St. John’s Hill overbridge at
Falcon Junction on the Down Central Section Slow line towards Balham is a
goods headed by Maunsell W class no.31921 (built October
1935, withdrawn June 1963), one of the class of fifteen
all of which spent almost the whole of their lives on cross-London freight
work from SR Yards. Note the trackworkers in the Up Slow four-foot at the end
of Falcon Junction’s (long since removed) fast-to-slow crossovers. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
22nd March 1957
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Oxted line train from Victoria leaving Clapham Junction 22nd March 1957 At Falcon
Junction and about to pass under Strathblaine
Terrace bridge, the 2.08pm Victoria - Tunbridge Wells West via Oxted is
headed by LMS-type Fairburn 4MT no.42068 (built October 1950, withdrawn December
1963) hauling a Mk1 3-Cor set and van. The ex-LSWR lines from Waterloo are on
the left. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Up mineral empties on Brighton line approaching Clapham Junction 22nd March 1957 The train
has come from Norwood Yard (via either Crystal Palace or Selhurst) and is
probably bound for Willesden LMR by the West London Line. With its rear still
passing under Battersea Rise overbridge, it is hauled by one of the Maunsell W class 2-6-4Ts which were entirely devoted to
cross-London freight exchange work, no.31921 (built October 1935, withdrawn June
1963). © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Waterloo - Basingstoke train west of Clapham Junction 22nd March 1957 Just about
to pass under Battersea Rise overbridge, the 1.54pm Waterloo - Basingstoke
semi-fast is headed by BR Standard 4MT no.75077 (built December 1955,
withdrawn July 1967). After the loose SK coach is a CLC-liveried Maunsell 3-set with four-compartment BSK coaches. Diverging
away on the right is the ex-LBSCR main line from Victoria to East Croydon,
Brighton etc. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
1st April 1958
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Up Windsor Line freight approaching Clapham Junction 1st April 1958 From the
west end of the Windsor Line platforms the Up freight is headed by SR Maunsell class H15 no.30478 (built June 1924, withdrawn March
1959). © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
2nd April 1958
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Victoria - Tunbridge Wells West train leaving Clapham Junction. 2nd April 1958 North from
the Strath Terrace bridge with Clapham Junction Station just visible far
left, just passing over Falcon Junction is the 2.08pm from Victoria, headed
by LMS Fairburn 4MT no.42071 (built November 1950 at Brighton, withdrawn March
1967 having spent its life on the SR) hauling a Mk1 3-Cor set and van. “The flats on the right are the Peabody Estate”. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Down Central Section freight at Clapham Junction 2nd April 1958 From the
London-end of the Central Section (ex-LBSCR) platforms towards. The train is
just passing Clapham Junction 'B' Box, which controlled the Central Section
lines; on the right is Falcon Road ex-LMS Goods Yard and in the left distance
can be seen the Western Section carriage-washing plant. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Freight off the West London Extension Line struggles 2nd April 1958 From
Platform 15/16, towards Pig’s Hill, Latchmere
Junction and the West London Extension to Kensington Olympia and Willesden
Junction. The locomotive is R. Billinton C2X class no.32551
(built February 1902 as C2 no.551, rebuilt February 1909, withdrawn February
1960). On the left is Clapham Junction 'B' Box, controlling the Central
(ex-LBSCR) lines. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Waterloo - Weymouth express at Clapham Junction 2nd April 1958 Looking
north from platforms 11/12 Down express headed by Bulleid
Light Pacific no.34107 'Blandford Forum' (plain 'Blandford'
until October 1952), built April 1950, withdrawn (air-smoothed) September 1964.
