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HAULING A
CONTINENTAL TRAIN near Lewes, Sussex. The photograph above shows one
of the former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's expresses.
The system became a part of the Southern Railway in 1922. The engine
is of the 0-4-2 type, and was designed in 1882 by William Stroudley,
Locomotive Superintendent of the London, Brighton and South Coast
Railway.
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THE
"FLYING SCOTSMAN" of bygone days is here seen passing New Barnet on
the line of the former Great Northern Railway. The express is hauled
by one of Patrick Stirling's famous "singles." These locomotives,
with a single pair of 8 ft. driving wheels, were among the fastest of
their time. The first of this class were built in 1870 and the total
weight of engine and tender amounted to 78 tons 10 cwt.—an
interesting comparison with the 155 tons of the great "Pacific" type
locomotives which haul the "Flying Scotsman" to-day.
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A
DOUBLE-HEADED EXPRESS (above) on the old Midland line in the early
'nineties. The 2-4-0 locomotives of the type shown were designed by
the Midland Railway's locomotive superintendent, Matthew Kirtley. The
coupled wheels were 6 ft. 8-1/2 in. diameter, driven by a pair of
cylinders 17 in. diameter by 24 in. stroke.
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THE
"FLYING DUTCHMAN" a famous Great Western train of broad-gauge days,
hauled by an engine of the 4-2-2 type. This picture, taken at Ealing,
shows an extra rail laid between each pair of broad-gauge tracks,
ready for the G.W.R.'s conversion to the standard 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.
gauge, which took place in May, 1892.
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IN 1886
the fastest booked train on the Great Northern was the one shown
above. This picture was taken as the engine—one of the "singles"—was
passing through New Barnet, hauling the Sheffield and Manchester
special express which left King's Cross at 2 p.m.
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NEAR LEWES,
SUSSEX. This photograph of a Continental express on the old London,
Brighton and South Coast Railway is of special interest as
illustrating the use made of tank engines for express trains working
in later "Brighton Line" days.
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THE LAST
TRAIN to cross the old bridge at Shoreham, Sussex. A London, Brighton
and South Coast engine of the 0-4-2 type is shown heading some of the
old-fashioned coaches that were the forerunners of the Southern
Railway's luxurious rolling stock now in service.
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