Prototype Tim Mills' Photos

[oldravendale]

K Class 2-6-0 32353 took over The Sussex Coast Ltd from the E4 and E6 at Pulborough and here are three photos from the train as it left Pulborough for Arundel on 24th June 1962.







Again the Sussex Coast Ltd on 24th June 1962 and suggested by Tim to be on the Cuckoo Line but could be approaching Arundel with 32353 on the front.



Two photos here of The Sussex Coast Ltd on 24th June 1962 and K Class 32353 suggested by Tim as being turned at Eastbourne and it looks as though by the tour participants. However the itinerary suggests that the K never took the train to Eastbourne the route being Pulborough - Arundel - Barnham - Bognor Regis and then, from Bognor back to Barnham - Worthing Central - Hove - Preston Park - Haywards Heath. I wonder, therefore, whether this is actually Bognor.

Edit. Thanks to Dave @Yorkshire Dave:
These are at Bognor Regis - The SR art-deco signal box in the background centre left of the first photo is the give-away.

At Eastbourne loco shed is on the left of the tracks and the main line tracks curve left when looking north.


The loco had been allocated to Three Bridges since at least 1948 (BR Database) and carries a 75E shed plate which can be determined in some of the later pictures. It was withdrawn at the end of 1962 (SLS) and was scrapped at Eastleigh Works in December 1963. (RO).





Brian

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Two photos here of The Sussex Coast Ltd on 24th June 1962 and K Class 32353 suggested by Tim as being turned at Eastbourne and it looks as though by the tour participants. However the itinerary suggests that the K never took the train to Eastbourne the route being Pulborough - Arundel - Barnham - Bognor Regis and then, from Bognor back to Barnham - Worthing Central - Hove - Preston Park - Haywards Heath. I wonder, therefore, whether this is actually Bognor. The loco had been allocated to Three Bridges since at least 1948 (BR Database) and carries a 75E shed plate which can be determined in some of the later pictures. It was withdrawn at the end of 1962 (SLS) and was scrapped at Eastleigh Works in December 1963. (RO).

These are at Bognor Regis - The SR art-deco signal box in the background centre left of the first photo is the give-away.

At Eastbourne loco shed is on the left of the tracks and the main line tracks curve left when looking north.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Again the Sussex Coast Ltd on 24th June 1962 and suggested by Tim to be on the Cuckoo Line but could be approaching Arundel with 32353 on the front.

This is Barnham facing south west.

The train has just left/passed through the station and is taking the junction south towards Bognor Regis. The lines diverging to the right (or straight ahead if standing on the platform) and out of view head towards Chichester.

The building just seen above the train is a sub-station for the 3rd rail electrification.

This is the junction today from Barnham platform (source Wikimedia Commons).

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

K Class 2-6-0 32353 took over The Sussex Coast Ltd from the E4 and E6 at Pulborough and here are three photos from the train as it left Pulborough for Arundel on 24th June 1962.

Just to add some more this was the Pulborough - Arundel - Arundel Junction - Barnham - Bognor Regis stage of the tour.