There has been much written about the London, Tilbury & Southend
Railway. Here are some of those books and publications.
Unfortunately, some of the
titles listed below are now out of print, but there are 'rare and out-of-print bookshops' and
specialist internet websites like
AbeBooks.Com
AddALL and
BookFinder.Com
that may be of help in obtaining copies. The internet auction website Ebay is also a useful
resource. Some of these titles can also be found at Basildon and other local Libraries.
There are in addition a number of Videos/DVDs available, details of which
can be found at the bottom of this page.
The ISBN (International Standard Book Number), where
known, is listed amongst the book details for each entry. |
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Title:
The London, Tilbury and Southend Locomotives
Subtitle: Past and Present, 1880 - 1946
Author:
C. Langley Aldrich
Copyright:
©December 1946
ISBN:
None
Publisher:
E.V. Aldrich
Description:
The Langloco Series Item 2. New edition with 48 pages and 19 black and white
photographs. Originally published in July 1945 with 39 pages and subtitled Past and present, 1880 - 1944. |
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Title:
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
Author:
H.D. Welch
Copyright:
©February 1951 (Revised April 1963)
ISBN:
None
Publisher:
The Oakwood Press
Description:
The Oakwood Library of Railway History No. 8. 38 pages and 12 photographs, route map and table of locomotives.
Originally priced at 5/- (25p). |
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Title:
The Romford - Upminster Branch
Author:
K.A. Frost
Copyright:
©1964
ISBN:
None
Publisher:
Peter R. Davis (The Wyvern Press)
Description:
Signal Transport Papers No. 1. 56 page historical account of the branch line between Romford and Upminster. Illustrated with diagrams,
timetables and 16 black and white photographs. Originally priced 6/- (30p). |
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Title:
London, Tilbury & Southend Album
Author:
George Dow
Copyright:
©1981
ISBN:
0 7110 1085 4
Publisher:
Ian Allan Ltd
Description:
120 pages and over 180 black & white photographs. Hardback with dust jacket. |
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Title:
Down The Line To Southend
Author:
Murial V. Searle
Copyright:
©1984
ISBN:
0 85936 243 4
Publisher:
The Baton Press Ltd
Description:
196 page book with over 190 black & white photographs. Hardback with dust jacket. |
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Title:
Locomotives and Rolling Stock of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
Author:
R.W. Rush
Copyright:
©1994
ISBN:
0 85361 466 0
Publisher:
The Oakwood Press
Description:
138 pages, 75 scale drawings and 74 photographs. |
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Title:
The London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
A History of the Company and Line. Volume 1
Author:
Peter Kay
Copyright:
©P. Kay 1996
ISBN:
1 899980 10 6
Publisher:
Peter Kay
Description:
Volume One: 1836-1893. |
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Title:
The London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
A History of the Company and Line. Volume 2
Author:
Peter Kay
Copyright:
©P. Kay 1997
ISBN:
1 899890 19 X
Publisher:
Peter Kay
Description:
Volume Two: 1893-1912. |
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Title:
Fenchurch Street To Barking
Author:
J.E. Connor
Copyright:
©August 1998
ISBN:
1 901706 20 6.
Publisher:
Middleton Press
Description:
Eastern Main Lines series. Writing by J. E. Connor in association with Charles Phillips. |
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Title:
London, Tilbury & Southend Railway and its Locomotives
Author:
R.J. Essery
Copyright:
©R. J. Essery 2001
ISBN:
0 860 93 561 2
Publisher:
Oxford Publishing Co.
Description:
Eminent railway historian Bob Essery's exhaustive and possibly definitive
account of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. 176 pages with 236 black and white photographs, numerous diagrams and maps. Hardback with dust jacket. |
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Title:
Barking To Southend
Author:
Dr. Edwin Course
Copyright:
©April 2002
ISBN:
1 901706 80 X
Publisher:
Middleton Press
Description:
Eastern Main Lines series of books. 96 page account concentrating on the section of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway between
Barking and Shoeburyness. 120 black and white photographs, including 2 of Laindon, 2 of Basildon and 7 of Pitsea, plus various diagrams.
Related Website Link:
Middleton Press Website.
