![SCTS: The South Londoner 20/4/58
SECR Wainwright 'H' class 0-4-4T No. 31521 at Mitcham station with regular passenger fare in the form of 2-EPB electric unit No. 5729 alongside. This is looking towards Mitcham and the EMU is working with the headcode still in place at the rear which wasn't unusual on this line. 31521 was allocated to Tunbridge Wells West mpd when this shot was taken and the tour which had originated at Beckenham Junction included West Croydon to Merton Park followed by a jaunt along the stub of line to Merton Abbey.
As I've received a second message about the headcode at the rear it's repeated here: "the 2-EPBs in the rear red oil lamp days never changed the headcodes at their rears on Central Division's No.2 shuttles. This practice ceased when the oil lamps were replaced by the red blinds in the headcode apertures."
[Notes submiited by Geoff Smith and Colin Withey]](/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/SR-and-BRS/SECR-tank-engines/i-NLpRcG3/0/Ti/S_BR_31521_20-4-58-Ti.jpg "SCTS: The South Londoner 20/4/58
SECR Wainwright 'H' class 0-4-4T No. 31521 at Mitcham station with regular passenger fare in the form of 2-EPB electric unit No. 5729 alongside. This is looking towards Mitcham and the EMU is working with the headcode still in place at the rear which wasn't unusual on this line. 31521 was allocated to Tunbridge Wells West mpd when this shot was taken and the tour which had originated at Beckenham Junction included West Croydon to Merton Park followed by a jaunt along the stub of line to Merton Abbey.
As I've received a second message about the headcode at the rear it's repeated here: \"the 2-EPBs in the rear red oil lamp days never changed the headcodes at their rears on Central Division's No.2 shuttles. This practice ceased when the oil lamps were replaced by the red blinds in the headcode apertures.\"
[Notes submiited by Geoff Smith and Colin Withey]")
DDPL9371-Joe Brittain, Jason Mitcham
DDPL9371-Joe Brittain, Jason Mitcham
See photo in original gallery.