EAW008277 ENGLAND (1947). The Southern Railway Works, Ashford, 1947

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WW2 Camouflage Scheme Railway

Cantilever semaphore multi signal gantry.

The Clock Tower

The Main Gate.

In 1948 this was the Railway Institute building.

In 1948 this building was the Locomotive Paint Shop.

Semaphore Signal Bridge

In 1948 this was Newtown Boys School.

In 1948 this was Newtown Girls School.

In 1948 this was a Wagon Weighbridge.

In 1948 this was a Wagon Weighbridge.

In 1948 this was the Locomotive Weighbridge.

In 1948 this was a Wagon Weighbridge.

This whole area of the Southern Railway Works was known as Kimberley. This shop in 1948 was the 'Wagon building and repairing shop'. The southerly end was the 'new' Saw Mill.

In 1948 this was the 'carriage and wagon wheel shop, a stores, machine shop, and wagon smiths' & fitters shop all together in this long shop.

In 1948 this was the 'Wagon lifting and repairing shop'.

In 1948 this was the 'Wagon lifting and repairing shop'.

In 1948 this building was a stores together with an office.

Belmont

Alfred House.

This area of the Southern Railway Works was known as Klondyke; shop 47.

Wheel sets

This building in the 1970's was used as a stores.

In the 1970's I worked in this building; this was the old Wheel Shop. Old tyres were taken off, new tyres fitted. Boring of the new tyres. Reprofiling of worn and new tyres. Axles were profiled. Burnishing of axle journals. Balancing of the wheel sets. Copper or bronze spraying of axles and other activities.

Staff access footbridge from Klondyke over to Kimberley.

Kimberley Rugby Gardens Gate house. The only vehicular access into Kimberley.

The Black Path. Fenced with up-ended used timber sleepers.

Newtown Road

Canterbury and Ramsgate branch line.

Ashford to Hastings branch line.

Great Stour River

East Stour River

Ashford 'D' Signal Box

Ashford 'E' Signal Box

Timber drying sheds.