Jubilee Class cocomotive 45596 .Bahamas' crosses Eynsford Viaduct in Kent with a special charter train
The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for main line passenger work. No 45596 ‘Bahamas’ is one of 4 of the class that have been preserved and continues to haul special trains on the national network. It is the only one of the class to be fitted with a double chimney. This Eynsford Viaduct is a nine-arched red-brick viaduct and is a prominent feature on the line to the delightfully-named ''Bat & Ball'' station. The structure was built by the independent ''Sevenoaks Railway'', incorporated in 1859 to link the ''Chatham'' main line with the market town of Sevenoaks. The branch was initially single-track, seeing its first services on 2nd June 1862, but the viaduct was built to accommodate two tracks from the outset, because the line was doubled in the following year. A Maidstone extension from Otford opened on 1st June 1874, this again single-track, but following in the footsteps of the original Bat & Ball line, this was soon doubled, two-track working commencing on 11th August 1875. The viaduct has nine arches of 30-foot span, and rises to a height of 75-feet above the valley.
Size: 3603px × 2401px
Location: Eynsford, Kent, UK
Photo credit: © patrick nairne / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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