Ocean Terminal Southampton

[paul59]

Hi all and Merry Christmas .

Just trying to work a part of the dock system into a track plan and i was wondering how the locos were turned round at the Ocean Terminal in the 1950's.

Paul

[petethemole]

There was a turntable and servicing point at Southampton Terminus, but as far as I'm aware, the locos off the down boat trains were serviced at Eastleigh. 

[john new]

Drummond's book on Southampton Docks is not very clear about working the ECS trains although it does state getting main line locos out of the docks was a priority. 

[Middlesea John]

I believe the locos worked down from Eastleigh tender first.

[bécasse]

11 hours ago, Middlesea John said:

I believe the locos worked down from Eastleigh tender first.

Strictly speaking, they worked to and from Eastleigh tender first - which was standard Southern practice for working locos between termini and the loco depots that serviced them, the tender-first locos sometimes working ECS, rather than just being LE, if that suited the operational requirement on the day.

[paul59]

Thanks for the replies, really appreciate the information. So I guess on a run to Waterloo the the loco would use the turntable there, then once back at Southampton return to Eastleigh for service.

I will order the Ian Drummond book i think..... 

[bécasse]

In London, the loco would be serviced (turned, coaled, watered, etc) at Nine Elms depot. It was unusual at Waterloo for train locos to handle ecs, a fleet of M7s, Panniers, H16s, etc were retained for working ecs between Waterloo and Clapham Junction (or more rarely sidings further out).

[paul59]

Just looking at Nine Elms on an an old map, wow it was a massive complex back in the day...

Cheers bécasse.