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Brighton Belle, were they used "off route" or rail tours


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That rings a distant bell but the Bels (and all similar units of that era) were banned from many SED routes account they were considered out of gauge.  I'm afraid I can't supply any more information as to whether or not the working actually took place.

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On 18/03/2015 at 17:04, talisman56 said:

In the 50s and 60s 3052 was the 'chosen one' when TPTB decided that a BEL unit would be the chosen to transport various members of Royalty (up to and including HRH the Queen) to various functions, including race days and Portsmouth Naval Reviews. .........

 

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I  ASSUME  that this is what is being demonstrated on this photograph now up on E-Bay (at Virginia Water) ;

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123703044647?ul_noapp=true

 

 

( The usual disclaimer, I have no connection with the listing. )

 

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Could be the very same working as shown in the link in Talisman's original posting.

 

Was the curve onto the Windsor Branch from the 'country' side still in-situ in 1953, and was it electrified? If so, this could be a Portsmouth to Windsor working, as it is shown in the photo coming off the Addlestone line at Virginia Water.

 

The head code has me a bit confused, though, because on the SW, I thought that 04 meant Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour via Leatherhead.

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On 23/03/2019 at 21:40, Nearholmer said:

Could be the very same working as shown in the link in Talisman's original posting.

 

Was the curve onto the Windsor Branch from the 'country' side still in-situ in 1953, and was it electrified? If so, this could be a Portsmouth to Windsor working, as it is shown in the photo coming off the Addlestone line at Virginia Water.

 

The head code has me a bit confused, though, because on the SW, I thought that 04 meant Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour via Leatherhead.

 

It is the same working - here is a link to the page that the photo I linked earlier came from:

 

http://www.guildford-dragon.com/2014/10/30/working-on-the-railway-by-bob-hind-and-his-award-winning-staff-magazine/

 

In 1953 '04' on SWD was Windsor-Portsmouth Harbour (special Traffic workings) via Woking (from the 1939 list on SEMG), this had changed in the 1961 list to Windsor to Portsmouth Harbour (special) via Worplesdon.

 

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The Staines West Curve was electrified, and removed in 1965.

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I bought the photo so here it is. I used to travel frequently from Platform 3 at Virginia Water on 2-EPBs from Weybridge.

 

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On 23/03/2019 at 21:40, Nearholmer said:

 

Was the curve onto the Windsor Branch from the 'country' side still in-situ in 1953, and was it electrified?

 

Yes it was according to 'Prior's Signal Box Diagrams' volume 26. 

 

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On 23/03/2019 at 21:40, Nearholmer said:

Was the curve onto the Windsor Branch from the 'country' side still in-situ in 1953, and was it electrified?

 

Yes according to 'Prior SB Diagrams'. it would be assumed that it remained electrified until removal.

Taken from 'Prior Vol 26 SR Lines Reading and Windsor'

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