C/I Steam Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate "31925". . Access to aggregates handling terminal. A fantastic day at the Balfour Beatty plc Hither Green Depot, it was great to meet the ops team, and see the Balfour Beatty Kirow 1200, 810 Liked by Dean Stothard. The Electrical Review - Volume 167, Issues 10-18 - Page 16 Edith's Streets: March 2020 emerged. List of Rail Yards - Europe - British Isles Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot, Hither Green Hither Green (London) Traction Maintenance Depot or Hither Green (London) TMD is a railway depot used for the maintenance and servicing of freight trains adjacent to the Hither Green marshalling yard. The majority of the yard is in the square to the north west but elements run south along the railway line north of Grove Park Station. Colour photo of Bramdean Crescent showing Hither Green Marshalling Yard on the right, 1976 Colour photo of Bramdean Crescent showing the entrance to the Hither Green Marshalling Yard on the left, 1976 Bramley Family Of The Firs, Old Road, Lee Damaged houses in Breakspears Road in Brockley during World War Two. In steam days the shed code was 73C. "A modern concrete-fabricated motive power depot was opened by the Southern Railway on 10 September 1933 to service its new marshalling yard at Hither Green. Four 4-4-2 tank engines built by Kitson are still running. and explains why no station was provided here from the outset. The official depot code is HG. MAINLINE CAMERAS. ex-LC&DR branch to Greenwich Park, which had closed to passengers between the Found inside Page 105Each terminal was fed from a marshalling yard that separated out the London - terminating traffic from the cross - London exchanges with other railways . Feltham was much the largest and and Hither Green sidings the South Eastern . On The Cameras Today - Saturday 18th September 2021. A short Lewisham was considered to be freight-only, thus initially lacked third rail. Found inside Page 41In July 1925 Holloway Yards detached 50,158 wagons ; in the comparable periods of later years the figures were : 1958 and the London & South Western Railways , to yards at Battersea , Hither Green , Herne Hill , Bricklayers Arms . In spite of being reduced in size over the years, this remains a colossus of sidings flanking either side of the ex-SER main line between Hither Green and Grove Park. Facilities included a coal stage line and a turntable. Reading. and as far as Chislehurst on 1st July 1865, Sevenoaks on 2nd March 1868, and Thames at Blackfriars, then embarked on a steeply-graded double-track spur steel lattice girder bridge, accommodating a double-track, was erected over the Monthly Bulletin - Volume 44 - Page 386 Built from 1949, the Class 12 had gearing for a 27mph (44kph) top speed and was fitted with air brakes, and saw service at the Ashford, Brighton and . Railway metals since 1866. At this time semaphore signals were still very much in evidence . Ralph's main job is pulling High Speed Express Heavy Goods Trains across Europe (Northbound and Southbound), starting from Knapford, stopping at London (King's Cross (Passenger)/Hither Green Marshalling Yard (Goods/Freight/Cargo)), Paris, Bern (Switzerland), Milan (Italy), Rome (Italy) and terminating at Naples (Italy). Hither Green marshalling yard, is a large railway marshalling yard designed for the concentration of freight traffic to and from South East London, and for transfer to other yards in London. During the Second World War they also replaced the SR Z class at Hither Green marshalling yard. In . commenced on 6th June 1904, this being extended through to St Johns on 18th The two lines merged at Hither Green Junction, this These included empty stock workings at Victoria and London Bridge Stations. two bygone features of the steam era: this is No. The majority of the yard is in the square to the north west but elements run south along the railway line north of Grove Park Station. The facility was conceived and built by the South Eastern Railway after 1895, but by the time . Headcode: 2O40, operated by Southeastern using Networker 465187*+465042. branch was diverted southeast, to join ex-SER lines at Lewisham Junction. Over the The original course of the In 1959 a large shed for amenity use of trains . 12-miles, eliminating a lengthy detour via Redhill. Hither Green Sidings from the south in 1960. Roger Goodrum. 12-miles, eliminating a lengthy detour via Redhill. During the Second World War they also replaced the SR Z class at Hither Green marshalling yard. Since no building progress have been made. In the mid-1950s the class were tried out as shunters at Southampton Docks and found to be useful, although their 16-foot wheelbase meant that their route availability on the tightly-curved lines within the docks complex was limited compared to that . Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot or Hither Green TMD is a railway depot used for the maintenance and servicing of freight trains adjacent to the Hither Green marshalling yard. Keep an eye out for our train between Tinsley Marshalling Yard and Felixtowe 2 Water Crane in ''B'' the spur from Blackfriars, had to be accommodated amongst an accelerated particularly coal which had originated from Yorkshire and the Midlands. In 1959 a large shed for amenity use of trains . wi ll normally be formed in balloons A and Band depart via No.2 Departure line to Temple Mills West box. : Tyne marshalling yard under construction in 1963; Whitemoor marshalling yard in 1929 - four views; Portobello [Edinburgh] marshalling yard [West End] with Reid NBR N15/1 69173. Over the Healey Mills Yard Hither Green (Bramdean) Down Yard Bramdean Crescent, LONDON, SE12 0UJ Block train recessing. between Hither Green and Grove Park. Street and Orpington commenced on 28th February 1926. However, after the conflict, this continued to be an important destination for goods. At Sandy the bridge over the ECML was rebuilt while a country house was purchased in Buckinghamshire for use as a training school for staff at Swanbourne yard. latter was surrounded by open fields and woods, which were sparsely populated Updates. The official depot code is HG. run round in the yard. (Above-Below) Coincident with the construction of a new 'hump' marshalling yard at Feltham, RW Urie, the LSWR's Locomotive . steel lattice girder bridge, accommodating a double-track, was erected over the 1973. The Colour photo of Bramdean Crescent showing Hither Green Marshalling Yard on the right, 1976 Colour photo of Bramdean Crescent, 1976 Baring Road, Grove Park Baring Road, Grove Park (Olley Collection) Baring Road View North From Bromley Lewisham Boundary Stream (Olley Colltn) Remembrance Day, Baring Road 1949 . Hither Green TMD Puzzle Pictures This shows work on Bletchley Flyover, built in the 1960s to take trains to a planned marshalling yard at Swanbourne. electrifying ex-SE&CR suburban lines was soon begun, using the third rail system D. E. Marsh intended to rebuild some examples with a larger boiler, but only one E1X rebuild had been completed by the time of his unexpected retirement. On 28th June 2007 EWSR was acquired by Deutsche Bahn AG, which adopted the DB Schenker brand name in 2009. Hither Green (London) Traction Maintenance Depot or Hither Green (London) TMD is a rail depot used for the maintenance and servicing of freight trains adjacent to the Hither Green marshalling yard. Between 1959 and 1962, ninety eight Type 3 British Rail Class 33 were allocated to the depot. Hither Green (London) Traction Maintenance Depot or Hither Green (London) TMD is a railway depot used for the maintenance and servicing of freight trains adjacent to the Hither Green marshalling yard.The depot is a hub for moving freight around southeast England. Many of these were subsequently transferred to Eastleigh but in 1979 there remained forty-five members of the class. Found inside Page 27Hither Green station was not opened until 1895 , and is typical of the worst period of station building , aggravated by its bleak situation . The extensive marshalling yard was begun in 1899 and enlarged at various times . Half of the original engine shed was demolished in 1993, but the remains were modernized with the original locomotive turntable still in existence. Found inside Page 235 Region at Hither Green Marshalling Yard since September , 1955 , and all its claims appear to have been justified . The yard is 1,900 ft . long by 400 ft . wide , and is lit by two 150 - ft . towers with 32 1,000 - watt floodlights Situated on the north side of the South Eastern Main Line between Hither Green and Grove Park stations. Roger Goodrum, We Known as the Tonbridge Cut-Off, the It is joined, in the This train from Charing Cross to Orpington ranks as probably the most convoluted route between those two stations that has ever been devised as a timetabled through service. An aerial view shows railway tracks in Munich on September 5, 2021. high angle view of train on rrailway against sky at the sunset - railway track stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images. Thames at Blackfriars, then embarked on a steeply-graded double-track spur Hither Green Marshalling yard. In steam days the shed code was 73C. How do you say Hither Green station? From Hither Green, they shared work with the Cromptons, including van trains to the Kent Coast and transfer freights to Feltham marshalling yards. Marsh's successor Billinton reversed this policy and instead ordered five new, more powerful locomotives from Brighton works. main line and the revived route came into use on 30th June 1929. Probably nearly as many answers as there were goods yards. By 1910 many of the Stroudley E1 class locomotives were worn out or inadequate for the heavier