Description

Southern Railway Wainwright C-class 0-6-0 crosses Foord viaduct in Folkestone, Kent and heads towards Ashford.
In this late 1940s scene a Leyland ‘Tiger’ road coach is seen parked on Bradstone Road behind a local East Kent vehicle.

The South Eastern Railway began running trains to Folkestone on 28th June 1943. At Folkestone, the company had to establish a station on the western side of the Foord valley, the desired location of a permanent station resided on the eastern side and to fill the breach, the SER needed to take the railway over a viaduct comprising nineteen arches, the tallest of which towered 100-feet in the air. This was constructed across the valley in under six months, a remarkable achievement given the sheer scale of the project. Trains began running over the viaduct and using a new Folkestone station on 18th December 1843. This structure remains as the world’s highest arched brick viaduct.

• Signed giclée print on high quality 190gsm satin/gloss paper.
• Image size: 41cm x 30cm
• Overall size 50cm x 40cm