Chessington South station, with new EMU, 1985
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Chessington South station, with new EMU, 1985
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 4 May 1985
View northward, towards Motspur Park, Wimbledon and Waterloo: SR Branch from Motspur Park, opened 28/5/39. But for the War, the line would have been extended to Leatherhead, but (with a short extension) this station has remained the terminus of the branch. The EMU is Class 455/7, recently introduced, with sliding-doors.
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Image Location
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51.35673
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-0.308294