The tracks of the london tilbury and southend line, taken from a level crossing. Initially, the london, tilbury and southend railway ltsr hired eastern counties railway ecr locomotives and then after the amalgamation of that railway into the great eastern railway ger, locomotives from that company were hired. With annual, monthly and weekly options available, find out if a season ticket for tilbury riverside to southend is right for you. Including the midland, lms and br periods by kay, peter isbn. It is of the 464 baltic type with side tanks, and one of the first locomotives with this.
Train services on the line are currently operated by c2c. Sb games london tilbury southend simulators 1,995 views. New resource midland railway timetable finding aid national. This network must meet the requirements of reliability, bandwidth capacity. The kingstone collection of official signalling plans for signalboxes in the ger. The london, tilbury and southend railway ltsr, also known as essex thameside, is a commuter railway line on the british railway system which connects fenchurch street station in central london with destinations in east london and essex, including barking, upminster, basildon, grays, tilbury, southend and shoeburyness its main users are commuters travelling to and from london, particularly. The london, tilbury and southend railway then and now. In order to reach the north kent resort of gravesend a short spur was built to a terminus at tilbury with an adjacent pier to take advantage of the increasing steamboat traffic on the river thames. Southend east railway station is on the london, tilbury and southend railway line, serving the southchurch area to the east of southend onsea, essex. The london, tilbury and southend railway a history of the company and line, vol. It had to run under special conditions when it exceeded the speed limit, which included double blocking and of course the 75mph on the ole wasnt an issue.
It is classified as a london and south east commuter line. London, tilbury and southend railway train simulator. Media in category london, tilbury and southend railway the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Please bear with me as i undertake this mammoth task. It is known as the thameside route by network rail. Down the line to southend a pictorial history of londons holiday line 1984. The main route from fenchurch street to shoeburyness via basildon is 40 miles. London, tilbury and southend railway local business facebook. With ars switched off the simulation becomes fully manual and a different kind of. Oct 12, 2012 london to southend in 3 minutes duration. As many locations as possible are included show more 262.
I might do the ockendon branch first just to get used to the editor considering how short the ockendon branch is. The timetables, they are a changin london reconnections. The london tillbury and southend railway operated an intensive passenger service from its fenchurch street terminus in london into the thames estuary area. Travel by train from tilbury town to southend airport in 1h 18m. Heres a pic of the ecs on its way to southend before the high speed run later in the day. This six coupled tank locomotive was designed by r h whitelegg. London, tilbury and southend railway wikimili, the best.
The platform buildings were demolished in the 70s but their back wall survives on the eastbound side. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Seven page article, beginning on page 116, about the resignalling of the london, tilbury and southend railway. Thanks guys, im just wondering if theres a place where i can find c2c trains, anyway i wont be able to ride the lts because i live in the us and dont plan to travel to london anytime soon.
Trains tilbury town to southend airport cheap tickets. Eight period black and white photographs, two being of the interior of laindon signalbox, plus a line layout diagram. May 26, 2018 thanks guys, im just wondering if theres a place where i can find c2c trains, anyway i wont be able to ride the lts because i live in the us and dont plan to travel to london anytime soon. British rail class 357s on the london, tilbury and. It is known as the thameside route by network rail and forms part of strategic route 6. London tilbury and southend railway mostly taken between 1974 and 1980 when i lived in essex. The railway folder should be moved to the location from where the program is to run, and must be a readwrite location i. Electrification and other improvements were necessary to cope with the rushhour southend traffic and, since 1892, the ltsr was in competition with the great eastern for traffic to and from southend. London tilbury and southend railway company, and successors. The entire wikipedia with video and photo galleries for each article. The finished work has been formatted as a pdf by mrs member mervyn bryce and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Rail systems for railway signaling and communication. A history of the company and line by kay, peter at. Wayside signaling and communication systems along the railway track, belden provides the backbone network infrastructure serving the equip ment for the railway signaling system, for example the switches for the gsmr base stations or the fiber optic cables. Nine page article, beginning on page 338, of locomotive stories on the london, tilbury and southend railway. Semaphore signals were replaced with 3 and 4aspect searchlight signals. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. These latter services have survived, currently run by c2c. The slow tracks were built 190305, when district services were extended from bow road though there were no district services east of east ham from 1905 to 1932. The included timetable is taken from 04022019 early in the morning at 04. After many false starts southend finally received its railway in 1856 when the final section of the london, tilbury and southend railway was completed. I might do the ockendon branch first just to get used to the. National railcards offer up to off train tickets in the uk and can be a great investment if you travel a few times or more in a year. Aug 10, 2007 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world.
As railways go the london, tilbury and southend lts, currently. A history of the company and line first edition by kay, peter isbn. The line obtained its own 442 locomotives in 1880, known as the tilbury tanks these replaced ecr locos on all its services. It is now known as the essex thameside route by network rail and forms part of strategic route 6. Id been meaning to reorganise for some time so now i have the perfect opportunity.
The midland railway study centre at the silk mill museum in derby. London, tilbury and southend railway uk transport wiki. In 1880 the company bought its first locomotive saving on hiring costs from the ger and further. It connects fenchurch street station, in central london, with destinations in east london and essex, including barking, upminster, basildon, grays, tilbury, southend and shoeburyness its main users are commuters travelling to and from london, particularly. Locomotives of the london, tilbury and southend railway. The ltsr had originated in 1852 with an act of parliament for a line, jointly owned by the eastern counties railway and london and blackwall railway, to run from fenchurch street to southend. This volume moves the story forward in to the nationalised era and looks at. London, tilbury and southend railway local business. Unusual and the only map of its type what do the two types of station square mean.
This volume looks at the famous gravesend ferry which still survives today. The london, tilbury and southend railway is an english railway line linking fenchurch street railway station in the city of london with northeast london and the entire length of the northern thames gateway area of southern essex. Rly items arranged by railway companyauthor and then date. The london, tilbury and southend railway ltsr, also known as essex thameside, is a. Apologies if this has been asked before, but what is the reason the linespeed on the lts is so. London, tilbury and southend railway linespeed railuk forums.
The map includes the full route including many of the sidings close to the thames estuary. Alright, so im a numpty and went and accidentally deleted all 20,000 odd of my steam loco pictures. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. The london, tilbury and southend railway ltsr, also known as essex thameside, is a commuter railway line on the british railway system. Trains tilbury riverside to southend cheap tickets. It connects fenchurch street station, in central london, with destinations in east london and essex, including barking, upminster, basildon, grays, tilbury, southend and shoeburyness. Media in category british rail class 357s on the london, tilbury and southend line the following 123 files are in this category, out of 123 total. Part four of five of peter kays well written history of this essex coastal line.