Sad day. Went to the Harbour station recently. They have scrubbed it up nicely and at least it is being used. Happy memories of going there in the past and getting the ferry to Boulogne.

We should have kept all our South East ports open and working. Too much emphasis on Dover.

What's the tune called in this?

I remember watching the Golden Arrow coaches crossing the harbour viaduct back in the 1970's as a kid. Folkestone was brilliant then with the Rotunda amusement park, ferry port , cliff lift etc.

Didn't see Warren Road LC

Beautiful old style train. Sad as well, being the very last on that route

The sight of the trains leaving the Harbour Station was quite a sight in the latter years - 3 GWR Pannier tanks on the front and one at the rear; plenty of steam and smoke!

Lovely stuff. The line British rail just couldn't close

Excellent remember all of this, I used the line since the 70's and still do once or twice a year.

Was there not a weight restriction for locos on that line?

I remember leaving Folkestone for Calais in my truck, and the line fully open. Thank FBC for ripping the heart out the town.😡😡😡

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Look how everyone are lined up by the fence to see Oliver Cromwell on a tour leave Folkestone harbour one last time before the line to here In Folkestone Harbour closes

1:38 is (was) that a swing bridge? 6:05 those kids on the left running to see. The wonder never goes away.

Lot easier to get the Folkestone harbour than Weymouth where it would have been quicker to walk !

My mum is from folkestone and my grandma told me when she was a little girl the train full of Americans going to the front in WW1 would stop at the crossing and the children would shout Got any gum chum.

I can't believe the government still allows lines to be closed after the disaster that was the beeching cuts. Profit losing lines could be and should be funded using profits from the rest of the network via the government, because keeping them open will increase profits in the long run. We need to be protecting and modernising all existing railway while reopening old lines and building new ones where necessary to connect as many people as possible to the rail network. When each town and city has one station in the centre connected to one single and nothing else (or often no rail links at all), nobody uses the rail because it's useless to most people. Unless we have lots of local stations in walking distance of people's homes then the railways will just continue to deteriorate into nothing.

70013 Folkestone

excellent video👍 i sadly never got to see it in them days but seeing old footage what it was like and now it saddens me what they have done to it it should have never have come to this it is a very big mistake they should hang there heads in shame 😠

Wow never seen this done in folkestone before but this was 2009 I guess they only get a celebration run they don’t really run trains on it isn’t then

Hi firend very nice video thanks full video watched . I am waiting for your next video ✅👍

Saw it go over Folly Crossing

Well caught Ash, lovey stuff.👍

205 029 sadly written off in the Cowden accident. Great film.

Yes how times have changed for the worse

Brilliant filming of that historic moment, hard to imagine that it’s all changed now. So great to see Oliver Cromwell in fine fettle she’s such a magnificent steam locomotive. Very impressed with the way you captured the event from all angles.

it's FolkEstone NOT Folkstone

Dreadful Network South East livery and service no thanks to the Tories who have systematically trashed the railways c1960s onwards!

"Ollie", just like "Scotty" being pulled by her tail, how bloody undignified!

Great video, sad to think no more trains travelling to the harbour,some how it was relaxing to watch the trains, boats and sea altogether.

70013 sounds rather like someone banging on a dustbin lid with a wooden spoon. Great video, an important record. Well done!

5:48 on the left is 55022 now still operating on the mainline and it’s now part of the saphos trains fleet and on the right is d9016 is currently on display in Margate

5:15 75069 is no longer mainline certified it’s now only running on the heritage line like it’s home on the seven valley railway

5:05 sir lamiel is due to be returning back to the mainline for this year

5:02 50031 hood is currently at the seven valley railway and it’s in intercity livery

4:57 there goes the rocket going back and forth

I wish, these days came back on our British railways line. As far back, I m positively sure I saw this train, heading in/out of Folkestone Harbour.

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taxi to the buffers

Such a sad but fantastic sight and sound

I have to question your referring to it as a branch line railway! Otherwise excellent, thank you for sharing.

At 8.04 you can hear the SRN4 hovercraft on a calais service. You'll need headphones for it though

Lovely thank you

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The harbour bridge is all concreted over now its actually quite nice

I've been down there 3 times the first time they were taking the roof off the station since then the old station doesn't look the same one part on one side the track is missing there's tall trees weeds up the other end it should be a working station

Love the old steam trains. Its great to see people restoring some of the old lines like the blue bell Railway. One of our Favorite Trips. Here's a link to our Blue bell railway trip. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJjagqSum7x2nM0 chrisandkarenrewind.com

Do tracks still exist