Sounds like a trip may be in orderThanks, yes the Wimbledon to Sutton link, opened by the Southern in 1930 was a line definitely built for electric traction due to the gradients and curves (having said that they used a steam loco to iron out the tracks and ballast when it was first built). The gradient and curves on the section from Sutton to West Sutton that you can see drop away in the picture used to be bordered by fresh white high concrete walls (now weathered and faded) and railwaymen nicknamed it "The Wall of Death" after the fairground ride of the same name.
Be prepared for the "Keep to Your Seats!" notice as the train leaves Sutton and the fact that everyone has to wear shoulder harnesses for the first dip....well....perhaps I am exaggerating...Sounds like a trip may be in order
Thank you.Splutter......YES! That didn't last long Well done.
Yep, it certainly is! Well done.At a long shot that is Shotts
ShottsThank you.
A random guess, but the old-style speed signs were a pretty big clue!
Where are we now?
Good luck.
Over to you Mr Mugridge, well done.Worcester Park looking towards Epsom?
Over to you Mr Mugridge, well done.
Very good... and slightly disappointing because I was hoping someone would at first just look at the stock and not the background and say it was Victoria...London Bridge?
Errr... no; it was 30th March 1991 - the London Bridge open day.Just beat me to it...!
Can I guess the year around 1985- 1987 when the thumpers were still running on the East Grinstead Line (headcode 66) with NSE livery.
Was the Gatwick Express stock on a diverted service away from Victoria..?
Is the correct answer, over to you!Shotton?
No it’s taken from the Chester bound Low Level platform, looking west towards Flint.Good Lord, I was convinced it was one of the stations between Guildford and Redhill! I had no idea that Shotton could look so rural...presumably this is the Shotton on the Bidston to Wrexham line?
Thanks, the dense lineside vegetation hiding any buildings threw me at first!Is the correct answer, over to you!
Whitby it is, well done!Whitby?
Bedworth?Lets see how you get on with this. It may need expanding if it's too difficult.
Afraid not.Bedworth?