Alan's Dad's Photographs
Part Two
The following pics. were dug out of an old buff envelope
given me by my Mother upon Father's death. Wish there were more, but he did
record the year, anyway, of the taking, on his old 120 roll-film
camera.
g) Two
trains on trhe approach to Folkestone viaduct (100' high). The caption on the
rear of contact print says that one was the London train, the other was the
Elham Valley train. Not difficult to see the difference! 1932.
h) Folkestone - Victoria train in Mote
Park, Maidstone. C class loco.
Lord Nelson
"Martin Frobisher" at Central Station, Folkestone. Dad was a Scoutmaster, and
this group was probably off-duty scouts! 1932.
j) The new swing bridge beside the old
- at Folkestone harbour. 1930. The legend on the main span reads "Folkestone
Harbour Station end leading on arrival at station"
k) The Skew
Arches, Folkestone - near Junction Station 1929. Notice the old adverts. The
Playhouse was a cinema when I knew it (the "Fleapit" to those who knew) Lord
Nelson class.
l) First
train over the new swing bridge - 1930.
m) Another
first train view - the Rs were stalwarts of the Folkestone harbour branch -
usually 4 were needed for a heavy boat train, and larger loco's were not
permitted over the bridge.
Previously published here as unknown,
but closer inspection of the scanned photo shows a number which appears to be
851. Does this make it a Nelson? Location almost certainly the Warren - maybe
near Warren Halt, used for staff only when I knew it.
For the record "Dad" was Ernest F. Newble of Folkestone (1908 - 1991) a lifelong friend of the railways.
Should you have any comments - better, any similar photos that I could display, please E:Mail.
More of his photos, non-rail, are to be found at this link. This is, unfortunately, all I have of his old 120 films.
Page up-dated on 20th
June 2008 .