Southfields
A wave from the driver as this train of LUL D78 stock (now withdrawn) arrives at Southfields, two stops into its long journey from Wimbledon in south-west London to Upminster in Essex, on 31st May 2014. This station and the line between Wimbledon and East Putney was also served by Southern Railway trains from Wimbledon to Waterloo and even after these were withdrawn on 5th May 1941, the line remained in main line ownership and passed into British Railways Southern Region at Nationalisation in 1948. The stations at East Putney, Southfields and Wimbledon Park were adorned with BR running in boards even though their trains never called. Not until 1994 was the line finally handed over to London Transport and the running in boards replaced by standard LT roundels. It is still used by some National Rail trains today, mainly on diversion - notably at the time of the Clapham Junction disaster in 1988 - and occasionally visited by rail enthusiasts' specials.
Location: Southfields
Original line: Wimbledon and Putney Line (London and South Western Railway)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: LU D78 stock (now withdrawn) District Line 2011-2016
Date: 31/05/2014
Image number: 75520
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