Behind it is an M7 0-4-4T and 'A' Box, with its massive wartime steel canopy
- later to collapse. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Waterloo - Basingstoke train pulling away from Clapham Junction 2nd April 1958 Not many
years before the Bournemouth line electrification, in the final steam-hauled years
the important 'commuter' services from Basingstoke were handed over from the
traditional old LSWR engines to new BR Standard 4-6-0 types. Class 4MT no.75075
(built November 1955, withdrawn July 1967) is about to pass south under
Battersea Rise bridge © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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SWD down train pulling away from Clapham Junction with a 'Schools' 2nd April 1958 The
locomotive is Maunsell 'Schools' V class no.30903 'Charterhouse'
(built April 1930, withdrawn December 1962). On the right is the ex-LBSCR
main line from Victoria to East Croydon and Brighton, etc. “The train
was noted at the time as 'Empty Stock' but has the headcode for the Salisbury
line, so it might be the 11.54am semi-fast from Waterloo running late”. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Down 'Bournemouth Belle' west of Clapham Junction 2nd April 1958 About to
pass south under Battersea Rise bridge, SR Bulleid
'Merchant Navy' rebuilt no.35022 'Holland-America Line' (built October
1948, rebuilt June 1956, withdrawn May 1966 and now preserved). © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Waterloo – Alton /Portsmouth train west of Clapham Junction 2nd April 1958 The train
is the 12.27pm service from Waterloo made up of 8 no. 2 BIL EMU's, which will
divide at Woking. On the right is the Brighton main line. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Empty stock from Waterloo arriving at Clapham Junction 2nd April 1958 Seen from
the London end of Platforms 7/8, the train is running under the great 'A' Box
into the Carriage Sidings, headed by ex-LSW Drummond M7 class no.30123 (built
February 1903, withdrawn July 1959). The first three coaches are Bulleid ‘Multidoor’ set no.976 formed (nearest) BSK 2868,
CK 5722 & BSK 2867. “I
recorded this particular engine on 107 occasions - more than any other number
on any railway”. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
4th
July 1959
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Empty stock for a Special leaving Clapham Carriage Yard 4th
July 1959 View
westward from main line platform 7. The locomotive is SR Maunsell
U class no.31616 (built September 1928, withdrawn June 1964). Behind is Bulleid two-car ‘R’ set 73 which was new on 6th
May 1948. BSK 4381 (nearest the camera) was replaced by ex.Loose SK 98 in February 1965, with the set out-of-use
(oou) in July 1967. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
23rd
December 1959
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Ex-GWR Pannier tank on empty stock work at Clapham Junction 23rd
December 1959 View
northward from platform 8, with the extensive Carriage Depot off to the left.
In 1959 for a few years in the later days of Steam, ex-GWR Pannier tanks were
brought across to help with the important movement of empty stock to/from
Waterloo. This is Collett '8750' class 0-6-0PT no.4672 (built March 1944,
withdrawn July 1963). Behind can be glimpsed a BR Standard 4-6-0. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Ex-GWR Pannier tank on empty stock at Clapham Junction 23rd
December 1959 '8750'
class Pannier tank no.4681 (built November 1944, withdrawn December 1963).
Before passing under the great 'A' signalbox with
its wartime steel roof, the train will have been drawn through the carriage-washing
plant by West London Junction. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
10th
September 1960
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Down 'Atlantic Coast Express' west of Clapham Junction 10th
September 1960 About to
pass under Battersea Rise bridge, the main (11.00am) portion (of four) of the
'ACE' on a Summer Saturday, heading for Ilfracombe (arr. 4.38pm) and
Torrington (4.30pm). The locomotive is rebuilt Bulleid
'Merchant Navy' class no.35015 'Rotterdam Lloyd', built as no.21C15 March
1945, renumbered 35015 by BR, rebuilt June 1958, withdrawn February 1964 and
scrapped. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
6th
April 1962
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Clapham Junction (Windsor Lines), with up van train 10th
September 1960 An Up van train passes by Platform 2 behind a Bulleid wartime Q1 class no.33011 (built September 1942
as C11, withdrawn August 1963). © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
25th
August 1962
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Locomotives in Clapham Junction carriage yard 25th
August 1962 From the Down
Windsor Line platform across the Carriage Yard to the SW main line. The light
engines resting between empty stock workings to Waterloo are:
rebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific no.34024 'Tamar
Valley' (built February 1946 as no.21C124, rebuilt February 1961,
withdrawn at the End of Steam on the SR in July 1967); ex-LSWR Urie class H16 no.30517 (built November 1921, withdrawn December
1962). © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Waterloo - Basingstoke train at Clapham Junction, 1962 25th
August 1962 Seen from
the Windsor Line platforms, and across all the other lines to Clapham
Junction ‘B’ (Brighton Line) Box, is Urie S15 no.30515
(built April 1921, withdrawn July 1963) on the 5.54pm from Waterloo; the
eastern edge of the large Clapham Junction ‘A’ gantry signalbox
is just visible on the left. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
18th
July 1964
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Down milk empties at Clapham Junction (Windsor Lines) 18th
July 1964 The train
(probably from the Milk Depot at Vauxhall) is passing under the great 'A' signalbox (with its wartime steel canopy) and along the platform
4 line towards Putney, Richmond etc., headed by Bulleid
wartime Q1 class no.33027 (built July 1942 as C27, withdrawn January 1966). © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
30th
January 1965
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Sir Winston Churchill's Funeral Train passing Clapham Junction 30th
January 1965 The train
ran from Waterloo to Hanborough via Reading South and Oxford, hauled by SR Bulleid Light Pacific no.34051 'Winston Churchill'. This
locomotive was built in December 1946 as no.21C151 and after withdrawal in July
1965 was saved and preserved in the National Collection at York: for the
Funeral it carried a unique disc headcode representing 'V for Victory'. The Pullman
liveried hearse vehicle of the seven-coach Pullman train conveyed the coffin
- Sir Winston having died on 24th January 1965 then lain in state.
