Photo Review
11th March 1956
R.C.T.S. (London Branch)
Southend Centenary Special
| Loco Used | LTSR no. 80 'Thundersley' |
| Stock Used | included LT&SR 283 |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 80 |
Bishopsgate Goods - Bethnal Green - Stratford - Forest Gate - Barking - Rainham - Tilbury Town - Pitsea - Southend Central - Shoeburyness |
| 80 | Shoeburyness - (reverse of outward route) - Pitsea - Laindon - Upminster - Barking - West Ham - Gas Factory Jn - London Fenchurch Street |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from the booked timings.
(2) During the layover at Southend the RCTS ran a special working on the
Southend Pier Railway.
Sources : David Davis & Chris Harley (from contemporary
sources), Andrew Fairholm & John Debens
Photo Review
80 'Thundersley' at Bishopsgate Goods (photo: The John Debens Collection)
80 entering Stratford station (photo: The John Debens Collection)
The stock included LT&SR 3rd class coach 283
(photo: The John Debens Collection)
Whilst in Southend a (free) trip was made on the Southend Pier Railway,
complete with RCTS 'headboard'
(photo: The John Debens Collection)
Coach destination board
(photo: The John Debens Collection)
80, watering at Shoeburyness (photo: The John Debens Collection)
From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection
Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)
| Miles | Location | Booked |
| 0.0 | Bishopsgate Goods | 11.15d |
| 0.7 | Bethnel Green | 11/25 |
| 1.8 | Mile End | ? |
| 2.6 | Bow Jn | ? |
| 3.6 | Stratford | 11/33 |
| 4.1 | Maryland | ? |
| 4.9 | Forest Gate | ? |
| 5.4 | Forest Gate Jn | 11/38 |
| 5.8 | Woodgrange Park | 11/40 |
| 7.5 | Barking | 11/44 |
| 10.5 | Dagenham Dock | ? |
| 12.5 | Rainham | 11/56 |
| 15.9 | Purfleet | ? |
| 19.8 | Grays | ? |
| 21.5 | Tilbury Town | ? |
| 22.3 | Tilbury East Jn | 12.22 ~ 12.26 |
| 24.1 | Low Street | ? |
| 25.0 | East Tilbury | ? |
| 27.2 | Stanford-le-Hope | ? |
| 32.3 | Pitsea | 12/50 |
| 34.9 | Benfleet | ? |
| 38.3 | Leigh-on-Sea | ? |
| 39.6 | Chalkwell | ? |
| 40.6 | Westcliff-on-Sea | ? |
| 41.5 | Southend Central | 13/15 |
| 42.4 | Southend East | ? |
| 43.7 | Thorpe Bay | ? |
| 45.3 0.0 |
Shoeburyness | 13.25a ~ 14.25d |
| 1.6 | Thorpe Bay | ? |
| 2.9 | Southend East | ? |
| 3.8 | Southend Central | 14.35a ~ 16.00d |
| 4.7 | Westcliff-on-Sea | ? |
| 5.7 | Chalkwell | ? |
| 7.0 | Leigh-on-Sea | ? |
| 10.4 | Benfleet | ? |
| 13.0 | Pitsea | 16/22 |
| 16.7 | Laindon | ? |
| 20.3 | East Horndon | ? |
| 24.2 | Upminster | 16.51 ~ 16.55 |
| 25.8 | Hornchurch | ? |
| 28.2 | Dagenham East | ? |
| 29.9 | Becontree | ? |
| 31.9 | Barking | 17/14 |
| 33.2 | East Ham | ? |
| 34.1 | Upton Park | ? |
| 34.9 | Plaistow | ? |
| 35.4 | West Ham | ? |
| 36.3 | Bromley | ? |
| 36.8 | Gas Factory Jn | 17/26 |
| 37.8 | Stepney East | 17/29 |
| 39.5 | Fenchurch Street | 17.35a |
