Updates

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July 2008

• Brasted station added: 13th July 2008

• Rye station added: 13th July 2008

• Swanley Junction and Swanley now become standalone sections - 13th July 2008

• Allhallows-on-Sea section updated: Views of the station in 1961, added - 13th July 2008

• Westerham section updated: 1961 view added - 13th July 2008

June 2008

• Birchington-on-Sea station added: 28th June 2008

• Northfleet Cement Works section updated: Photographs from 1983 added - 28th June 2008

• Ashford Hitachi Depot section updated: Track plan and construction photographs added - 28th June 2008

• Dunton Green section updated: New picture added - 23rd June 2008

• Rainham station added: 22nd June 2008

• Ashford Hitachi Depot added: Now becomes part of the Channel Tunnel Infrastructure Index - 14th June 2008

• Major Update: 13th June 2008

  • Sandling Junction station added

  • Westenhanger station added

  • Folkestone Harbour section completely overhauled

  • Faversham pictorial completely overhauled

  • Canterbury East pictorial improved

May 2008

• Maidstone West section updated: Pictures of the 1999 and 2000 steam specials added - 25th May 2008

• Strood section updated: Further goods yard pictures added - 25th May 2008

• Tonbridge section updated: Several additional views added - 25th May 2008

• Class 33 section updated: Picture of crash damaged No. 33209 added - 25th May 2008

April 2008

• 4 CEP section updated: Unit No. 1507 at Kearsney, added - 28th April 2008

• 4 SUB section updated: Celebrity unit No. 4732 working shuttles during the Gravesham Edwardian Fair - 28th April 2008

• Aylesford section updated: 1984 view added - 28th April 2008

• Cuxton section updated: 4 Vep on the Medway Valley Line shuttle service in 1986 - 28th April 2008

• Sevenoaks Tubs Hill section updated: Two 1984 views added - 28th April 2008

• Greenhithe section updated: New station building now open - 15th April 2008

• Halling section updated: Picture from 1984 added - 15th April 2008

• Gravesend Central section updated: New pictures added - 15th April 2008

• Rochester Goods Depot section updated: A further 1984 view added - 15th April 2008

• Strood section updated: A 1984 view added - 3rd April 2008

• Higham section updated: New pictures added - 3rd April 2008

• London Bridge section updated: A 1977 picture of the SE&CR station added - 3rd April 2008

• Hither Green Depot section updated: A 1978 view of the shed added - 3rd April 2008

March 2008

• Major Update: 24th March 2008

  • Margate section completely overhauled

  • London Cannon Street section updated: Several new pictures added

  • Cannon Street MPD added

  • Ewer Street & Southwark Depots added

  • Greenhithe station redevelopment progresses

  • Bromley North section updated: New picture added

  • London Charing Cross section updated: New pictures added

  • 4 SUB section updated: New picture added

February 2008

• Major Update: 10th February 2008

  • Eltham station added

  • Westerham station added

  • Orpington shed added: This now becomes detached from a revised Orpington station section

  • Ashford section updated: New picture showing the pre-Ashford International layout added

  • Broadstairs section updated: Picture of the layout from a Ramsgate-bound service, added

  • East Farleigh section updated: Many new pictures added, before the advent of colour light signalling

  • Maidstone East section updated: Pictures of the 1993 Railfreight Distribution crash added

  • Westgate-on-Sea section updated: Picture of the station from 1989, added

January 2008

• Faversham section updated: Three pictures from 1988 added. Today marks Faversham station's 150th birthday - 25th January 2008

• Class 33 section updated: New picture showing Nos. 33002 and 33035 added - 25th January 2008

• Class 47 section updated: Picture of No. 47586 at Margate added - 24th January 2008

• Class 411/412 section updated: Picture of 4 Cep No. 1507 at Minster added - 24th January 2008

• Class 423 section updated: Picture of 4 Vep No. 3582 at Broadstairs added - 24th January 2008

• Canterbury West section updated: Pictures from 1988 added - 24th January 2008

• Dumpton Park section updated: Picture of 4 Cep No. 1620 added - 24th January 2008

• Major update: 8th January 2008

  • GWR ''5700'' Pannier Tank section added

  • Class 373 section updated: Picture of No. 3223 cruising through Paddock Wood, added

  • East Farleigh section updated: New picture added, showing the signal box with original sash-style windows

  • Ebbsfleet International section updated: Night pictures added

  • London Cannon Street section updated: Night pictures added

  • Waterloo International section updated: Picture of the now defunct terminus added

December 2007

• Major end of year update: 9th December 2007

  • Class 395 ''Javelin'' section added

  • Ebbsfleet International section updated: Several new pictures of the now operational station, added

  • Greenhithe section wholly revamped

  • Gravesend West section updated: A 1970s photograph of the goods shed added

  • BR Standard 4MT section updated: Picture of No. 80154 at London Bridge added

  • BR Standard 5MT section updated: Picture of No. 73119 at Fleet added

  • Crayford section updated: New picture added

  • Class 375 section updated: New pictures added

November 2007

• Chatham Dockyard section updated: More pictures added - 18th November 2007

• SE&CR ''D1'' Class section updated: New picture added - 18th November 2007

• Major Update: 11th November 2007

  • Ramsgate MPD (74B; 73G) section added

  • Staplehurst section added

  • Maidstone East section updated: More pictures added

  • Grove Park section updated: New picture added

  • Hollingbourne section updated: New picture added, showing further station decline.

