The District Controller's View - Tunbridge Wells West and East Sussex, subtitled 'Victoria/London Bridge - Brighton via Eridge, Victoria/London Bridge - Brighton via Horsted Keynes, Tunbridge Wells West - Three Bridges, Eridge - Eastbourne, Horsted Keynes - Haywards Heath, Train and Traffic Operations Summer 1952 - including Full Working Timetable (Passenger, Goods and Trip Workings) with Engine Workings, Engine and Crews Diagrams, Carriage Workings and Locomotive Allocations 1950-60'
Published by Xpress, 112 pages. Large A4 size softback (N5946)
From the rear side cover: Sandwiched between the electrified lines of the former LBSCR and the main line ofthe SECR lay a fascinating network of lines which both radiated from Tunbridge Wells and provided a direct steam service between London and the South Coast.
This was no collection of rural branch lines but a system that operated a busy business service during the rush hours and an impressive timetable of trains in between. Nothing on the system was straightforward: trains from London to Tunbridge Wells alternated between two routes, Eastbourne to London and Brighton to London trains met at Eridge to exchange coaches whilst push and pull stock was cheekily diagrammed as ordinary stock. The line also featured the last main line Birdcage set to be used in rush-hour service. The motive power fleet had been renewed during the early 1950's but the presence of LMS and BR 2-6-4T's on the faster trains did little to diminish the activities of older classes - indeed at least one business train enjoyed the services of an 0-4-4T whilst another was shared by a C2X 0-6-0 for one part of its journey and a Q 0-6-0 for the other.
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The condition of the book is generally good. The covers are clean and bright, the spine is tight and intact, and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound. There is light spine roll along the left hand edge of the book, and the whole book curves gently upwards along the left and right hand edges from where it has been stored flat on the shelves. There is also a small price sticker on the rear side cover
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