epw040931 ENGLAND (1933). The Johnson and Phillips Electrical Engineering Works, Angerstein's Railway Junction and environs, Charlton, 1933

Trams passing the entrance to the London County Council Tramways Charlton Repair Depot [CRD] which in a few weeks (July 1933) would belong to the LTPB becoming the locality where all of London's trams would come for regular overhauls, maintenance, reconstruction and repaints. The CRD was ceremonially opened on 5th March 1909 but needed a short extention of 308 yards to connect it to the network which had opened on 18th June 1906 to the Blackwall tunnel. This extention opened on 22nd July 1909. After many problems the LCCT were able to link up of route between Greenwich and Beresford Square along the Woolwich Road finally occuring on 5th April 1914.

Cross Dene

Eastcombe Avenue

Victoria Way

This would appear to be a train made up of two three sets at the outer ends with two non driving trailers sandwiched in the middle. This was a common arrangement in the first 20 or so years of electrification on the Southern, with former steam hauled coaches being rebuilt with driving cabs and motor bogies and formed into three car sets. When passenger numbers increased instead of making them into four car sets they put together trailers with no driving or power equipment that, together with a second three car unit, made eight car trains for the rush-hour services. There appears to be an unusually short vehicle in this formation as a trailer. By the 1950s most set were four cars, often with a new metal bodied additional trailer inserted. South West Trains still has some four car sets of modern stock with a one trailer that has a different side and roof profile, thus perpetuating a characteristic of 'Southern' trains over the last 60 plus years!

Angerstein's Junction signalbox

Branch to Angerstein's Wharf, on the Thames

Line to Charlton and Woolwich

Line to Blackheath

Humber Road

Westcombe Hill

Westcombe Park Station. On the ex South Eastern & Chatham line to London Bridge Station

Trams passing on the Woolwich Road

This was 'Victoria Works' post World War II. A cable manufactory and electrical works

Steam locomotive with goods train coming off the Angerstein's Wharf branch

Electric multiple unit heading for London