About The London, Tilbury and Southend line, also known as Essex Thameside, is a commuter railway line on the British railway system. It connects Fenchurch Street station, in central London, with destinations in east London and Essex, including Barking, Upminster, Basildon, Grays, Tilbury, Southend and Shoeburyness. The Line is 39 miles 40 chains (63.6 km). Following re-signalling, the separation of the District Line and electrification the first electric timetable commenced operation in June 1962. The off-peak timetable consisted of six trains per hour on a repeating pattern timetable. The departures were: xx:00 Fenchurch Street to Southend & Shoeburyness fast service via Laindon - first stop Upminster for connection to Grays via Ockenden then Leigh-on -sea then all stations xx:05 Fenchurch Street to Southend & Shoeburyness all stations via Tilbury Riverside (reverse) xx:10 Fenchurch Street to Southend & Shoeburyness all stations via Laindon xx:30 Fenchurch Street to Southend & Shoeburyness fast service via Laindon - first stop Barking then Benfleet and all stations xx:35 Fenchurch Street to Southend & Shoeburyness all stations via Tilbury Riverside (reverse) except Stepney East xx:40 Fenchurch Street to Southend & Shoeburyness all stations via Laindon The morning peak saw 24 arrivals between 7:45 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. with a fast journey time from Southend of 48 minutes. Of note were two trains using the Tilbury avoiding line and offering Stanford-le-hope passengers radically improved journey times. In the evening peak between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm there were 29 departures, with the fastest journey time to Southend being the 6:00 pm, marketed as "the Spiv" taking 44 minutes with stops at Leigh-on-Sea, Benfleet and Westcliff. Rollingstock Passenger Class 302 Class 310 Class 312 Freight class 56 Class 59 Class 90
well, I prefer it set in the era I chose in this suggestion. Am personally sick of modern-day stuff. having a variety of both is very important to make everyone happy.
I understand. The routes in the past may bring back memories for some or it may just be a piece of train heritage that transport fans are interested in
Older trains probably suit those who like to have more to do on a journey. I tend to drive newer traction when I don't want to think too much, BML is good for that. When I want to totally immerse myself in a drive, I will pick something older and more involved. TSW should have a good mix of new and old, perhaps slightly weighted in favour of new so as to encourage a new generation of rail simmers.