[http://www.middletonpress.co.uk] |
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Title:
Tilbury Loop including the Romford Branch
Author:
Dr. Edwin Course
Copyright:
©August 2002
ISBN:
1 901706 86 9
Publisher:
Middleton Press
Description:
Eastern Main Lines series of books. 96 pages, 120 black and white photographs and various diagrams. |
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Title:
Branch Lines Of East London
Author:
J.E. Connor
Copyright:
©February 2000
ISBN:
1 901706 44 3
Publisher:
Middleton Press
Description:
Eastern Main Lines series of books. Covers the original London & Blackwell Railway route. |
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Title:
The Corringham Light Railway
Author:
I. Gotheridge
Copyright:
©1985
ISBN:
0-8536-1311-7
Publisher:
The Oakwood Press Ltd (No.155)
Description:
Little known industrial line initially built to serve the Kynoch
explosives factories on the banks of the River Thames in Essex. Covering a distance of just
over 2¾ miles, the line was built to standard gauge and steam operated for its entire
life. Two station were provided; Corringham and Kynoch Town (later renamed Kynochtown and
from the 1920s Coryton), and access to the main network via a triangular junction and short
spur which linked the line to the Thames Haven branch. 56 pages and over 40 photographs
detail the lines history from its opening in 1901 (Goods: 01/01/01; Passengers: 29/06/01)
through to closure on 1st March 1952. |
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Title:
The Thames Haven Railway
Author:
Peter Kay
Copyright:
©P. Kay 1999
ISBN:
1 899890 27 0
Publisher:
Peter Kay
Description:
Essex Branch Line and London Shipping Link 1835-1996. A further volume in the history of the London, Tilbury & Southend Line. |
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Magazine Articles |
Publication: The Railway Magazine - Volume 85 - No. 509 - November 1939
Article Title: Some Locomotive Reminiscences of a Minor Railway
Author: Kenneth H. Leech A.M.Inst.C.E., B.Sc. (Eng.)
Description: Nine page article, beginning on page 338, of 'Locomotive stories' on the London,
Tilbury and Southend Railway. Two pages of black and white photographs (6) + one additional photo on opening text page. |
Publication: The Railway World - Volume 16 - No. 176 - March 1955
Article Title: The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway - Part One
Author: James F. Vickery
Description: Part one of a 3 page article covers the early history with detail
given to the various acts passed. Some of the writers own memories are included. There are no
illustrations accompanying this article. |
Publication: The Railway World - Volume 16 - No. 177 - April 1955
Article Title: The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway - Part Two
Author: James F. Vickery
Description: Part two concludes the story with 5 pages of factual information and
personal memories. Five black and white photographs accompany the text. |
Publication: Modern Railways - Volume 15 - No. 161 - February 1962
Article Title: Resignalling the London Tilbury & Southend Line
Author: G.M. Kichenside
Description: Seven page article, beginning on page 116, about the resignalling of the London,
Tilbury and Southend Railway. Eight period black and white photographs, two being of the interior
of Laindon signalbox, plus a line layout diagram. |
Publication: Railway World - Volume 23 - No. 262 - March 1962
Article Title: The London, Tilbury & Southend Line since the war - Part One
Author: P.I. Paton
Description: First part of a 6 page article covering events on the line since the
second world war. Illustrated with 7 black and white photographs. |
Publication: Railway World - Volume 23 - No. 263 - April 1962
Article Title: The London Tilbury & Southend Line since the war - Part Two
Author: P.I. Paton
Description: Part two of the March 1962 article has a further 5 pages bringing the story
up to date. Illustrated with 4 black and white photographs, and a line speed chart. |
Publication: Railway World - Volume 23 - No. 264 - May 1962
Article Title: Coaching stock of the London, Tilbury & Southend Line
Author: G.M. Kichenside
Description: Single page account on the locomotive pulled coaching stock of the London,
Tilbury & Southend Railway. Incorporating notes by P.I. Paton and featuring an additional page of 12
black and white photographs of L.T.S. coaching stock. |
Publication: Railway World - Volume 49 - No. 582 - October 1988
Article Title: The Barking - Pitsea Line Subtitle: 100 years of a cut-off railway
Author: K.A. Frost
Description: 5 page article detailing the construction of the new 'direct' route between
Barking and Pitsea, which opened in 1888. 12 black and white photographs, including two of
the newly opened Basildon station in November 1974. |
Publication: Railways South East - Volume 3 - No. 3 - Winter 1992/1993
Article Title: The Tilbury Line
Author: K.A. Frost
Description: 9 page account of the history and early years of the London, Tilbury &
Southend Railway. Illustrated with 12 black and white photographs, including one of the
platforms with Pitsea Junction signboard clearly visable. |
Publication: Railways South East - Volume 3 - No. 4 - Summer 1993
Article Title: The Tilbury Line - 2
Author: K.A. Frost
Description: The second part of Ken Frost's history of the Tilbury line. This 8 page
account covers the Midland Railway takeover, electrification, Basildon railway station, and other
notable events through to the closure of Tilbury Riverside in 1992. Fully illustrated with 10
black and white photographs. |
Publication: Locomotives Illustrated - No. 101 - May-June 1995
Article Title: London, Tilbury & Southend Railway Locomotives
Author: J.W.P. Rowledge
Description: Entire 46 page edition devoted to the Locomotives of the London, Tilbury &
Southend Railway with text from Peter Rowledge. Seventy four black and white photographs, and
two colour shots, with detailed information accompanying each photo. |
Publication: Railway Ancestors Family History Society - Volume 11 - No. 1 - Winter 2005/06
Article Title: London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
Author: Railway Ancestors F.H.S.
