The final picture of the day sees Andy getting a 'going away' shot of 365028 working the 15.25 St. Pancras to St. Pancras out and back working at Martin Mill station. Behind the trees to the left there once existed a long single branch line, the route of which can still be made out in places, that led down to Dover harbour. It was constructed in order to facilitate the construction of the harbour in the 1890s. During both world wars, it was used again to serve the many gun emplacements along the cliffs nearby. Also, it carried two 14 inch track mounted cannons nicknamed Winnie and Pooh. After we took these final pictures, we had a quick brew in the station car park and headed for home after a very successful day for both us. I coped some boxes and Andy a number of stations that he could mark off in his book!
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