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» British Railways (more..)
» Bulleid Pacific (more..) |
» Folkestone Harbour
» Folkestone Kent, United Kingdom (more..)
» April 12, 2008 |
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» Alan-Crotty (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| On a fine spring day Battle of Britain 'Air Smoothed' pacific 'Tangmere' starts the last steam hauled passenger train up the 1:30 gradient from Folkestone Harbour to the mainline junction. The locomotive is carrying the full 'Golden Arrow regalia as used in the 1950s.
The branch has seen little use in recent years, about 1 train per week and is to close in the very near future. The area will be redeveloped as a marina and expensive apartments. So ends 149 years of railway association with the once busy cross channel port. |
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