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On 9 October 1894, an early morning goods train carrying hop pickers from
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After the LCDR's line reached Dover on 22 July 1861, there was serious competition between the two companies for continental port traffic. The rivalry between the SER and LDCR almost bankrupted both companies, and consequently they formed a joined management committee, known as the
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traffic bringing holidaymakers from London. However, the SER suffered from having no direct access to Thanet on their network except via
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run onto the
Ashford to Ramsgate line at Minster and then reverse as a school service, running Ramsgate–Minster–Sandwich–Deal (mornings) or the reverse (evenings).
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Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present
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Canterbury on 6 February 1846. Intermediate stations were not immediately provided, but opened soon afterwards;
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2359:(SECR), in 1899. This then became part of the
18:Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line
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2847:Railway of Britain : Kent and Sussex
2845:McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David (2007).
3336:Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway
2431:On 26 July 2015, electric multiple unit
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2634:The South Eastern and Chatham Railway
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3407:Railway lines in South East England
3053:Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line
2896:Railway lines in South East England
2663:. Hersham: Ian Allan. p. 142.
2169:The line was opened in 1846 by the
1158:Canterbury & Whitstable Railway
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3412:Standard gauge railways in England
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3341:Cholsey & Wallingford Railway
3250:Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line
3001:Windsor & Eton Riverside line
2357:South Eastern and Chatham Railway
2300:London, Chatham and Dover Railway
2179:London, Chatham and Dover Railway
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2811:. Troubador Publishing Ltd.
2620:McCarthy & McCarthy 2007
2608:McCarthy & McCarthy 2007
2596:McCarthy & McCarthy 2007
2401:. Three people were killed.
2219:One high-speed service from
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2195:. At Ashford it links to
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2776:: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
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1047:Grove Ferry and Upstreet
3063:South Eastern Main Line
2933:Great Western Main Line
2632:Kidner, R. W. (1977) .
2393:Accidents and incidents
2387:1955 Modernisation Plan
2317:. The line ran through
2233:Ebbsfleet International
2229:Stratford International
2113:South Eastern Main Line
1685:South Eastern Main Line
3397:Rail transport in Kent
3305:Hundred of Hoo Railway
3149:Shepperton branch line
3144:Portsmouth Direct line
3107:Eastleigh–Fareham line
3068:Redhill–Tonbridge line
2807:Grant, Donald (2017).
2713:. Kent Messenger Group
2414:electric multiple unit
3225:Lymington branch line
3200:Eastleigh–Romsey line
3164:Tattenham Corner line
2995:Waterloo–Reading line
2828:South Eastern Railway
2826:Gray, Adrian (1990).
2659:Glover, John (2001).
2276:South Eastern Railway
2237:Ashford International
2199:for fast services to
2171:South Eastern Railway
2144:Ashford–Ramsgate line
1880:Ashford International
1134:Canterbury North Lane
1069:Chislet Colliery Halt
274:Ashford–Ramsgate line
3255:Reading–Taunton line
3245:Oxford–Bicester line
3190:Cherwell Valley line
3185:Ascot–Guildford line
3169:West of England line
3154:South West Main Line
3123:Chertsey branch line
2940:West Coast Main Line
2412:On 15 July 1970, an
2248:London Charing Cross
1462:Ashford Steam Centre
1298:Elham Valley Railway
3280:Seaford branch line
3078:Surrey/Sussex/Hants
2830:. Middleton Press.
2598:, p. 52-53,66.
2422:occupation crossing
2330:Wye railway station
3371:Spa Valley Railway
3300:Fawley branch line
3260:West Coastway line
3230:Marlow branch line
3215:Henley branch line
3205:East Coastway line
3133:New Guildford line
3128:Epsom Downs Branch
3097:Brighton Main Line
3043:Medway Valley line
3028:Dartford Loop Line
2947:Chiltern Main Line
84:South East England
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3346:East Kent Railway
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3235:Marston Vale line
3023:Chatham Main Line
2955:
2954:
2856:978-0-7110-3222-4
2837:978-0-906520-85-7
2818:978-1-788-03768-6
2783:978-1-85260-508-7
2687:. BBC News Online
2661:Southern Electric
2365:Railways Act 1921
2246:One service from
2164:River Great Stour
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3265:Wessex Main Line
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3376:Watercress Line
3319:
3284:
3173:
3079:
3073:
3070:(and in Surrey)
3048:North Kent line
3033:Kent Coast line
3006:
3003:(and in Surrey)
2997:(and in Surrey)
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2477:
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2272:
2264:Kent Coast line
2254:and Ashford to
2241:Canterbury West
2209:
2160:Canterbury West
2116:
2105:
2090:
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2034:
2027:
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1227:
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1182:Canterbury West
1176:
1161:
1150:
1128:
1121:
1114:
1107:
1085:
1063:
1041:
1019:
1004:
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948:
926:
904:
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835:
828:
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183:4 ft
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82:
47:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3425:
3423:
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3409:
3404:
3399:
3389:
3388:
3382:
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3379:
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3262:
3257:
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3209:Marshlink line
3202:
3197:
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3187:
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3089:
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3058:Sheerness line
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3045:
3040:
3038:Maidstone line
3035:
3030:
3025:
3020:
3014:
3012:
3011:Kent to London
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2990:Aylesbury line
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2782:
2764:Butt, R. V. J.
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2739:. 28 July 2015
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2676:
2669:
2651:
2649:, p. 250.
2639:
2624:
2622:, p. 123.
2612:
2600:
2588:
2586:, p. 520.
2573:
2571:, p. 251.
2558:
2556:, p. 246.
2543:
2541:, p. 245.
2531:
2519:
2517:, p. 244.
2504:
2502:, p. 243.
2492:
2481:. Southeastern
2467:
2462:"ACR mileages"
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2284:Isle of Thanet
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2268:
2260:
2259:
2244:
2227:, stopping at
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2057:
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932:Thanet Parkway
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3398:
3395:
3394:
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3377:
3374:
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3369:
3367:
3364:
3362:
3361:Lavender Line
3359:
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3311:
3308:
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3206:
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3195:Cotswold Line
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3147:
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3142:
3140:(and in Kent)
3139:
3136:
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3129:
3126:
3124:
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3119:(and in Kent)
3118:
3117:Hastings line
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3102:Caterham line
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2849:. Ian Allan.
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2610:, p. 53.
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