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Slam's Final Months - Veps

These pages are an unashamed wallow in nostalgia recalling and celebrating the final months of slam door unit operation on the former Southern Region!

 

3486, 3490 and 3514 at Glynde whilst working 07.17 Eastbourne to London Bridge on 31st October 2005

3486, 3490 and 3514 at Glynde whilst working 07.17 Eastbourne to London Bridge on 31st October 2005.

photograph by Don Benn

 

3490, 3514 and 3535 working the 06.24 Eastbourne to London Bridge through Berwick on 4th November 2005

3490, 3514 and 3535 working the 06.24 Eastbourne to London Bridge through Berwick on 4th November 2005.

photograph by Don Benn

 

3514 is leading 3490 and 3535 with the 09.06 Victoria to Brighton service on 11th November 2005

Seen at Red Bridge Balcombe on a grey autumnal 11th November 2005, 3514 is leading 3490 and 3535 with the 09.06 Victoria to Brighton service.

photograph by Donn Benn

 

3535 3490 and 3505 pass through Wandsworth Common on 21st November 2005

Southern's slam door unit operation has five more days left after this shot was taken at Wandsworth Common on 21st November 2005. Disinterested commuters ignore 3535, 3490 and 3505 passing.

photograph by Don Benn

 

Interior of DTC of 3505

Let us never forget the standard class 3+2 interior! This is one DTC of 3505 before the "normal" travelling public and enthusiasts joined the train at Brighton for the 09.19 to Victoria on Saturday 26th November - absolutely the very last up working for slam door unit stock on the Southern Region.

photograph by Don Benn

 

open doors on 3535

What it has all been about - passenger control of doors....!

photograph by Ian Docwra

CEP 1 | CEP 2 | CIG 1 | CIG 2 | DEMU 1 | DEMU 2 | VEP 1 | VEP 2 | VEP 3
73A 1 | 73A 2 | 73A 3 | SLAM DOOR SUNSET INDEX

 

 

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