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Longhedge Works archive

1874-1914

American Line

American Line

1913

Continental Information, Paris to London, July 1863

Continental Information, Paris to London, July 1863

1863

General Bank Holiday Monday August 5th 1878

General Bank Holiday Monday August 5th 1878

1878

Folkestone Harbour South East Pavilion

Folkestone Harbour South East Pavilion

Poster promoting Whitsuntide Holidays at Ramsgate

Poster promoting Whitsuntide Holidays at Ramsgate

1876

Paris-Londres

Paris-Londres

SR & Constituent Locomotive Drawings (Curl Acquisition)

SR & Constituent Locomotive Drawings (Curl Acquisition)

1850-1969

Signal box nameboard, Newington, wood, white with black lettering and border.

Signal box nameboard, Newington

1877-1960

Stool, London Chatham & Dover Railway, wooden 4-legged stool LCDR stamped underneath, ex Westgate-on-Sea.

Wooden stool, London Chatham & Dover Railway

1859-1923

Bell, London Chatham & Dover Railway and South Eastern & Chatham Railway and Southern Railway, embossed around the base 'Warner & Sons London 1870', number 23, removed from Sydenham Hill Signal Box in 1953.

Railway bell, Warner & Sons

1870

Specification, London Chatham & Dover Railway, Express Passenger Engines Class M3 4-4-0, 1890, 29 pages, blue bindings.

LCDR Class M3 4-4-0 Specification

1890

Portfolio of original and blue print general arrangement locomotive drawings from various companies collected by Sir William McAlpine. Most drawings are signed by chief mechanical engineers responsible. Includes drawings for locomotives from Great Southern Railway (Ireland), Great Southern & Western Railway (Ireland), Grand Trunk Railway (Cananda) Great Northern Railway, Great Eastern Railway, London, Chatham and Dover Railway, Rhodesia Railways (built by North British Locomotive Company), London and North Western Railway, as well as the Para Central De Aragon (Spain) 2-8-2+2-8-2 Garratt locomotive, 4-6-2 Type 10 locomotive for Belgian Railways.

McAlpine Drawing Collection

1849-1940

Specification, London Chatham & Dover Railway, Goods Engines Class B2 0-6-0, 1890, 27 pages.

LCDR Class B2 0-6-0 Specification

1890

Instructions, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, London Chatham & Dover Railway and West London Extension Railway, No. 92 'Longhedge Junction Distant Signals for Traffic from Victoria Removed 130 yards Nearer the Signal Box', printed by Waterlow and Sons, 1893.

Longhedge Junction Distant Signals for Traffic from Victoria Removed 130 yards Nearer the Signal Box

1893

Specification, South Eastern Railway and London Chatham & Dover Railway, Bogie Tank Engines Class R1 4-4-0T, 1890, 22 pages.

LCDR Class R1 4-4-0T Specification

1890

London Chatham & Dover Railway handbill 'Margate Regatta' with times and fares. Dated 31st August 1880. Mounted on board.

Margate Regatta

1880

Handbill, London Chatham & Dover Railway, "Easter Holidays 1881", with advertisement for Crystal place on the reverse, printed at the company works, 21st March 1881.

Easter Holidays 1881

1881

Specification, London Chatham & Dover Railway, Goods Engines Class B 0-6-0, 1882, 32 pages.

LCDR Class B 0-6-0 Specification

1882

Handbill relating cheap tickets, 'Saturday to Monday at the sea-side', issued by London, Chatham & Dover Railway. 1 Feb 1881.

Handbill relating cheap tickets

1881

Handbill, London Chatham & Dover Railway, "Margate Regatta Cheap Return Tickets" with the fares, Printed at the company works, January 20th 1880.

theatre excursion a long day in london

1880

London Chatham & Dover Railway 'Maidstone gardeners mutual improvement association annual excursion'. Tickets 3/. Printed by Dickinson. Issued by J. Kentish. Dated 1878.

Maidstone gardeners mutual improvement association annual excursion

1878

Notice, London Brighton & South Coast Railway and London Chatham & Dover Railway, "Services of Trains between Victoria and Bromley", 1862, timetable of trains.

Services of Trains between Victoria and Bromley

1862

Specification, London Chatham & Dover Railway, Bogie Tank Engines Class A3 4-4-0T, 1890, 24 pages, blue binding.

LCDR Class A3 4-4-0T specification

1890

Handbill, London Chatham & Dover Railway, "Easter Holidays 1881", with advertisement for Crystal place on the reverse, printed at the company works, 21st March 1881.

Easter Holidays 1881

1881

Specification, South Eastern and London Chatham & Dover Railways Co., Bogie 3rd Class carriage with Guard's compartment, May 1899, 23 pages.

SECR & LCDR Carriage Specification

1899

Notice. London Chatham & Dover Railway. Omnibus Service between Tub's Hill (SER) and Bat & Ball (LC&DR) commencing 1 July 1885. Black text on white background. Printed at the Company's Works, Victoria Station, Pimlico. Stuck to card.

