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Dover Priory Rail Station (Railway Station) opened on 22nd of July, 1861, as a temporary terminus of the the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR).
Three pins (placemarks) show modern photos of steam locomotives:
1) British Railways Britannia Class 7MT 4-6-2 no 70000 Britannia Steam Locomotive (once pulled the funeral train of King George VI)
2) British Railways BR Class 7MT 4-6-2 no 70013 Oliver Cromwell Steam Locomotive
3) LNER A1 Class 4-6-2 no 60163 Tornado Steam Locomotive (Canterbury Tornado).
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Monday 23rd July
12:06pm
Funeral Locomotive of King George VI, Dover Priory Railway Station, Kent, UK.
British Railways Britannia Class 7MT 4-6-2 no 70000 Britannia Steam Locomotive hauling the 12-coach Cathedrals Express as she passed through Dover Priory Rail Station (alt. Dover Priory Train Station, Victorian) at 5.47 pm on Thursday 7 April 2011.
Cab roof once painted white to commemorate her pulling the funeral train of King George VI - of "The King's Speech" film fame - from Norfolk to London following his death on the 6th of February 1952 at Sandringham House, Norfolk.
More information at:
http://bit.ly/britanniasteamlocomotive
Monday 23rd July
11:49am
Oliver Cromwell 70013 Steam Locomotive, Dover Priory Rail Station, Kent, UK.
British Railways BR Class 7MT 4-6-2 no 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" at Dover Priory Railway Station (alt. Dover Priory Train Station, Victorian) on The Spitfire and The Hop Picker railtour (Shepherd & Neame).
Britannia Class 1951-1968, restored 2008.
Last Officially Repaired Steam Locomotive from Crewe Works.
Photo taken from the road bridge on Folkestone Road at 6.16 pm on Sunday, September the 3rd, 2011.
More information at:
http://bit.ly/olivercromwell70013
Monday 23rd July
11:44am
Canterbury Tornado 60163 Steam Locomotive, Dover Priory Rail Station, Kent, UK.
LNER A1 Class 4-6-2 no 60163 Tornado Steam Locomotive venting steam at Platform 1 of Dover Priory Railway Station (alt. Dover Priory Train Station, Victorian).
British Railways Peppercorn Class; LNER stands for "London and North Eastern Railway".
Photo taken from the road bridge on Folkestone Road, June 18th, 2011.
Also in view: Priory Hotel (a Dover pub) and Priory Station Approach Road.
More information at:
http://bit.ly/canterburytornado
Monday 23rd July
11:36am
Night Panorama of Dover Priory Rail Station from the Western Heights, Kent, UK.
Long exposure photo of the Victorian Dover Priory Train Station taken from near the Napoleonic Drop Redoubt above North Military Road (Military Hill).
Also known as Dover Priory Railway Station.
To the right of the Booking Hall is Priory Station Approach Road with the Priory Hotel pub on the other side (with light trails).
Opened on 22 July 1861 as a temporary terminus of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR).
Hidden in darkness: Tower Hamlets, Folkestone Road, Priory Steps, and Dover College.
More information at:
http://bit.ly/SOVujt
Sunday 22nd July
4:18pm
Panorama of Dover Priory Railway Station from the Western Heights, Kent, UK.
Opened on 22nd of July, 1861, as a temporary terminus of the the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR).
This Victorian station is also referred to as Dover Priory Train Station and Dover Priory Rail Station.
North Military Road and Folkestone Road below trees in foreground.
More detailed information can be found on this photo's original webpage at:
http://doveruk.blogspot.com/2011/10/dover-priory-railway-station-from.html
Saturday 21st July
3:49pm