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Rebuilt West Country 4-6-2 No.34025 Whimple On a passenger service train Nr Ashford,Kent- Feb 1957 Built March 1946 Withdrawn July 1967 Disposed March 1968 Originally named Rough Tor,renamed Whimple 3.5.1948 and rebuilt Eastleigh 1957 Dave Cobbe Collection -
“V” Schools Class 4-4-0 No.30923 Bradfield taking the 07.58 am Nr Canterbury West from Margate to Ashford for London Terminus - Feb 1957 Built Dec 1933 Withdrawn Dec 1962 Disposed Aug 1963 Dave Cobbe Collection -
“V” Schools Class 4-4-0 No.30913 Christ’s Hospital Leaving Ashford,Kent with a passenger train for Charing Cross this is an elevated view looking from rear of tender along the side of tender and loco - March 1958 Built Sept 1932 Withdrawn Jan 1962 Disposed Feb 1962 Dave Cobbe Collection -
”C2X” 0-6-0 No.32545 with two others (“L”class”) At Ashford Station - 1950’s 32545 is running light engine in station with the other 2 locos on trains No.32545 built Dec 1901 Withdrawn Dec1961 Disposed January 1962 The other 2 locos are possibly Class LI No.31777 and 31768 both built June 1914 Withdrawn Sept 1959 Disposed Sept 1959 Dave Cobbe Collection -
“C” 0-6-0 No.31590 light engine waiting for duty in marshalling yard, unknown location- 1950’s Built July 1908 Withdrawn Feb 1961 Disposed March 1961 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Un-rebuilt Battle of Britain 4-6-2 No.34085 501 Squadron Light engine at Ashford - May 1957 Built Nov 1948 Withdrawn Sept 1965 Disposed April 1966 Rebuilt Eastleigh Dave Cobbe Collection -
“V” Schools Class 4-4-0 No.30905 Tonbridge Approaches Ashford - 1950’s Built July 1930 Withdrawn Dec 1962 Disposed Feb 1963 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Un-rebuilt Battle of Britain 4-6-2 No.34088 213 Squadron approaches Marden with a boat train from London Victoria - June 1955 Built Dec 1948 Withdrawn March 1968. Initially painted Apple Green and rebuilt Eastleigh April 1960 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Un-rebuilt West Country 4-6-2 No.34103 Calstock Nr. Ashford with a London bound passenger service - March 1957 Dave Cobbe Collection -
“N” 2-6-0 No.31826 Nr Maidstone with a passenger working for Tonbridge - Aug 1959 Built June 1924 Withdrawn Sept 1963 Dave Cobbe Collection -
“H” 0-4-4T No.31310 leaving Wateringbury with a 2 coach passenger working - Taken 1950’s Dave Cobbe Collection -
“H” 0-4-4T No.31517 on a 2 coach passenger working, location unknown somewhere in the Kent countryside - Taken 1950’s Dave Cobbe Collection -
“D1” 4-4-0 No.31741 on a parcels working Nr Herne Bay - July 1959 Built March1903 Withdrawn Sept 1959 Disposed January 1960 Rebuilt from Class “D” at Ashford in 1927,tender destroyed in collission late 1951. Dave Cobbe Collection -
“L-1” 4-4-0 No. 31789 with a goods working at Sturry,Nr Canterbury - October 1956 Built 4/1926 Withdrawn 11/1961 Dave Cobbe Collection -
ADB 968014 at Crewe Works - 13.2.1983 Dave Cobbe Collection -
“O1” 0-6-0 No. 31065 & “C” 0-6-0 No.31592 Light engines at Paddock Wood wait for the arrival of stock on the last day of Steam for a special on this section of Southern Rail metals on 11.6.1961 Front loco is dressed with ER flower headboard and a crown on the rear dome of the loco. 31065 Built Sept 1896 Withdrawn June 1961 Preserved Bluebell Railway as SECR No.65 31592 Built Feb 1902 Withdrawn May 1967 Preserved Bluebell Railway 31065 claim to fame was that it ran the last rail tour over the Hawkhurst Branch, Kent along with 31092 on 11.6.1961 Dave Cobbe Collection
