Interesting video. As a 70 year old who has lived in Kent all but three years of my life, I remember so many of the old abandoned stations featured here. In some cases (e.g. Folkestone East, Tunbridge Wells West etc.) the closures were short-sighted, but on so many of the rural (light railway) lines, stations were far from the villages they served. However, with so much new housing, we could desperately do with some extra stations to take the pressure off the existing ones.
Some interesting pictures. There are many more like this in Kent; for example Westerham and Chevening Halt on the same branch as Brasted and Horsmonden on the branch to Goudhurst, Cranbrook and Hawkurst. You could also have included Lullingstone railway station north of Eynsford which was abandoned before it was even opened. Platforms were built in anticipation of housing developments and an airport, but these never happened. The concrete supports for the platforms are still visible alongside the line.
Great Video! I use to live near Faversham and remember a lot of these stations. Could you please put an appropriate date on all the pictures only some have changed to much that I sometimes find it difficult to identify them.
I know Kent is a fairly large county but even so, that's an awful lot of railway infrastructure that is either no longer in use or has completely disappeared.
As a child, I remember walking down the lane to see the tanks engines at Chevening Halt on the Dunton Green to Westerham branch Line with my Grandmother.
@@duncancurtis5108 Dont think there is to much there now, used to go there with my dad who was a coach driver. He used to have to meet the aircraft bringing passengers from France on Silver City Airways they could put cars on the plane the whole front opened up with two large doors going back a bit.
I think you missed out the Saltwood to Hythe stations the Hythe until recently you could still see the station lights from Seabrook road Only the Bridges remain , it would have made a good Heritage line , for local area , sadly house have now been built on the line, Horn street bridge has a garden shed on it as it’s part of a garden!
Remember playing at Brasted station as a child and my older sisters remember the six a clock train whistle the slip road that led up to the station is now a slip road to m25 for emergency services
Quite Sad really ! But a very good insight to railway history ! THANKS FOR THAT 😢👍
Thank you for collecting and editing all these archival photos in one place. Very sad though . . .
Greetings from Australia. I enjoy watching these "then and now" photos. Thanks for producing .
Many thanks for adding the titles. 👍
Tunbridge Wells West is now a heritage railway called spa valley railway
Interesting video. As a 70 year old who has lived in Kent all but three years of my life, I remember so many of the old abandoned stations featured here. In some cases (e.g. Folkestone East, Tunbridge Wells West etc.) the closures were short-sighted, but on so many of the rural (light railway) lines, stations were far from the villages they served. However, with so much new housing, we could desperately do with some extra stations to take the pressure off the existing ones.
Some interesting pictures. There are many more like this in Kent; for example Westerham and Chevening Halt on the same branch as Brasted and Horsmonden on the branch to Goudhurst, Cranbrook and Hawkurst.
You could also have included Lullingstone railway station north of Eynsford which was abandoned before it was even opened. Platforms were built in anticipation of housing developments and an airport, but these never happened. The concrete supports for the platforms are still visible alongside the line.
I should say that they have done something rather lovely with Folkstone Harbour Station
Great Video! I use to live near Faversham and remember a lot of these stations. Could you please put an appropriate date on all the pictures only some have changed to much that I sometimes find it difficult to identify them.
I know Kent is a fairly large county but even so, that's an awful lot of railway infrastructure that is either no longer in use or has completely disappeared.
Just like many other counties our railway infrastructure was huge
As a child, I remember walking down the lane to see the tanks engines at Chevening Halt on the Dunton Green to Westerham branch Line with my Grandmother.
Interesting photos. Unfortunate music.
I tried to copy the music, just put a small weight on my keyboard and came back 10 minutes later!
Who burnt down Lydds station?
The cause of it is still unknown to this day
There has been a influx of outsiders moving to Lydd and outlying areas.
This brings bored teenagers.
Lydd wasn't much of a hoot in the 80s, we camped as Cub Scouts there.
@@duncancurtis5108 Dont think there is to much there now, used to go there with my dad who was a coach driver. He used to have to meet the aircraft bringing passengers from France on Silver City Airways they could put cars on the plane the whole front opened up with two large doors going back a bit.
@@duncancurtis5108I agree there like most of that area especially winter time desolate and tumble weed blowing everywhere!
I think you missed out the Saltwood to Hythe stations the Hythe until recently you could still see the station lights from Seabrook road Only the Bridges remain , it would have made a good Heritage line , for local area , sadly house have now been built on the line, Horn street bridge has a garden shed on it as it’s part of a garden!
Remember playing at Brasted station as a child and my older sisters remember the six a clock train whistle the slip road that led up to the station is now a slip road to m25 for emergency services
Looking at these photos It looks like RAILWAYS ARE DOOMED the motorway and cars have taken over
No. Railways are only doomed if you let mediocre self serving decision makers rule. Actually come to think of it.......