“Mid-winter weather precluded my obtaining a good photograph”. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
9th
September 1965
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BR Standard 2-6-4T at Clapham Junction 9th
September 1965 From the
London end of platform 7/8, across to the Windsor Line station, with 'A' signalbox on the right. On the lines into the big
Carriage Yard is BR Standard 4MT no.80143 (built September 1956, withdrawn July
1967), engaged in empty stock working during the last years of Steam. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Clapham Junction (Windsor Lines), with BR Standard 4-6-0 9th
September 1965 From Up
Main platforms 7/8 across the lines into the Carriage Yard to the Windsor
Line platforms 1-6. The filthy BR Standard 5MT is no.73114 'Etarre' (built November 1955, withdrawn June 1966),
latterly carrying the name previously borne by 'King Arthur' class no.30751
which was withdrawn in June 1957. In Alfred Tennyson's Idylls
of the King, Sir Pelleas (knighted by King
Arthur) deeply loves the maiden named Etarre (who
does not return his affection). © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
26th
April 1966
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Bournemouth line train passing Clapham Junction ‘B’ signal box 26th April 1966 Clapham
Junction ‘B’ signal box still exists although no longer in use. It was built
by British Railways in 1952, but the style is very much derived from its
Southern Railways predecessors. It closed in 1980 but was subsequently used
as a permanent way mess room. © Alan Murray-Rust (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Carriage Sidings, Clapham Junction 26th April 1966 Three BR
standard Class 3 2-6-2 tank locomotives wait with sets of coaches ready to
take them up to Waterloo Station for service. In the distance is the famous
Granada Cinema, now a conference centre and Listed Grade II*. © Alan Murray-Rust (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Leaving for Kensington Olympia, Clapham Junction 26th April 1966 Heading
down Pig’s Hill to the West London Extension Railway this was an odd service,
as it was completely unadvertised. It operated two trains each in the morning
and afternoon peak periods to principally to serve the Post Office Savings
Bank headquarters near Olympia. First coach is the unique glass-fibre bodied
Second S1000S. © Alan Murray-Rust (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
30th
April 1966
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4 SUB arriving at Clapham Junction 30th
April 1966 From the
London end of platform 10 with a 4 SUB arriving on a Weybridge to Waterloo
‘17’ service (via Brentford). © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Bulleid Light
Pacific passing Clapham Junction on a Weymouth express 30th
April 1966 Passing
through platform 9, the 12.35am Waterloo - Weymouth is headed by 'Battle of
Britain' no.34064 'Fighter Command', built July 1947 as no.21C164, not
rebuilt, withdrawn May 1966 and scrapped. “This must have been one of its very last workings”. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Up Bournemouth express passing Clapham Junction 30th
April 1966 Passing
through UP Main platform 8, is the 8.46am Bournemouth West to Waterloo behind
rebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific no.34037 'Clovelley' (built August 1946 as no.21C137,
renumbered March 1949, rebuilt March 1958 and
withdrawn July 1967). “One of the last”. © Ben Brooksbank (CC-by-SA/2.0) |
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Ben Brooksbank In researching photographs for BloodandCustard webpages many excellent the
photographs taken by Ben Brooksbank
emerged of the geographically-based Geograph website. Ben granted permission to use these photographs under the Creative Commons licence. Sadly, those of us here at BloodandCustard never got to meet Ben (a lifelong railway enthusiast and retired Medical Scientist sadly he passed on 24th February 2018). However, this page is dedicated in gratitude towards both Ben and his foresight to take these photographs which form part of an important historical record. |
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