Woking 150

29th May 1988 to 30th May 1988

In May 1838 the London & Southampton Railway opened the first stage of its line between Nine Elms and a station on Woking Common. 150 years later, in 1988, the town that grew up around that station celebrated the anniversary. As well as a display of locomotives and rolling stock in the down yard, there were brake van rides behind a USA class steam loco, and a shuttle service between Woking and Guildford using historic electric multiple units.

Other forms of transport were not forgotten either. The newly-restored Basingstoke Canal was celebrating with a rally of boats, and vintage buses provided a free service to shuttle visitors between the various sites.

Meanwhile the nearby Mid-Hants Railway was also helping to celebrate the anniversary.

The pictures are in five groups: at the festival itself, the electric shuttle to Guildford, and the various exhibits departing on the Monday evening, followed by a few pictures of non-rail aspects of the event, and some of the Mid-Hants celebrations.

Woking 150: BR Southern Region General Manager Gordon Pettit introduces the guests at the opening of the event with a backdrop of brand new Class 442 Wessex Electric unit no 2408. 1988-05-29 12:34:00	Woking 150: guest of honour , the painter David Shepherd opens the event with a backdrop of a brand new Class 442 Wessex Electric unit 1988-05-29 13:09:00	Woking 150: M7 class 0-4-4T no 30053 1988-05-29 13:10:00	Woking 150: SR Lord Nelson class 4-6-0 no 850 Lord Nelson 1988-05-29 13:12:00
Woking 150: unrebuilt West Country class Pacific no 34092 City of Wells 1988-05-29 13:20:00	Woking 150: view over the festival site from the station forecourt 1988-05-29 13:49:00	Woking 150: view over the festival site from the footbridges near Woking Junction 1988-05-29 14:09:00	Woking 150: USA class 0-6-0 tank gives brake van rides in Woking Yard 1988-05-29 14:10:00
Woking 150: USA class 0-6-0 tank gives brake van rides in Woking Yard 1988-05-29 14:23:00	Woking 150: Rebuilt Merchant Navy class Pacific no 35027 Port Line 1988-05-29 09:26:00	Woking 150: Rebuilt Merchant Navy class Pacific no 35027 Port Line 1988-05-29 17:13:00	Woking 150: ex-LSWR T9 class 4-4-0 no 120 1988-05-29 17:12:00
Woking 150: ex-LSWR M7 class 0-4-4T no 245 1988-05-29 17:10:00	Woking 150: unrebuilt West Country class Pacific no 34092 City of Wells and its support coach, visitors from the Worth Valley Railway in Yorkshire. 1988-05-29 09:24:00	Woking 150: unrebuilt West Country class Pacific no 34092 City of Wells 1988-05-29 09:22:00	Woking 150: unrebuilt West Country class Pacific no 34092 City of Wells 1988-05-29 09:21:00
Woking 150: Foster Yeoman-owned class 59 no 59001. 1988-05-29 09:19:00	Woking 150: steam shuttle on the left with USA class 0-6-0T no 30072 on the left and 4Sub electric unit 4732 arriving from Guildford on the right. 1988-05-29 10:33:00	Woking 150: USA class 0-6-0T no 30072 pulls a train of brake vans along the yard at Woking. 1988-05-29 10:18:00	Woking 150: USA class no 30072 at the loading dock in Woking yard 1988-05-29 10:20:00
Woking 150: Southern Electric 2Bil unit no 2090 leads the shuttle service at Guildford 1988-05-29 10:21:00	Woking 150: Southern Electric 4Sub unit no 4732 at Guildford 1988-05-29 11:36:00	Woking 150: Southern Electric 4Sub unit no 4732 at Guildford 1988-05-29 11:33:00	Woking 150: on board the electric shuttle approaching Woking 1988-05-29 11:15:00