Atlantic Lines

[Metroland]

This is the name of the lines from the Stewarts lane chord, outside Waterloo, towards Shortlands junction and the former route of the Eurostar service. The question is, anyone know why they are so named?

 

[A60K]

No, sorry - however, as you may well know, there is an Atlantic Road in Brixton, next to the railway line, but that's a chicken and egg situation to which I don't know the answer!

 

[Oracle]

http://www.chuffernut.co.uk/ttf/vic-big.jpg gives you a good diagram of the lines. I gather that the Atlantic Lines were named after Atlantic Road as has just been mentioned. The LBSCR had an 'Atlantic' class of locos of course, and I think it's a wheel arrangement, just as 'Pacific' is 4-6-2..4-4-0????

 

[Waverley125]

Named after the 'Atlantic Coast Express' which ran over them-the Southern Railway's premier train-their version of the Flying Scotsman, the Coronation Scot or the Cathedrals express.

 

[Oracle]

Aka 'ACE'.

 

[A60K]

Did the ACE run on the Atlantic Lines through Brixton? From what I know it was a LSWR service, and ran from Waterloo via Salisbury to Exeter where it split into portions for the various resorts on the Atlantic coast, hence the name.

I don't have a railway atlas to hand, but am pretty sure the Atlantic Lines wouldn't have been on the route of such a train, and if indeed it was physically possible to get from Waterloo to Brixton before the flyover was built for Eurostar services?

 

[TheSlash]

I've had a good look at the diagram posted by Oracle and i think the Waterloo side has it's name carried over from the Central side. I reckon the Central side is related to Brighton Atlantics

 

[Oracle]

The Atlantic Lines through Brixton were named after Atlantic Road in the district. Apparently. The ACE I am sure ran down the former LSWR main to Battledown then to Salisbury and finally to the SR stations on the coast as has been mentioned.

 

[CraigS]

The LBSCR had an 'Atlantic' class of locos of course, and I think it's a wheel arrangement, just as 'Pacific' is 4-6-2..4-4-0????

The wheel arrangement of the 'Atlantics' is 4-4-2, as can be seen in this photo of ex LBSC H2 'Atlantic' class no. 32424 Beachy Head at Horsted Keynes on what is now the Bluebell Railway.

 

[Metroland]

Thanks for the replies so far.

Looks like it’s most likely that the lines are named after the district name: I guess naming after that Atlantic type of loco is plausible, although this would only be if the line was built around 1900-1920 when such locos were in vogue. The SE&C, the lines' builder, was known for large tanks, not sure how many Atlantics they had.

Definitely not the Atlantic coast express, as that run via Clapham, Working, Salisbury, Exeter and towards north Cornwall with various through portions, seen here in 1960:

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