IGNITING THE SUSSEX BEACONS
OF UNITY
THE HISTORY OF THE
SUSSEX BRANCHES OF A.S.L.E.F.
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
One of the main reasons for doing these web sites is to try and explain to everybody the history of the footplate grades, the conditions they had to work in and the creation of the A.S.L.E.F. branches within the Brighton & Sussex area. I am therefore very grateful for people sending me personal photos from their personal collection and for allowing me to display them on the web sites. But unfortunately what is missing, are the stories that accompany them. What I want to do is to try and remedy this by starting to record the remaining stories that are still out there, before they too are lost in the midst of time. I have added some information about some of the drivers that I know and the comments that have already have been sent to me. If you too have any stories about your own working life on the footplate, the people that you worked with and the conditions you had to work in please send me and I will post, on the web site. If you are interested in helping me in capturing these stories by any means possible please let me know. |
BRIGHTON & SUSSEX BRANCHES OF A.S.L.E.F. REUNION
(UNITING A.S.L.E.F. MEMBERS PAST AND PRESENT)
GRAHAM PENN COLLECTION
CHIC DEBENHAM (BTON), BARRY BRETT (BTON) & KEN CHAPMAN
GRAHAM PENN COLLECTION
DAVE SNASHALL (EBNE) & TED DENTE
GRAHAM PENN COLLECTION
BILL PATON & JOHNNY WATERS (BTON)
GRAHAM PENN COLLECTION
GRAHAM PENN (VIC MT) & KEN CHAPMAN
GRAHAM PENN COLLECTION
MARZ COLOMBINI (E.C. MEMBER) SOAPY LUXFORD & SIMON WELLER (A.G.S.)
TONY MARTIN (BHAM), BIFF MANVELL (HORSH) & STEVE WHITE
5th May 2015
Graham Penn Collection
Left - Right: Bill Paton, Geoff Ball (Horsham), Ted Dente, Dave Shopland, Ray Young
& Chic Debenham (Three Bdgs & Bton)
Graham Penn Collection
Mick Lane, Rodney Burstow (Horsham) & Charlie Osta
Graham Penn Collection
Ron Bridle
Graham Penn Collection
Mick Lane & Les French (Victoria C)
6th May 2014
GRAHAM PENN COLLECTION
ROY LUXFORD, RAY YOUNG & ARTHUR HUGHES (SELHURST)
ALAN COOK COLLECTION
BILL PATEN & TED DENT
7th May 2013
8th May 2012
Bob Dorkings Collection
Left ~ Right: Dave Lown (R'hill), Ken Chapman (T. Bdgs & Rhll) , Kevin Ede (R'hill & B'ham),
Brian Boerer (T. Bdgs & Rhll) & Robin Baldock (T. Bdgs & Rhll)
With the closure of Three Bridges Loco Shed in 1969,
Ken & Brian transferd to Redhill M.T., and Ken later returning back to Three Brigdes E.M.U.T.
Bob Dorkings Collection
Bill Paton & Tony Luff (Horsham)
Ted Dente
Ken Chapman & Biff Manvell (Horsham & Three Bridges)
17th May 2011
Dave Shopland, Ray Young & Roy Ansell
Left - Right: Brian Borer (Three Bridges & Redhill), Spike Jones (Three Bridges, Addiscombe & Brighton) & Martin Styles (Norwood, Redhill, Brighton & Barnham)
Bill Paton, Ken (Wank) Chapman, Ron Bridle & Roy Ansell