Description: 52 page issue No. 41 of the Railway Ancestors journal focuses on the London, Tilbury
& Southend Railway. Includes a brief history and lots of other background information relating to the line. 11 black
and white photographs |
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Video/DVD |
Title:
Network SouthEast Cab Rides Volume Four:
Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness
via Bow Junction, Stratford, Forest Gate, Barking and Upminster.
Date:
1990s
Production:
Not Known
Description:
Filmed journey from the cab of a Class 302 (slam door stock) from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness via
Bow Junction, Stratford, Forest Gate, Barking and Upminster on the Network SouthEast operated
line, in the 1990s. Also stopping at West Horndon, Laindon, Basildon, Pitsea, Benfleet,
Leigh-On-Sea, Chalkwell, Westcliff, Southend Central, Southend East, Thorpe Bay and
terminating at Shoeburyness.
Total running time: 61 minutes. Format: VHS (Pal).
Now available on Dvd,
catalogue number: ENSE04 |
Title:
Network SouthEast Cab Rides Volume Five:
Southend to Fenchurch Street via Tilbury
Date:
1990s
Production:
Not Known
Description:
Filmed journey from the cab of a Class 302 (slam door stock) from Southend to Fenchurch Street on the
Network SouthEast operated line, in the 1990s.
Stops include Westcliff, Chalkwell,
Leigh-On-Sea, Benfleet, Pitsea, Stanford-le-Hope, East Tilbury, Purfleet, Barking and terminating at Fenchurch
Street.
Total running time: 71 minutes. Format: VHS (Pal).
Now available on Dvd,
catalogue number: ENSE05 |
Title:
Journey To Southend Central
Date:
March 2002
Production:
A 225 Studios Presentation
Description:
Filmed journey from the cab of a Class 357 Electrostar - in original
white and green livery - from Fenchurch Street to Southend Central via Upminster and
Grays on the C2C operated line in March 2002. Calling at West Ham, Barking, Upminster, Ockendon, Chafford
Hundred, Grays, Tilbury Town, East Tilbury, Stanford-le-Hope, Pitsea, Benfleet, Leigh-on-Sea,
Chalkwell, Westcliff, and terminating at Southend Central. Live sound, no commentary.
Total running time: 66
minutes. Format: VHS (Pal).
Now available on Dvd, catalogue number: EJTSC |
Title:
Shoeburyness To London
Date:
March 2002
Production:
A 225 Studios Presentation
Description:
Filmed journey from the cab of a Class 357 Electrostar - in original
white and green livery - from Shoeburyness to Fenchurch Street on the C2C operated line in
March 2002. Stopping at Thorpe Bay, Southend East, Southend Central, Westcliff, Chalkwell,
Leigh-On-Sea, Benfleet, Basildon, Upminster, Barking, West Ham and terminating at Fenchurch
Street. Live sound, no commentary.
Total running time: 55 minutes. Format: VHS (Pal).
Now available on Dvd,
catalogue number:
Text written 2005 with revisions 2006-2007.
Copyright © 2005-2007, Basildon History Online. All rights reserved. |
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