Thank you for an insight to all the stations that have gone. What has been done to Folkestone Harbour station is a triumph! It’s a nice place to walk through. I was lucky to get inside Dover Marine a few years ago to have a look at the impressive war memorial on the platform, I don’t know if there is ever a remembrance event there!
The picture of All Hallows has just taken me back to 1956! Our Uncle owned a tiny caravan in the field next to the platforms. A caravan can be seen and the location looks correct. We lived in Aldgate and caught a train from London bridge to Gravesend… then changed to an H class engine and two push/pull carriages for weekends in the caravan. A little further down the line was a spur and turntable. My brother would help by turning the wheel to reverse the engine, then we would be given a footplate ride back to the platform….. thanks for this video.
Remember the Alhallows Flyer well. As a child I lived in the eastern part of Gravesend, overlooking the marshes and saw the train go by every day. Often went down to the line with my brothers in the 1950s to put pennies on the rails and wait for the 0-6-0 tank and two carriages to pass over them.
Born a 'man of Kent' I found this fascinating and informative. I'm not sure it would count formally as a station but the Hoo Junction staff halt at the western end of the Hoo Peninusula line and North Kent mainline did informal and hail and ride stops for a time. It followed the large marshalling yards that are now present there and to use it you would have to travel in the guard's carriage. These stops were far easier to do back when there were only two passenger trains an hour using the line. The stop's importance wained as more railway workers could afford cars (might have been mid 90's the last time I was on a train that stopped there) but once computerised signalling and HS2 came on the scene there was no scope to let it operate as it did. The 'up' platform is located now within the goods yard and can barely be seen, What remains of the 'down' platform is an unsafe structure now largely concealed by scrub overgrowth, you had to know it was there to know it was there...
Interesting and excellent video but felt that a photo of what it looks like today would have been nice, seeing as the video is only one day old (29.12.24)
annoys me, how they lifted the track so quiickly. Seems like thee usual story, governments selling things that are not, and never have been theirs to sell. This is why we have shit in our rivers and in our tap water.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Sheerness Docks wasn’t shown 😡, that was our play ground as kids in the mid sixties . It was the best play ground in the world , we also had the old police station next door , the church and the army hospital as well . And not forgetting Sheerness Docks its self that was also a great play ground .
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.
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
@@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.
Thank you for an insight to all the stations that have gone. What has been done to Folkestone Harbour station is a triumph! It’s a nice place to walk through. I was lucky to get inside Dover Marine a few years ago to have a look at the impressive war memorial on the platform, I don’t know if there is ever a remembrance event there!
The past is beautiful, the present dismal. Thanks for this interesting posting
The picture of All Hallows has just taken me back to 1956! Our Uncle owned a tiny caravan in the field next to the platforms. A caravan can be seen and the location looks correct. We lived in Aldgate and caught a train from London bridge to Gravesend… then changed to an H class engine and two push/pull carriages for weekends in the caravan. A little further down the line was a spur and turntable. My brother would help by turning the wheel to reverse the engine, then we would be given a footplate ride back to the platform….. thanks for this video.
Remember the Alhallows Flyer well. As a child I lived in the eastern part of Gravesend, overlooking the marshes and saw the train go by every day. Often went down to the line with my brothers in the 1950s to put pennies on the rails and wait for the 0-6-0 tank and two carriages to pass over them.
i got a tear in my eyes
Born a 'man of Kent' I found this fascinating and informative. I'm not sure it would count formally as a station but the Hoo Junction staff halt at the western end of the Hoo Peninusula line and North Kent mainline did informal and hail and ride stops for a time. It followed the large marshalling yards that are now present there and to use it you would have to travel in the guard's carriage. These stops were far easier to do back when there were only two passenger trains an hour using the line. The stop's importance wained as more railway workers could afford cars (might have been mid 90's the last time I was on a train that stopped there) but once computerised signalling and HS2 came on the scene there was no scope to let it operate as it did. The 'up' platform is located now within the goods yard and can barely be seen, What remains of the 'down' platform is an unsafe structure now largely concealed by scrub overgrowth, you had to know it was there to know it was there...
Excellent. But where is Horsemonden? Re-open Hawkhurst branch!
You missed out Leydown on sea, Sheerness East , Queenborough Pier stations all long gone
Didn’t realise how many stations were down on the Marsh ( not inc RH&DR )
the car is only king as all the compitition is suppressed!
Quite Sad really ! But a very good insight to railway history ! THANKS FOR THAT 😢👍
Interesting and excellent video but felt that a photo of what it looks like today would have been nice, seeing as the video is only one day old (29.12.24)
Tunbridge Wells West is now a heritage railway called spa valley railway
Well worth a visit. You can take a ride on a heritage train down to Eridge, where you can hook up with today's, modern railway network.
Many thanks for adding the titles. 👍
annoys me, how they lifted the track so quiickly. Seems like thee usual story, governments selling things that are not, and never have been theirs to sell. This is why we have shit in our rivers and in our tap water.
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.
Thank you for collecting and editing all these archival photos in one place. Very sad though . . .
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.
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
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!
Don’t forget Sandgate Station..
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.
Sheerness Docks wasn’t shown 😡, that was our play ground as kids in the mid sixties . It was the best play ground in the world , we also had the old police station next door , the church and the army hospital as well . And not forgetting Sheerness Docks its self that was also a great play ground .
Greetings from Australia. I enjoy watching these "then and now" photos. Thanks for producing .
I found the background music rather aggravating to listen to and I ended up muting.
Interesting.... But the music, NO.
I should say that they have done something rather lovely with Folkstone Harbour Station
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.
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
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!
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.......
Interesting photos. Unfortunate music.
I tried to copy the music, just put a small weight on my keyboard and came back 10 minutes later!
Interesting video. Unfortunate comments.