LBSCR class H1 and H2 "Atlantic" 4-4-2
| The Atlantic's had their nameplates on the splashers of
the trailing driving wheels. This one is 32425's.
photograph Mike Morant |
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32424 Beachy Head, photographed at Brighton but date
unknown. It would appear that the tender still bears the legend
"SOUTHERN". This loco was destined to be the final survivor of the
class, remaining in service until April 1958.
photograph: Mike Morant collection |
| 32421 South Foreland again, this time at Brighton on 23rd
June 1956. A few weeks later four of the last five H2s were lined up in the
sidings opposite Gatwick Racecourse station.
photograph by Mike Morant |
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Nº32426 St Albans Head in the same line of locos as
the above shot of Nº32421. Note that all bar Nº32424 of the surviving
five H2s are in this shot. As the tender on the left is attached to
Nº32422 then the loco on the right must be Nº32425.
photograph by Mike Morant |
| Nº32425 Trevose Head on foreign metals at Bourne
End, Buckinghamshire with "The Riverside Special" on 29th July 1956.
There was a second H2 there so, presumably, there was a relief Special!
photograph by Mike Morant |
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| The last of the Atlantics to survive was Nº32424 Beachy Head whose swansong was an enthusiasts' special over the route she had made her own - to Newhaven - on 13th April 1958, before going to Brighton loco shed for the very last time. Her final journey was to Eastleigh for withdrawal, not only under her own steam but also with a 12 coach ECS behind her. |
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