duties required of them. The majority of the yard is in the square to the north west but elements run south along the railway line north of Grove Park Station. A short However by 2004 it was stored at Hither Green TMD. From there, Hither Green-bound trains ran across the Hither Green marshalling yard Large railway marshalling yard designed for the concentration of freight traffic to and from South East London, and for transfer to other yards in London. Found inside Page 179The railway operated three large marshalling yards for freight on the outskirts of South London, at Feltham, Norwood and Hither Green, where freight could be sorted for onward travel to their final destinations. On the advent of the Southern Railway, a programme of No run round but yard worked in one direction only so that the train backs into the yard leaving the loco free. latter and Nunhead as a World War I economy in 1917 and never re-opened. During October 7667 was briefly at Derby Works. at the growing yard as part of main line quadrupling works. The former British Rail Civil Mechanical & Electrical Engineering department (CM&EE), which had been based here since 1991, became part of Balfour Beatty. 11:47 - Locomotive Services Ltd Class 47s - 1Z25 Settle & Carlisle Circular (Statesman Rail) Scarborough to Appleby. Hither Green Yard Battersea Pier staff halt Slade Green up sidings Sydenham down Junction Fulwell Tunnel Down sidings Hanwell Junction down Brentford sidings Stone Terminal . An increasing number of passengers used the SECR to reach the cross-Channel ferries at Dover and Folkestone between 1910 and 1913, and heavy goods trains between Tonbridge and Hither Green marshalling yard stretched the capabilities of existing locomotives and infrastructure. attractive all-timber two-storey-high structures, sporting gabled pitched roofs. Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot or Hither Green TMD is a railway depot used for the maintenance and servicing of freight trains adjacent to the Hither Green marshalling yard. Found inside Page 10A service was in fact run from Addiscombe Road to Liverpool Street , but in later years the connection was only used to pass Great Eastern Railway goods trains to and from the marshalling yard at Hither Green , and did not impinge upon The pair had replaced an earlier ground-level cabin from the same contractor, just north of the yard, on the down side of the line; this controlled the . Found inside Page 27Hither Green station was not opened until 1895 , and is typical of the worst period of station building , aggravated by its bleak situation . The extensive marshalling yard was begun in 1899 and enlarged at various times . The Marshalling yard Miscellaneous 1 9 BR Tyne marshalling yard in 1963 Railway Premises Tyneside 1 9 BR Tyne marshalling yard in 1963 . Being a strategic location of goods exchange, Hither Green Marshalling Yard was a natural target of the Luftwaffe during World War II, much damage being inflicted on stabled rolling stock and the permanent way. Found inside at the large new Hither Green depot in South London wagons a day , Margam has enabled several smaller yards in the HEBT in AUTOMATIC MARSHALLING Margam marshalling yard near Port Talbot , one of the largest of its kind in Europe Line (via Sidcup) in 1866, passenger services commencing on this route on 1st development coincided with the quadrupling of the main line between St Johns Freight had been using the through route since Hither Green TMD is owned and operated by DBS. justified the opening of a station at Hither Green Junction on 1st June 1895. The depot is a hub for moving freight around southeast England. trunk route had come into use for passenger services between the St Johns area UK (excluding Northern Ireland): British Railways undertook a major programme of investment in marshalling yards in the early 1960s, some of which were arguably obsolete . Location. Use may also be made of the Manor Yard Reception lines fo r despatching West-bound trains. These are the largely rebuilt 73_9's but they have the same business-like character that I've always liked. Photographs, maps, news, queries and more. The main part of the yard was controlled by two signal And there is also a large depot. branch was diverted southeast, to join ex-SER lines at Lewisham Junction. Distance: 32 miles. The enabling Act of Parliament was passed in 1900 for the purchase of about 100 acres for this use. Hither Green Marshalling Yard . Hither Green marshalling yard, is a large railway marshalling yard designed for the concentration of freight traffic to and from South East London, and for transfer to other yards in London. The spur is occasionally used by freight and engineering work trains. Some Class 31 were displaced from Toton and temporarily transferred to Hither Green to work engineers' trains, but these were withdrawn in 2001. have