| | The distinctive growl of a Southern Region DEMU's 4SRKT engine has been a familiar sound across southern England for almost half a century. In the mid-1950s the SR opted for diesel-electric units that were similar in many respects to the region's existing electric rolling stock, and integrating the two fleets considerably simplified maintenance. The consistent reliability and remarkable longevity of the DEMU fleet provide ample justification for that decision. Using top quality images, this all-colour volume traces the history of the various DEMU types and also includes much previously unpublished historical and technical information. Contents:
- Preface
- ’Hastings’ Units
- ’Hampshire’ Units
- ’Oxted’ Units
- Reading to Tonbridge ‘Tadpole’ Units
- Reading to Southampton
- Portsmouth to Reading
- Salisbury to Portsmouth
- Alton to Southampton
- Southampton to Weymouth
- The Swanage Branch
- Reading to Tonbridge
- The Steyning Line
- Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells
- The Kemp Town Branch
- London to East Grinstead
- London to Uckfield and Lewes
- Tunbridge Wells to Eridge
- Eastbourne to Tunbridge Wells
- London to Hastings
- Diverted ‘Hastings’ Units
- Hastings to Ashford
- The Bexhill West Branch
- Wandering ‘Hastings’ Units
- Maintaining the Fleet
Continent: Europe
Country: UK
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