October 2007

• Pluckley section added: 26th October 2007

September 2007

• Major Update: 17th September 2007

  • Harrietsham section added

  • Faversham MPD (73E) becomes detached from the Faversham section

  • Margate section updated: Picture of an Eastern Region excursion in 1961, added

  • Westgate-on-Sea section updated: Picture of the Saxby & Farmer signal box, added

• Hollingbourne section added: 11th September 2007

• Maidstone East section updated: New picture added - 11th September 2007

• Pictures of Eurostar services at Fawkham Junction added: 5th September 2007

• Cheriton Shuttle Terminal section added: 3rd September 2007

• Lenham section added: 3rd September 2007

August 2007

• Ramsgate section updated: New picture added - 22nd August 2007

• Major Update: 20th August 2007

  • Eurotunnel Tri-Bo [Shuttle Locomotives] section added

  • 4 SUB section added

  • Paddock Wood Training Centre section added

  • Tonbridge Sorting Centre (Royal Mail) section added

  • Class 33 section updated: More pictures added

  • Class 47 section updated: New picture added

  • Class 73 section updated: More pictures added

  • Cuxton section updated: New picture added

  • Northfleet Cement Works section updated: More pictures added

  • Sevenoaks Tubs Hill section updated: More pictures added

  • Strood section updated: Picture of the layout as it was in 1984, added

• Channel Tunnel Infrastructure Index updated: 11th August 2007

  • North Downs Tunnel added

  • Sandling (CTRL) added

  • Thurrock Viaduct added

• Catford Bridge station added: 6th August 2007

• Ladywell station added: 6th August 2007

• Ridham Dock section updated: New picture added - 6th August 2007

• Southfleet section updated: New pictures added - 6th August 2007

July 2007

• Class 373 pages updated: Several new pictures added - 27th July 2007

• Singlewell IMD added to Channel Tunnel Infrastructure Index: 23rd July 2007

• Major Update: 21st July 2007

  • Kent Portland Cement Works added

  • Lordship Lane station added

  • Northfleet Cement Works added

  • Abbey Wood section updated: Totem picture added

  • Chart Leacon section updated: New picture added

  • Chislehurst Junction section updated: New picture added

  • Ebbsfleet International section updated: New pictures added

  • Folkestone Central section updated: New picture added, and a ticket from 1960

  • Folkestone West section updated: Totem picture added

  • Hither Green section updated: Totem picture added

• Rochester section updated: New picture added - 5th July 2007

• Catford station added: 5th July 2007

• Rochester Goods Depot section added: 5th July 2007

• Westgate-on-Sea station added: 5th July 2007

June 2007

• Swale Halt section added: 23rd June 2007

• Dollands Moor section updated: New pictures added - 23rd June 2007

• Ashford section updated: New pictures added - 23rd June 2007

• Sevenoaks Tubs Hill section updated: New pictures added - 23rd June 2007

• Major Update: 22nd June 2007

  • Class 319 section added

  • Class 456 section added

  • Lullingstone section updated: SR ''target'' sign picture added

  • Blackfriars section updated: SR ''target'' sign picture added

  • Folkestone West section updated: New pictures added

  • Folkestone Harbour section updated: New pictures added

  • Dover Priory section updated: New picture added

May 2007

• Major Update: 13th May 2007

  • East Malling station added

  • Charing station added

  • Rosherville station added

  • Stone Crossing section updated: new picture added

April 2007

• Horton Kirby Viaduct section updated: new picture added - 10th April 2007

• Southfleet (CTRL) section updated: new pictures added - 10th April 2007

• Ebbsfleet International section updated: new pictures added - 10th April 2007

• Major Update: 1st April 2007

  • Allhallows-on-Sea station added

  • Beckenham Hill station added

  • Foster Yeoman Terminal section added: located on Grain and formerly the aggregate supplier for the Chunnel construction programme

  • Hither Green Depot section updated: new picture added

  • Chestfield & Swalecliffe section updated: picture of the totem sign added

  • Folkestone Harbour section updated: station totems of the now closed Folkestone Junction station, added

  • Class 33 section updated: new pictures added

  • Class 37 section updated: new picture added

March 2007

• Major Update: 20th March 2007

  • Crofton Park station added

  • Uralite Halt added

  • Woolwich Arsenal section updated: work progresses on the station rebuild

  • Class 415 / 416 section updated: new picture added

  • Rochester section updated: new picture added

  • Shortlands section updated: two additional pictures included

February 2007: Celebrating a Whole Year Online for Kent Rail

• Major Update: 26th February 2007

  • Bellingham station added

  • Kidbrooke station added

  • Lewisham station added

  • Ravensbourne station added

  • Class 50 section added (becomes part of the Network SouthEast section)

  • BR Standard Tank 4MT section updated: New picture added

  • BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 section updated: New picture added

  • BR Standard 7MT Britannia Class section updated: New picture added

  • North Downs Steam Railway section updated: Pictures showing the society's early Chatham Dockyard days, added.

  • Class 33 section updated: Further pictures added.

  • Class 373 section updated: A picture of a Eurostar at Sydenham Hill, added

January 2007

• Kemsing station added: 29th January 2007

• Ramsgate section updated: A picture of the layout in 1971, added - 29th January 2007

• Folkestone Harbour section updated: An image depicting action along the branch in 1995 - 29th January 2007

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