Hepham Station

[JohnR]

I saw this clip shared by the BFI twitter account and I cant work out where this station is - I cant even seem to find details online!

It seems to be a double track line, electrified, and the trains appear to be 4EPB units.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTRFH1-_PnI

Any ideas? The only thing I can think of, is that it is another station masquerading as Hepham for some reason....but then which station is it?

 

[steamybrian]

My suggestion is .. Horsley on the Guildford New Line.
The film is elsewhere on "youtube" and will try to find it.

 

[MAV39]

Don't think it can be Horsley, railway goes over the road there.

My suggestion is Chelsfield.

 

[30907]

Definitely not Chelsfield (or Knockholt which was my guess): Chelsfield had an SER box and Knockholt different canopies.

The headcode 47 which I think the down train has would be a Dartford Loop service (via Sidcup).

 

[JohnR]

Definitely not Chelsfield (or Knockholt which was my guess): Chelsfield had an SER box and Knockholt different canopies.

The headcode 47 which I think the down train has would be a Dartford Loop service (via Sidcup).

Having a closer look, the headcode looks like it might be 42. Thats Waterloo - Guildford via Cobham or Charing Cross - Sidcup - Gillingham (not via Lewisham).

Of course, why is it masquerading as a fictional station?

 

[30907]

Havent got there yet but the canopies and box are similar to one or two New Guildford line photos online, and EPBs were allocated to the route in the 50s.

 

[lightning76]

Oxshott.

 

[30907]

Undoubtedly.

 

[steamybrian]

Upon rechecking I agree it is Oxshott

 

[JohnR]

Thanks. The only other time I've come across stations being temporarily given a fictional name is for a training film, or for a movie. But I dont recall this?

 

[Deepgreen]

Oxshott for sure. 42 headcode was Waterloo to Guildford via Cobham. The preponderance of pine trees is a strong clue too, with the woods around the station being on sandy soil. As a child I used to go there to collect cones to burn on our open fire.

 

[Deepgreen]

Thanks. The only other time I've come across stations being temporarily given a fictional name is for a training film, or for a movie. But I dont recall this?

The St. Trinian's Great Train Robbery film had a station renamed (Christ's Hospital became Longhampton, I believe). I saw Eridge being used for filming in 1985 and a few name signs were altered.