Farningham Road
19th May 2004
The footbridge of the mid-1980s had a comparatively short working life, for by the time of this view, a temporary scaffold structure was in place. Your author recalls reading at the time that engineering plant had struck the footbridge during a possession in 2003, hence the spectacle here in this eastward view from the “up” platform. © David Glasspool
18th September 2004
4 VEP No. 3568 calls at the “up” platform with a Victoria service, framed by the present-day footbridge in this westward view. This is a solid metal structure, upon concrete struts, which comprises a caged walkway across the tracks. The huge corrugated warehouse sits on the former goods yard site and, at that time, was a store for steelmaker “Corus”. © David Glasspool
12th July 2008
The main station building was remarkably little changed since the 1963 view, complete with whitewashed finish. Indeed, the boarded up windows reflected the risk of vandalism and the limited opening hours of the ticket office. The double entrance doors retained their glazing at this time, and one sash-style window remained uncovered. The paint scheme in view was applied in late 2005/early 2006. © David Glasspool
12th July 2008
A London-bound view shows the chalk cutting west of the station. The space where sidings once existed, on the right, is obvious. The bridge in the background carries a farm track over the railway. © David Glasspool
12th July 2008
Class 465/9 No. calls with a Victoria to Gillingham stopping service. The waiting shelter on the left appeared at around the time the footbridge was completed and is a standard modular design by manufacturer “Macemain Amstad”. Formerly, an elongated version of the glazed shelters seen in the Beltring section was situated at this end of the “down” platform. © David Glasspool
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