Hamstreet & Orlestone Railway Station: 1969
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Hamstreet & Orlestone Railway Station: 1969
Image: © John Baker Taken: Unknown
In 1969, I used to travel from Ashford to Hamstreet by train on certain Sunday mornings to meet my father in his car. I possess two single tickets for this journey, one is priced at 1/8 (8 p) and the other at 2/0 (10 p) - so the fare obviously went up at some stage. In 1969, the line was under threat of closure and the station was run down and in need of a lick of paint. As can be seen, it still had the SER diamond shaped lights.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.068014
Longitude
0.854627