The Last Official Slam Door Train
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- One of the last official slam door trains from Littlehampton West Sussex
Out of the sheds and on to the station (early morning) on 27th July 2005
Swiftly away at 25 mph from the Station probably heading for Victoria Station London
Hmm, last 3rd rail mainline slam doors maybe but we were still running them on the Brockenhurst to Lymington branch until May 2010 including over part of the main line albeit with a central locking system once the doors were closed manually. Opened manually too of course once the locking system was released.
I remember getting on one of these to Chichester from Victoria. Was an experience I will never forget. First time I kept shitting it that the train would crash at any moment in fact there was a shudder on the train and me and some woman looked at each other as if to say, we’re done for. Second time, had to deal with a bunch of goths making noise until they got off in Barnham and third time, had my feet trod on around three times where people came through the door that was next to the seats. Yet you know something? Looking back, I loved the buzz of it. I work on the railways now and the new stock has no character or romance anymore.
I used to love the sound of slamming doors as it meant to everyone that "we were leaving." I am old enough to remember when you had to drop the window with a strap and reach out through the window opening to open the door from the outside. Memories!
Thanks for the memories
Headcode 03 was London Bridge via the Quarry Line
Back in the days when people could be trusted to make simple decisions for themselves.
Because being hit by a train door when standing on a platform is a good thing.
Well said. Now we have the age of taking no responsibility.
@@22pcirishParticularly if you're standing too near to the platform edge.
The doors are only supposed to open at about 5/6 mph.
Except the sign above the door that said ‘Do not open when the train is moving’? Central door locking is the best thing that ever happened before sliding doors became the norm. I speak as a railwayman of 38 years.
@@letsdiscussitoversometea8479 I’ve actually seen people being hit by train doors. Usually an ambulance is needed.
How does 2005 look so long ago, it feels like last week??
I wasn’t even born 😂
No it doesn’t. Ive no idea why you would think that.
@@TeamasTwiffleton This must seem like ancient history to you, lol
@@RoadCone411 not too much before
@HyDriOfficialRBX im not obv
27/1/24 Update: We're back boys.
The last 'normal' passenger slam-door working was on Saturday 26 November 2005 when Southern deliberately ran a 12 VEP formation instead of the booked 377s as a farewell run from Brighton to Victoria and back. I travelled from Clapham Junction to East Croydon on it.
The old slam door emu's in use on the Waterloo East-Hastings route when I was completing my WBLA course in Leatherhead
Ok as an American who is too young to remember 2005... What were these like on the inside? Did each door lead to an individual compartment? Or otherwise? How did this work?
These were basically BR Mk1 stock, utilised as emu's. Standard class was open plan with 2+2 seating, a central gangway and connected through the length of the train. Each set of 4 coaches would have a 1st Class section, approx half a coach length, with compartments and a side corridor, each compartment seating 6.
They were old, noisy and had wonderful traction motor sound and great heating in winter. At least in these old units you got a a better seat, more room and privacy for my 1st Class ticket!
@@055deltic thank you!
@055deltic 's description is of the centre 4-car unit, a 4CIG, 1805, which has 3 doors each side per trailer (unpowered) carriage, the rear unit 3490, a 4VEP, has doors at every seat bay and the standard class seats are 3+2 across the width, high density,, first class compartments are at the rear of each driving car, the front unit 3822 had one first class section opened out to bench seats and was known as a 4VIP. It actually survived into preservation for a few years but copper theft led to it's eventual scrapping. Search 3417 Gordon on here to see a 4VEP survivor with ambitions 🙂
the 4DD was an interesting train
With head code that was the London Victoria train via Hove.
Excellent shot. Like me😁
Also a reminder that the TOCs spent large sums on respraying old trains in 'their' colours. And then those TOCs collapsed or were relieved of their franchises. This was presumably Connex livery. The original SR green should never have been dropped by British Rail and in modern form would still be right for the third-rail network today.
So, are you saying it is the ‘last official slam door train’ or ‘one of the last slam door trains’?
In truth, the last ‘official’ slam door trains on South Central lines included a 12 car from Newhaven Marine to Stewarts Lane, followed by an 8 car from Lovers Walk to Stewarts Lane - after that, there were none in the area let alone units that were fit to run on mainline rails…
Almost 20 years...
What was the train class
Class 423, or 4-VEP in old money
Lovely@@SirNigelGresley4498
Most of it was second class. Probably a small first class area.
2x class 423 + class 421 (Centre unit)
@@patrickmkiv first class denoted by broad yellow line above the windows
It wasn't i still remember using slam dpor hst's until 2019.
Indeed, they mean slam door SR units
This particular 12 car rake was the last SR Slam Door train that ran on 3rd rail. I was lucky enough to work this rake to Stewarts Lane ready for scrapping… It was an interesting trip for the last 12 car rake. The last 8 car rake was even more fun - it was a wonder it even got to Stewarts Lane 😂
O call back yesterday
Bid time return..
Is there still semaphore signaling there?
Yes. The semaphores will probably go in the next five years... but that does require the ALF resignalling scheme to have been funded in CP7, and I don't know if it has.
Which is awkward, given that I need to know this for work!
Remember these 😮 terrible 😣 good to get out of but that’s about it
Rather drive these than a Disastro, hate those things. Can't beat a 159 though (apart from they're bloody freezing in winter and boiling in summer in the cab but hey ho).