Photo Review
24th September 1960
Railway Enthusiasts Club
The North Kent Rail Tour
| Locos Used | 31512, 31177, D3721 |
| Stock Used | 3 coaches (push-pull set 610?) |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 31512 | Gravesend Central - Allhallows-on-Sea - Grain - Hoo Jn |
| 31177 | Hoo Jn - Maidstone Tovil Goods |
| 31177 | Maidstone Tovil Goods - Strood - Gillingham - Chatham Dockyard (1) |
| 31177 | Chatham Dockyard (2) - Queenborough - Whiteways Crossing |
| 31177 | Whiteways Crossing - Sheerness on Sea Dockyard |
| 31177 | Sheerness on Sea Dockyard - Sittingbourne - Gravesend |
Notes :
(1) Tony Davies comments this tour effectively used the Kentish section of the
cancelled "Thames & Medway Rambler" tour scheduled for 20/09/59.
(2) D3721 was added to the train whilst travelling over the steeply graded Chatham Dockyard branch.
Sources : David Hills & John Clifford (compiled from contemporary
reports), Tony Davies & David Pearson
Photo Review
31512 at Allhallows-on-Sea (photo: David Pearson)
The train at Maidstone Tovil Goods (photo: David Pearson)
D3721 & 3117 at Chatham Dockyard (photo: David Pearson)
David Pearson's ticket.
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