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Post by CSLR on Mar 6, 2006 10:21:44 GMT
This photograph follows on from a discussion that appeared in another thread.  The C&SLR carriage body on the right is being used as a shed. One of the end windows is boarded up and it is secured by a padlock. The Central London Railway motor car to the left, may have been used for traction test purposes. The following image is a long shot of the area, which I think was taken at a slightly earlier date. It was originally posted to this forum by Phil. I think that the 'structure' that is visible in this image is a frame for lifting 'muck' wagons onto their bogies:-  The muck wagons were delivered to the line for use during the reconstruction - the wheels being delivered separately. I have a photograph of a similar setup at Stockwell depot being used to assemble these wagons. You can see a small line of these wagons in front of the structure. One of these muck wagons has been preserved by LTM. |
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Post by mandgc on Mar 7, 2006 8:57:36 GMT
Before the Line was opened some (Birmingham ?) Standard Stock Trailers were delivered to the unfinished Morden Depot. A photo in LURS' 'Standard Tube Stock - Part 1" shows one being unloaded in 'August,1925'and appears to be to the right of the old CSLR car shown inthe first picture. The same tree, in leaf, seems to be in the background.
The structure used to off load the wagons could ,presumably, be used also to off load the Trailer cars.
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Post by CSLR on Mar 7, 2006 10:56:24 GMT
Before the Line was opened some (Birmingham ?) Standard Stock Trailers were delivered to the unfinished Morden Depot. A photo in LURS' 'Standard Tube Stock - Part 1" shows one being unloaded in 'August,1925'and appears to be to the right of the old CSLR car shown inthe first picture. The same tree, in leaf, seems to be in the background. The structure used to off load the wagons could ,presumably, be used also to off load the Trailer cars. Now we are getting somewhere. The photograph that you mention (unloading Standard Stock bodies) was taken on 10 August 1925 according to the photographer's notes. The photograph that I posted is undated but research suggests that it was taken between September 1925 and June 1926. Please trust me that it cannot be any earlier or later than these dates - full research details are available by PM on request. Because there are some leaves on the trees, this cannot have been taken during the Winter period and what little evidence there is suggests that it is more likely to be early 1926. With this in mind I made a detailed examination of the print last night. You will appreciate that there is far greater detail on the print than in the scan that I posted. There appear to be no leaves visible on the ground, suggesting to me that the trees are coming into bloom as opposed to shedding their foliage. I therefore believe that this is Spring 1926, some time after unloading of the carriages had ceased. By comparison, the photo that Phil posted appears to have been taken at an earlier date, probably prior to the arrival of the carriages. |
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Post by mandgc on Mar 7, 2006 22:38:39 GMT
Wow ! I'll take your word for it ! :-)
A recent Aerial photo of Morden Depot before the line was opened that appeared on a Quiz site ( though I cannot trace it now ) showed some Standard Tube stock in the sidings to the East of the shed.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2006 0:12:12 GMT
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Post by mandgc on Mar 8, 2006 3:16:51 GMT
Yes, Thanks Alexh. (I thought the cars were clearer ! )
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2006 9:34:36 GMT
The version you saw was probably bigger - that version is very small. It's photos like this that make me fascinated in the extension of 1926 - how different is Morden now? Indeed it must have seemed strange having tube tunnel under open countryside - was the land bought by property developers before the extension was built? Also is there a source to other ariel photos of the other stations?
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Post by CSLR on Mar 8, 2006 10:14:15 GMT
I doubt if anyone buying a mobile in the phone shop realises that 80 years ago someone was throwing bales of hay into a cart on that very spot.
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