Penlan Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Scene.... I was travelling back from Scotland to London in the early 50's as a child and we were delayed due to serious floods, lines washed out etc on the East Coast Mainline. Question.. I know I've seen photos of A4's (double headed) on that journey, I was on that train, but I can't seem to track down a date or the photo's now. (It arrived at Kings Cross about 6 -7 hours late). Any guidance would be welcome - I'm writing a brief history of my youth for my children, there's a lot of grey areas and timelines that are mismatched. This was me going up to Scotland earlier, me looking out the window (under blue arrow). The windows would have been raised quickly before we entered the tunnel. Sandy Croall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hmmm, the killer floods - quite literally lethal - seem to be 31st Jan - 1st Feb '53. As described on this site, amongst others. http://www.information-britain.co.uk/famdates.php?id=470 Can't put specific railway impacts onto it based on what I've found so far though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 31, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2012 Many low lying tracks were inundated. The LT&S lines at Leigh-on-Sea was one such line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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