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1920s
To facilitate the building of the Sutton Bypass, the contactor
provided a temporary narrow-gauge railway. A steam-powered
excavator is seen digging out the cutting at Church Hill;,
Cheam. The Bypass opened in 1928.
From the Sutton Local Studies Collection |
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1920s
The contractor's narrow-gauge railway used two small saddle-tank
locomotives believed to have originated in America.
From the Sutton Local Studies Collection |
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1920s
Another view of the locomotive in the picture above, with the
second locomotive seen behind.
From the Sutton Local Studies Collection |
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1920s
The second saddle-tank locomotive was a Kerr, Stuart &
Company-built
'Wren' class locomotive. Note
the broken coupling rod between the wheels. Kerr, Stuart &
Company were based in Stoke, and built many classes of small
locomotives as well as having a significant passenger coach
construction business which saw their products in many parts of
the world in the early 20th century.
From the Sutton Local Studies Collection |
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1920s
London General’s solid-tyred S439
in Malden Road, Cheam on route 113 from Raynes Park to Banstead
in the 1920s.
From the Sutton Local Studies
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c. 1925
A London General K class single deck bus in
Malden Road, Cheam. This picture probably dates from around
1925, well before the Metropolitan Police permitted an increase
in the speed limit for buses with pneumatic tyres from 12mph to
20mph in 1928.
From the Sutton Local Studies
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c. 1925
Two London
General single deck buses. Looking south down Hackbridge Road
the approaching bus is stopping at the bus stop at Hackbridge
Triangle and is destined for Streatham. On the other side of the
road, a similar bus moves off in the direction of Carshalton and
Wallington.
From the Sutton Local Studies Collection |
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1928
The S type bus
illustrated is running from Epsom to Charing X in 1928 with
London General Omnibus Company Limited, a predecessor of London
Transport. The bus, and route 180, was based at Sutton Garage.
Note the solid tyres, and the driver in his summer uniform. It
was only in 1925 that the Metropolitan Police gave permission
for buses to have covered top decks!
From the Sutton Local Studies
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1928 - October
The last railway line to be built at Sutton was that from
Wimbledon. Here the cutting alongside Gander Green Lane is being
cut out by a drag excavator.
From the Sutton Local Studies Collection |
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1928 - October
The temporary railway line in the new cutting near what was to
become Sutton Common Station. The contractor's train was used to
move soil removed in forming the cutting to the top of the
embankment (see picture above). A temporary water tower is in
place to provide for the needs of the engine provided.
From the Sutton Local Studies Collection |
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1929
A wonderful view of Sutton Station soon after it was rebuilt in
1928. The picture is notable for the evidence of three kinds of
traction. Note the funnel of the Epsom-bound train just entering
the picture bottom-right, the newly placed DC electric third
rails through the Epsom Downs platforms to the left, and the
overhead AC
catenary wires (recently, or very shortly to become obsolete) just about seen hanging from the AC catenary
posts. The new third-rail trains commenced running on 22nd
September 1929, and the overhead wiring was removed shortly
afterwards.
From the Sutton Local Studies Collection |
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1928+
The passenger entrance to the very smart 1928 rebuild of Sutton
station.
From the Sutton Local Studies Collection |
