60s and 70s Southern Miscellany

摘要

British Railway's Southern Region was a fascinating place during the 1960s and 1970s, with a mixture of elderly EMUs gradually being displaced by BR designs based on the Mk 1 coach. The Southern Railway produced a wide range of EMUs, including the 1935-built 2-BIL two car sets, the 4-LAV four car units and the 6-CORs, which included Pullman vehicles. And, of course, there were the 5-BEL Brighton Belle Pullman sets, which plied their trade between London Victoria and Brighton until 1972. During the 1960s BR/ SR dark green livery was dominant but this was gradually replaced by standard BR blue or the blue/grey livery.