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you have any pictures of local stations (especially from the 1950s and 1960s
or even earlier) that you would be happy to have displayed on this web site,
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Sevenoaks by rail - notable dates
| Date | Event |
| June 2nd 1862 | Opening of Bat & Ball |
| March 3rd 1868 | Opening of Tubs Hill |
| August 1st 1869 | Connection opened from Bat & Ball to Tubs Hill |
| June 1st 1874 | Maidstone East line opened |
| July 7th 1881 | Dunton Green to Westerham branch opened (See picture of Chevening Halt) |
| June 7th 1884 | Accident (Tubs Hill) |
| August 24th 1927 | Accident (Shoreham Lane) |
| January 6th 1935 | Electrification of local services to Sevenoaks |
| October 28th 1961 | Closure of Westerham branch |
| June 18th 1962 | Kent electrification full service introduced |
| March 4 1976 | Bomb on train from Sevenoaks injures 8 at Cannon Street |
| March 1977 | Present station opened |
| January 8 1991 | Train from Sevenoaks hits buffers at Cannon Street killing two and injuring 547 |
The Kent Rail web site provides short histories and pictures of several SRTA area stations:
plus the three stations on the closed Westerham branch:
and one curiosity.
Page last updated: 02 August 2011 23:34
