Site of Kearsney Loop Junction
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Site of Kearsney Loop Junction
Image: © John Baker Taken: 23 Aug 2013
The loop left the main line (between Deal and Dover) on the right of the tracks, just in front of the large, single tree. The loop between Kearsney and Buckland Junctions was opened on 1 July 1882 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) thus enabling the company to compete with the South Eastern Railway (SER) for the London to Deal traffic. The signal box of the Kearsney Loop Junction was sited at the top of this cutting, on the right hand side. It remained in use until 7 December 1980, when it, and the signal box at Buckland Junction, was closed and the junctions they controlled were operated from Dover Priory. View taken from Old Park Hill bridge.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.1414
Longitude
1.292689