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Ewell West Station - 150 years
4th April 2009
To mark the 150th anniversary of the railway line from Raynes
Park to Epsom and the only station with its original building* a local event
was held at Ewell West Station on 4 Apr 09, raising about £3,000
for local charities.
Four buses ran local services in Ewell (only one of which was
an RF); here are a few pictures of the event.
The main service was a park & ride
between the station and Ewell Tech (sorry, NESCOT),
whose utilitarian architecture looms through
the trees. Routemaster RM1033 in service.
Photo © Peter Osborn
After a miserable early morning, the sun came
out in time to attract the crowds.
AEC RT604 draws the crowds.
Photo © Martin Wills
RF486 arrives at the station.
Photo © Chris Dadson
The minature steam railway - with real
steam.
Photo © John Parkin
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As befits a local
event, the attractions were eclectic. This rather nice
Citroen U23 lorry
from 1939, fitted with a
Parisian steet organ, was one of them. See also
here.
Photo © Peter
Osborn
The local Fred Dibnah brought his John Fowler
steam traction engine. I hope he had
a good day too.
Photo © Peter Osborn
RM2116 graces the front of the old station
building with its stylish (Victorian?
Edwardian?) addition.
Photo © Peter Osborn
Quality Line - part of the Epsom Coaches
Group, sponsors of the event - now operate
the former country route 418, which they
interwork (unusually for TfL) with the 406.
Seen here at Ruxley Lane is Enviro 400 DD2,
passing RF486 on the 468.
Photo © John Easson
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