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Post  English Knight Sun 15 Oct 2017, 2:18 am

The first Elham Valley scheme for a line from Folkestone to Canterbury was authorised in 1864, but the company went bankrupt two years later. However, in 1881, taking advantage of the Railway Facilities Act of 1870, powers were granted to the Elham Valley Light Railway Company to build a line from Folkestone to Canterbury, serving the villages of Lyminge, Elham, Barham, Bishopsbourne, and Bridge. In 1884 the South Eastern Railway absorbed the Elham Valley Company. Work began on August 28, 1884, at Newington, near Folkestone. On July 4, 1887, the Shorncliffe to Barham section was completed and opened to the public, with six trains each way on weekdays and three on Sundays. The section from Barham to Canterbury was completed two years later and on July 1, 1889, the stations at Bishopsbourne, Bridge, and Canterbury South were opened. The line was double track, 16 miles 15 chains in length and connected the main Ashford to Canterbury line at Harbledown Junction to the main Ashford to Folkestone line at Cheriton Junction. No real major engineering works existed, although there were a number of deep cuttings and high embankments at various points along the route. Two tunnels were built, at Etchinghill (97 yards) and Bourne Park (330 yards), the latter being in a shallow cutting, solely to please the owner of Bourne Park estate whose land the line traversed. Sadly, in April 1947, after almost six decades of service, the Southern Railway announced its intention to close the line completely as from June 16. Despite the controversy that raged in the valley, the Southern Railway claimed that only a dozen or so people used the trains regularly, but that was challenged by the villagers who responded by saying that train times were totally incompatible with local needs. From October 1, 1947, the Southern Railway officially abandoned the branch and within a few weeks the junction at Harbledown was severed.

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Post  English Knight Sun 15 Oct 2017, 2:21 am

Lyminge Station.

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Post  English Knight Sun 15 Oct 2017, 2:23 am

Elham Station.

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Post  English Knight Sun 15 Oct 2017, 2:25 am

Barham Station.

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Post  English Knight Sun 15 Oct 2017, 2:28 am

Bishopsbourne Station.

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Post  English Knight Sun 15 Oct 2017, 2:34 am

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Post  English Knight Sun 15 Oct 2017, 2:37 am

Canterbury South Station.

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Post  English Knight Sun 15 Oct 2017, 2:40 am

Harbledown Junction signal box in 1943 as seen in A Canterbury Tale.

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The signal box was demolished in 1955.
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Post  English Knight Sun 15 Oct 2017, 2:42 am

Harbledown Junction with a train travelling from Ramsgate to Ashford.

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Post  English Knight Mon 25 Jun 2018, 1:29 am

The crossing gates at Harbledown Juction where the line would lead to Canterbury South Station.

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Post  English Knight Mon 25 Jun 2018, 1:30 am

The crossing gates at Harbledown Juction where the line would lead to Canterbury West Station.

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Post  English Knight Mon 25 Jun 2018, 1:33 am

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Post  English Knight Mon 01 Jan 2024, 4:34 am

** THE ELHAM VALLEY RAILWAY MUSEUM **

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