Seaford 150
Folder: Railways including tramways
Photos of trains taken during the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Seaford branch, from Brighton & Lewes, on the south coast of England. 7&8.6.2014
I will leave you to work out the direction the trains are travelling in each photo.. With no turning facilities available, having started at London, Victoria, the Railway Touring Company specials had the diesel leading from … (read more)
I will leave you to work out the direction the trains are travelling in each photo.. With no turning facilities available, having started at London, Victoria, the Railway Touring Company specials had the diesel leading from … (read more)
Seaford 150 - 33207 Jim Martin at Tidemills - 7.6.…
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Seaford 150 - 70013 Oliver Cromwell near Tidemills…
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Seaford 150 - 70013 Oliver Cromwell at Tidemills -…
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Seaford 150 - 70013 Oliver Cromwell at Newhaven Ha…
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Southern 313205 - Newhaven Marine - 7.6.2014
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Southern 313205 & 313210 - Newhaven Harbour - 7.6…
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Seaford 150 - 33207 Jim Martin - Newhaven Harbour…
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Seaford 150 - 70013 Oliver Cromwell to Newhaven Ma…
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Seaford 150 - 70013 Oliver Cromwell in Newhaven Ha…
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Seaford 150 - 70013 Oliver Cromwell passing Tidemi…
Seaford 150 Support services at Newhaven Marine -…
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Seaford 150 - 33207 - Newhaven - 8.6.2014
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There are only two ferry crossings a day from Newhaven to Dieppe at the height of the summer, less in winter. So there are often trucks parked in the dock area. Obviously some enterprising trucker had set up a barbeque to provide a bit of variety to his and his mates Sunday dinner. It definitely was that, the smell drifted down the line!
Seaford 150 - 44932 - Newhaven Town - 8.6.2014
Seaford 150 - 44932 arriving at Seaford - 8.6.2014
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The last few hundred yards into the station the single track runs along beside The Salts recreation ground, with the railway on an embankment, shared with the A259, on the other side. This is the view from the park side, with the lamp standard showing the final few yards of the long platform. The far side of The Salts is the sea front.
Seaford 150 - 44932 - Seaford - 8.6.2014
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As there is now no means of turning locomotives, or even running round the train, to haul it from the other end, these special trains usually have a second loco at the other end. This is nearly always a diesel. This is how this train would have run round to Brighton. It would then run with this loco in the lead, along the coast to Eastbourne, where it reversed again to Hastings before returning to London with steam leading.
Seaford 150 - Seaford station with 33207 - 8.6.201…
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The station was packed on both days, especially on the Saturday, when there were stalls and children's activities there. Due to the station's location there isn't anywhere to get a view of the train in the area alongside the station building, except from the fairly narrow and very crowded platform. So I didn't even try. This is the nearest I got to it!
Later - On checking my collection of photos from the event, I have found a long distance shot, that shows a view along the track, to an end-on view of the station building - www.ipernity.com/doc/philsutters/33211779
Seaford 150 - WCR 33207 Seaford - 8.6.2014
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Seaford 150 - West Coast Railway's 33207 & Seaford…
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This is a long distance shot, that I originally discounted as not showing enough of the train. However it does, when cropped down, actually show the station building and the general atmosphere, quite nicely.
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