70013 Oliver Cromwell on the Folkestone Harbour Line
Oliver Cromwell on the Waterloo to Folkestone Harbour Golden Arrow run on 14th March 2009. This was, no doubt, the final steam tour into and out of Folkestone Harbour Station.
Seen from the harbour and Radnor Bridge. I moved on to 70013's water stop in the evening at Whitstable Station.
As far as I'm aware, this trip marked the end for the Folkestone Harbour branch - network rail announced on 31st March 2009 that the line was to be lifted as they could no longer justify maintenance costs and the station land was needed for the planned redevelopment of the harbour area. Thankfully, there is no shortage of video and photographs to mark this line's demise.
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Cracking video! 👍
@whetstonelad
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Thanks.
Ah, 70013 and memories of August 1968.
First class as always with your films thanks for posting 5* Brian
Brilliant !
Great video, but it bugs me why the brainless idiots think it's ok to go off the ends of platforms! As a driver I've had many a stern word!
@whetstonelad
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, that bugs me as well. Not sure of the reason but happens frequently.
@AussiePom
9 күн бұрын
@ralfreightdrivergallagherGBRf The only way to stop them is to report them and have them fined for trespassing. Everyone has a camera on them these days so you take a photo of them and use that photo to identify them. The trouble is once a person is killed then mainline steam runs maybe banned and preserved railways is all you'll have. Some people have the attitude that they can do whatever they please when out filming trains. There's footage here on YT of what happens when you get too close to filming moving trains as shown in the US when Union Pacific 844 struck a woman standing on the sleeper because she wanted to get a close up view of the loco at speed. She didn't survive the encounter. 844 instantly put her into the afterlife.