
1884
A.S.L.E.& F.’s membership reaches one thousand members.
Railway accident on the
L.B.S.C.R.
London Bridge 1st February 1884
On the 10th March 1884
the South Croydon to East Grinstead line was opened.
Railway accidents on the
L.B.S.C.R.
from http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk
West Brighton 24th March 1884
Involving Brighton Driver William Verral & Fireman Alfred
Jennings,
Driver Robert Bond & Fireman Thomas Knight Depot Unknown
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Preston Park 26th March 1884
BRIGHTON DRIVER HARRY AYLWYN
extracted from RTCS book on locomotives of the LBSCR
Brighton enginemen, Harry Aylwin was leaving Lewes on of the evening of 11thApril, 1884, with his loco no. 209 ‘Devonshire’, the reversing gear was jammed in full forward position and as the crew were unable to shut the regulator for several miles a signal was passed at danger was inadvertently passed. This was reported by the guard when, despite the circumstances and the fact that no lives were actually endangered, the driver was fined £4 and his fireman £2. No of appeal was granted, even after the reversing gear was found to be faulty on inspection at Brighton.
Harry Aylwin was severely reprimanded and fined again in May, 1884 for not reporting a mishap on Eastbourne shed. He had moved his engine (No. 209 ‘Devonshire’) slowly towards the turntable after dark in pouring rain and failed to notice that it was set for the adjacent road. The front of his engine toppled gently into the pit and came to rest at an acute angle with much of the water running clear of the firebox. There was no alternative but to throw out the fired, and when this was accomplished Harry walked over to the foreman’s office and requested a spare engine because his was not steaming well. The foreman asked for more information, whereupon he was told in terms usually reserved for the very young or slow-witted – “Look, Mr. Jones, no engine steam without fire and mine has lost its”. The foreman was not amused, and in due course the witticism cost him another £3, together with a warning as to his future behavior.
Railway accidents on the
L.B.S.C.R.
from http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk
Denmark Hill 29th May 1884
East Croydon 9th September 1884
Involving Driver Edward Elliot & Fireman Alfred Baber Depot
Unknown SEE SUB PAGE
Sutton 12th September 1884
West Croydon 17th December 1884
Involving Driver Robert Milley & Fireman Joseph Burbage Depot
Unknown SEE SUB PAGE

Painting by David Ramshaw
TUNBRIDGE WELLS STATION
STORIES FROM THE SHOVEL
extracted from the R.C.T.S. book of L.B.S.C.R. Locomotice Vol. 2