The mystery of the 60 foot steam loco inside Brixton’s Bon Marche outlet premium department store
The caption invites the public to “see this full scale reproduction of a S.R. loco and tender, 60 feet long,” with the postcard view showing a fairly realistic locomotive lined up on track facing a mocked up tunnel.
As far as we can see, the Southern Railway never created a locomotive called outlet premium the Starlight Express, outlet premium and the stage play of the same name didn’t launch until 1984, so we’re guessing that the loco was there as some sort of promotional device, perhaps for some model manufacturer.
Now, we’re no experts on the Southern Railway outlet premium (the fabulous Great Western are more our thing), but a brief bit of research seems to suggest that the locomotive outlet premium is modelled on the Maunsell V “Schools” class 4-4-0. The smoke deflectors on the front would date the loco from 1931 onwards. [ -- ]
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The caption invites the public to “see this full scale reproduction of a S.R. loco and tender, 60 feet long,” with the postcard view showing a fairly realistic locomotive lined up on track facing a mocked up tunnel.
As far as we can see, the Southern Railway never created a locomotive called outlet premium the Starlight Express, outlet premium and the stage play of the same name didn’t launch until 1984, so we’re guessing that the loco was there as some sort of promotional device, perhaps for some model manufacturer.
Now, we’re no experts on the Southern Railway outlet premium (the fabulous Great Western are more our thing), but a brief bit of research seems to suggest that the locomotive outlet premium is modelled on the Maunsell V “Schools” class 4-4-0. The smoke deflectors on the front would date the loco from 1931 onwards. [ -- ]
The old Fire Station, Ferndale Road, Brixton 1906 – 2014 Brixton gets a Bowie mural on the side of Morleys department store, Tunstall Road, SW9 Golden Arrow steam train rattles through Brixton Another ruddy supermarket in Brixton: Sainsbury’s to open up a new store in Brixton Road, SW9 Jamrock Jamaican pop-up store opens on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
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Our monthly swing dance night returns with more live music… for a flappin’ outlet premium swanky, shoe shuffling fun time! Lead by London s finest female drummer, with a collection of well-worthy troopers…[...]
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