eaw008276 ENGLAND (1947). The Southern Railway Works, Ashford, 1947

WW2 Camouflage Scheme Railway

Appears to be a line of continental vans, several with an end platform not found on British vans.

New 16 ton mineral (coal) wagons waiting for their side & end doors to be fitted.

SR 40ton Ballast Hopper, probably one of those being built at Ashford in 1947. There are a couple of unfinished underframes to the right behind the next building.

This is a line of underframes of Southern Railway 40 ton Ballast Hoppers. Twenty were built at Ashford in 1947 to Diagram 1775, with American-designed bogies. Those in the photo have the end platforms and handrails, and are lacking the hopper and operating wheels. There is a finished wagon behind the building on the right, near the steam locomotive.

Line of "Skeleton" four wheel vans awaiting body and roof planks. These are likely the same as the finished vans to the right nearer the building.

Newtown Road bridge No.1825B (Klondyke Works sidings).

Newtown Road bridge No.1825A (Kimberley Works sidings).

Newtown Road bridge No. 1825 (Ashford to Hastings branch).

Staff access bridge from Klondyke over to Kimberley.

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

Open Reservoir.

In the 1970's this end was the Tool Room (fitting).

In the 1970's this was the Tool Room (machines).

The Willesborough Gate entrance.

The main offices.

A stores.

In the 1970's this was the 'Wheel Shop'.

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

Main Gate House.

Crossing Keepers Cottage.

Willesborough Crossing Footbridge No. 405A

Aylesford Level Crossing.

Ashford 'E' Signal Box

Newly repainted suburban carriage

Carriage with 'birdcage' guard's lookout on roof

Two tank engines

Two steam locomotives double head a long goods train on the line to Canterbury

Main line to Folkestone and Dover

Locomotive turntable

Water tower

Locomotive under the coaling plant; being coaled. Two others queuing

Southern Railway tank engine - possibly a 0-6-2T

Four old steam locomotive tenders

Southern Railway tank engine - possibly an ex SE&CR 0-4-4T

Signalbox

Water tower

Grounded suburban coach body

I think these are described as 'Passenger Luggage Vans' or 'PLVs'. They look new

Grounded coach body

Ashford locomotive depot

An ex-works tank engine - newly repainted

A 2-6-0

A 4-4-0

Grounded coach body