
Caterham and Tattenham Corner were originally operated by South Eastern Division and
later become Central Division depots in 1963?. With opening of these two depots, the Purley loco shed along with the sub sheds at Caterham and Tattenham Corner closed in March/June 1928. Purley loco on it’s closure had 27 locomotive allocated to the shed.

CATERHAM
Opened in 25th March 1928 as part of the electrification extension of the Suburban area.
Worked third rail Electric Multiple Units Trains.
Dual Link with Redhill ?
ASLE&F Branch Selhurst
Still open
The Caterham line was opened by the Caterham Railway in 1856 primarily to convey firestone from quarries south of Caterham. There was intense rivalry and suspicion between the two main line railway companies at Purley, the L.B.& S.C.R and the South Eastern Railway, and this led to both of them obstructing successful operation of the Caterham Railway. The local population was sparse and agricultural in character, and the Caterham Railway was loss-making. It was acquired by the S.E.R. in 1859, but it was not until the latter years of the nineteenth century that residential development made the commercial situation of the line more buoyant. The line was doubled and a programme of station and infrastructure improvements was completed by 1900.
TATTENHAM CORNER
Opened in on 25th March 1928 as part of the electrification extension of the Suburban area.
Worked third rail Electric Multiple Units Trains.
Dual Link with Redhill ?
ASLE&F Branch Selhurst
Closed in 14th February 1994
The Tattenham Corner line was opened (as the Chipstead Valley Railway) in various stages between 1897 and 1901, with the commissioning of the final section coinciding with the opening of the station on 4 June 1901
LONDON BRIDGE
(SOUTH EASTERN)
Opened on the 1925? as part of the South Eastern electrification extension of the
Suburban area.
Worked d third rail Electric Multiple Units Trains
Dual Link with Bricklayers Arms?
ASLE&F Branch London Bridge 1911 or 1928 ??
Still open.
WIMBLEDON CENTRAL
(SOUTH EASTERN)
information to be added
Opened on the 3rd March 1929 as part of the DC electrification between Wimbledon and Holburn Viaduct
Worked third rail Electric Multiple Units Trains.
Dual Link with ?
ASLE&F Branch Wimbledon (Park) 1926 ?
Closed early 1970s
Caterham, London Bridge (E), Tattenham Corner and Wimbledon “C” were South Eastern Motormen depots and their vacancies filled by South Eastern Enginemen. Caterham, London Bridge (E), and Tattenham Corner work would have been working up to London Bridge, Charing Cross and Cannon Street termini, and then working over much of the suburban which included all routes to Dartford. Once leaving Caterham/Tattenham Corner at the beginning of their shift they would remain on the South Eastern division until their last trip working back to Caterham/Tattenham Corner from either London Bridge, Charing Cross or Cannon Street.
In 1963 both Caterham and Tattenham Corner depots would become part of the Central Division, and learning various Central Division suburban routes to Victoria and London Bridge Low Level. Their South Eastern knowledge would slowly dwindle away with the exception of Charing Cross.
Wimbledon “C” motormen would work to Holburn Viaduct and other South Eastern routes,
These depots may have been established slightly earlier than recorded on this page, and this would have enable the necessary training of the enginemen to become motormen.
Some of these new depots may have formed their own branches of A.S.L.E.&F. or alternatively they would have been incorporated into a nearby motormen's branch.