now turned just to the left of the previous photograph and are now As carried by a Maunsell designed ex SR Class W 2-6-4T built at Ashford works in April 1936. A modern concrete-fabricated motive power depot was opened by the Southern Railway on 10 September 1933 to service its new marshalling yard at Hither Green. Found inside Page 48Only two hundred yards away from the surgery the large marshalling yards of Hither Green Station were to prove a frequent target for Hitler's bombers . It was on one bad night that Dr Pat was caught on his way to a call and killed Hither Green TMD is owned and operated by DBS.The official depot code is HG.In steam days the shed code was 73C. justified the opening of a station at Hither Green Junction on 1st June 1895. the first sidings were laid of what would become an extensive freight yard at The Class 12 was built at the British Rail Ashford works for use in London's Norwood Junction and Hither Green marshalling yards, which is where all 26 examples began their working lives. 15:24 - West Coast Railways light engine move (Diesel) - 0Z32 Carnforth Steamtown to Milford Down Sidings. latter was surrounded by open fields and woods, which were sparsely populated Kent Rail Found inside Page 87The Southern Railway had its own London Goods depots at Nine Elms and Bricklayers Arms. Feltham was the Company's largest marshalling yard, but Norwood was the focus for traffic to and from the former LB&SCR and Hither Green the South Direct access to the down sidings from the Dartford Loop Line was A marshalling yard comprising nine up sidings and about and explains why no station was provided here from the outset. Ex-loco . February 1868, and the line reduced the SERs London to Tonbridge distance by In the foreground can be seen point levers, whilst on the The depot is situated south of Lewisham, to the southeast of Hither Green station between the railway station and Lee station on the Sidcup line and between Hither Green station and Grove Park station on the Orpington line.[2]. These were erected by signalling contractor Evans ODonnell and were This itself presented environs, and the small village of Hither Green and its periphery were swallowed Hither Green TMD is owned and operated by DBS. In 1959 a large shed for amenity use of trains . Found inside Page 28Coal for the Bexleyheath line was staged through the marshalling yards at Hither Green . Domestic coal predominated , but in the early days nurseries were good customers . Coal for electricity production in the area was always brought The dimensions were: cylinders 16 in. junction between the Lee Loop, main line, and the down yard. It was principally as a freight depot with, responsible for cross-London transfer freights and received a batch of SR W class 2-6-4 tank engines for this purpose. It is broadly estimated that these proposals would cost about E80 million. remains a colossus of sidings flanking either side of the ex-SER main line Also host a small wagon repair shop used to maintain ore and container wagons. These were located -mile south of the station, where the main It is situated on the north side of the South Eastern Main Line between Hither Green and Grove Park stations. E5008 1960s. Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer. The first four mentioned above were made by Dubs, and the latter four by Kitsons). February 1868, and the line reduced the SERs London to Tonbridge distance by Tonbridge on 1st May 1868. Aerial view, Hamm freight station, wagon sidings, marshalling yard, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Country park in what was originally the Barry Railway sidings. When the line from the midlands was quadrupled, the two eastern tracks were used by goods trains; to enable these to reach Brent sidings, a flyover was provided at Silkstream Junction, north of Hendon. Michael Meacher. Found inside Page 1107 m 16 ch from Charing Cross Despite the junction status of Hither Green passenger station , opened by the South Eastern on June 1 1895 , Hither Green is better known for the marshalling yard which was opened four years later and given Subsequent transfer south of the Thames was made possible by Snow Hill Found inside Page 122Hither Green Sidings being hopelessly inadequate , auxiliary marshalling yards were laid at Chiselhurst , Eltham and Grove Park , while dozens of new siding roads were laid at Plumstead and in the area of Woolwich Arsenal , whence tens Always very proud when we see our livery arriving into the terminal. development coincided with the quadrupling of the main line between St Johns Found insideLewisham, where the Noble family lived, was on the rat-run taken by German bombers coming in over the Kentish coast towards London; the train marshalling yards at nearby Hither Green station were a frequent target for their loads.
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