The tram displayed 'Special' for the tour, but in the depot it was changed
for a short period to read 'Crystal Palace' - a future extension of the system
(photo: Alan Sheppard)
18th October 2009
Southern Electric Group
The Sandilands Spider
| Tram Used | 2532 |
Route :
| Tram | Route |
| 2532 | East Croydon [P2] - Sandilands - Arena - Birkbeck - Beckenham Junction |
| 2532 | Beckenham Junction - Birkbeck - Arena - Addiscombe Crossover |
| 2532 | Addiscombe Crossover - Arena - Elmers End |
| 2532 | Elmers End - Arena - Addiscombe - Sandilands Crossover |
| 2532 | Sandilands Crossover - Sandilands - Lloyd Park - New Addington |
| 2532 | New Addington - Lloyd Park - Sandilands - East Croydon [P3] - Therapia Lane Stop - Therapia Lane Depot Shed Door 1 (1) |
| 2532 | Therapia Lane Depot Shed Door 1 - Eastern Access Points |
| 2532 | Therapia Lane Depot, Eastern Access Points - (via CW) - West End Road 11 - West Exit - Beddington Lane - Mitcham Junction - Wimbledon |
| 2532 | Wimbledon - Mitcham Junction - West Croydon - East Croydon [P1] - Sandilands - (2) Lloyd Park Crossover |
| 2532 | Lloyd Park Crossover (2) - Sandilands - East Croydon [P3] |
Notes :
(1) For Depot/Control Room Visit.
(2) Due to over-running engineering works at East Croydon, the centre platform
was not accessible to/from the Wimbledon direction, but the tour had to start &
finish in the centre road to make it easier to ensure 'normal' passengers didn't
try to board. On the way back from Wimbledon, the tram was booked to reverse at
Sandilands & return to East Croydon's centre platform, but a request to one of
the Operators, about the possibility of reversing on a different crossover to
that used earlier in the trip, was met favourably.
The tram displayed 'Special' for the tour, but in the depot it was changed
for a short period to read 'Crystal Palace' - a future extension of the system
(photo: Alan Sheppard)
Source : Alan Sheppard
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| East Croydon | 10.30d [P2/centre] | 10.31 [P2/centre] |
| Sandilands | ? | 10/35 |
| Beckenham Junction | 10.47a ~ 11.02d | 10.55 ~ 11.08 [Northern platform] |
| Addiscombe Crossover | 11.15 ~ 11.17 | 11.22 ~ 11.23½ |
| Elmers End | 11.22a ~ 11.37d | 11.28 ~ 11.37½ |
| Sandilands Crossover | 11.44 ~ 11.46 | 11.46 ~ 11.47½ |
| New Addington | 11.59a ~ 12.10d | 12.01 ~ 12.11½ [Western platform] |
| Sandilands | ? | 12/24 |
| East Croydon | ? | 12.29 ~ 12.30 [P.3/outer] |
| Therapia Lane | ? | 12.40 ~ 12.41 |
| Therapia Lane Depot | 12.38a ~ | - |
| Shed Door 1 | - | 12.43½a ~ 14.26d |
| East Access Points | - | 14.27 ~ 14.28½ |
| Depot Road 11 (West) | - | 14p32½a ~ 14p42½d |
| Therapia Depot | ~ 14.38d | - |
| Dundonald Road | 14.51 ~ 15.04 | 14.56 ~ 15.03½ |
| Wimbledon | 15.05 ~ 15.06 | 15.06 ~ 15.06½ |
| West Croydon | ? | 15.29 ~ 15.29½ |
| East Croydon | ? | 15.33 ~ 15.33½ [P1] |
| Sandilands Crossover | 15.37 ~ | (Sandilands Stop 15.36 ~ 15.36½) |
| Lloyd Park Crossover | DIV | 15.40½ ~ 15.41½ |
| Sandilands Crossover | ~ 15.39 | (Sandilands Stop 15.46 ~ 15.46½) |
| East Croydon | 15.43a [P2/centre] | 16.26 [P2/centre] |
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