ON THIs DAY – 25 February
25 February 1962 — The Kentish Venturer Rail Tour June 1962 would see the official completion of…
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ON THIS DAY – 21 FEBRUARY
21 February 1955 — K Class 2‑6‑0 No. 32350 On a dull and snowy 21 February 1955,…
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ON THIS DAY – 8 February
8 February 1957 — Filming The Railway ChildrenIn early 1957 the BBC began to remake Edith Nesbit’s…
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on this day – 31 January
During the latter part of the 19th century the SER and LCDR were locked in bitter competition…
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on this day – 29 january
On 29 January 1949, Joe Kent took this image of WD 2-8-0 78597 at Brighton Shed (75A).…
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on this day – 2 january
Nearly 71 years ago Colin Hogg was at Tenterden Town Station for the last day of passenger…
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On This Day – 22 December
Three days before Christmas, on Saturday 22 December 1962, Joe Kent photographed modified West Country 4-6-2 34012…
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On This Day – 8 August
In the 1950s, when many families didn’t own a car and foreign holidays were a far-off dream,…
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On This Day – 8 August
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. Included in the latter is the…
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On This Day – 8 August
First opened by the London Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) in 1882, Otford is located on the…
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