Southend Pier Railway
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The Southend Pier Railway is a 3 ft narrow gauge railway in the English city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It runs for 1.25 miles along the 1.34-mile length of Southend Pier, providing public passenger t
A Severn Lamb train runs towards Pier Head Station 2023
AC Cars electric trains in 1974. Note the third rail and longitudinal sleepers.
Train in burgundy and white livery in 1987 (collapsed pier section behind)
Sir William Heygate approaching the shore terminus in 2006. The pedestrian access to the pier can be seen descending from the station roof
AC Cars
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AC Cars, originally incorporated as Auto Carriers Ltd., is a British specialist automobile manufacturer and one of the oldest independent car makers founded in Britain. As a result of bad financial co
Southend Pier Railway
…number of carriages in each train also increased in stages from one to seven. In 1949, four electric trains of seven carriages each were obtained from AC Cars of Thames Ditton, and the old trains were largely scrapped, although some were sold on. These trains continued to work until the 1970s, by which time…
AC 10 open 2-seater AC's first 4-wheeled car
AC 12 Royal drophead coupé 1926
AC 16 Royal saloon 1927
AC 16/80 open 2-seater 1939 body by March