Omnibus Service

1885

Specification, London Chatham & Dover Railway, Bogie Tank Engines Class R 4-4-0T, 1890, 24 pages, blue binding.

LCDR Class R 4-4-0T Specification

1890

Handbill, London Chatham & Dover Railway, 'Saturday to Monday at the Seaside Cheap Tickets', With train times and fares, Printed at the company works, London, 1881, dimensions 248 x 187mm.

Saturday to Monday at the Seaside. Cheap Tickets

1881

Handbill, London Chatham & Dover Railway, "Easter Holidays 1881", with advertisement for Crystal place on the reverse, printed at the company works, 21st March 1881.

Easter Holidays 1881

1881

LC&DR booklet "Time Tables of the London, Chatham & Dover Railway and the Mail Steam Packet Service" including timetables for LC&DR services to South Coast ports, London suburban lines, local services between Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs, West London Extension Railway linking the LC&DR and the Great Western, details of through trains to the Continent, stopping places on European journies, etc. Issued 1 January 1866. 56pp plus adverts.

Time Tables of the London, Chatham & Dover Railway and the Mail Steam Packet Service

1866

Specification, South Eastern and London Chatham & Dover Railways Co., Goods brake vans, June 1899, 16 pages.

SECR & LCDR Specification for Goods Brake Vans

1899

Handbill for cheap excursion to London with theatre excursion, 2 Feb 1880, issued by London, Chatham & Dover Railway. 20 Jan 1880.

Handbill for cheap excursion to London with theatre excursion

1880

London Chatham & Dover Railway handbill advertising cheap excursions to London. Black ink on green paper. Badly frayed and repaired. Dated 19th November, 1879.

LC&DR handbill: cheap excursion to London

1879

Handbill, London Chatham & Dover Railway, "Last Theatre Excursion a Long Day in London", Monday February 16th 1880, Printed at the company works, Dated 30th January 1880.

Last Theatre Excursion a Long Day in London

1880

Handbill, London Chatham & Dover Railway, "Margate Regatta Cheap Return Tickets" with the fares, Printed at the company works, August 31st 1880.

Margate Regatta Cheap Return Tickets

1880

Timetable, London Chatham & Dover Railway, "the Mail Route to Paris and the Continent", With black cover with gold writing, printed by McCorquodale & Co, London, 1911.

Mail Route to Paris and the Continent

1911

Waybill, London Chatham & Dover Railway, Unused.

London Chatham & Dover Railway waybill

Poster, London Chatham & Dover Railway, 'Improved and Direct Service of Trains Between London, Seven Oaks, Maidstone and Ashford July 1884 until further notice', 1884.

Improved and Direct Service of Trains Between London, Seven Oaks, Maidstone and Ashford July 1884 until further notice

1884

Booklet, South Eastern and Chatham and Dover Railways, "Supplementary Notice of Special traffic July 15th and 22nd 1899 and the Removal of the Barnum and Bailey's Show", printed by McCorquodale & Co, London, 1899.

South Eastern and Chatham and Dover Railways supplementary notice of special traffic July 15th and 22nd 1899

1899

Notice. London Chatham & Dover Railway. Opening for Traffic of Stations on the Dover & Deal Joint Line from 1 November 1882. Black text on white background. Printed at the Company's Works, Victoria Station, Pimlico. Stuck to paper.

opening of station on the dover and deal joint line 1 November 1882

1882

Travel Guide, London Chatham & Dover Railway, "Tourist Guide", 1879, incorporating timetable and information, cost 1d, 29 pages, soft cover.

London Chatham and Dover Railway: - Tourist Guide

1879

Guidebook, London Chatham & Dover Railway, Smithfield Club Cattle Show, timetables and cost of cheap excursion train, The Company's Works, Victoria Station, Pimlico, 1979, single sheet.

London Chatham and Dover Railway: Smithfield Club Cattle Show

1879

Rule book, London Chatham & Dover Railway, "Code of Signals and General Instructions", 1874, 85 pages, contains extracts from Acts of Parliament, dark green hard cover.

London Chatham & Dover Railway Rule Book 1874

1874

Booklet, London Brighton & South Coast Railway and London Chatham & Dover Railway, "Stewarts Lane Junction".

stewarts lane junction

Rule book, London Chatham & Dover Railway, Rules and Regulations, 1878, 120 pages, dark green hard cover with gold lettering. copy belonged to James Andrews, Signalman, and inside front cover is a list of key dates and locations during his service for the company 1874-1894.

London Chatham & Dover Railway Rule Book 1878

1878

Specification, South Eastern Railway and London Chatham & Dover Railway, Goods Engines Class C 0-6-0, 1899, 23 pages.

South Eastern and Chatham & Dover Class C 0-6-0 Specification

1899

Leaflet, detailing the services on the Royal Mail Route between Paris and London via Calais and Dover, leaving from Victoria Station and Holborn Viaduct, issued by Capt. A.W. Churchward, Paris, Continental Manager for London, Chatham & Dover Railway. Attached : Notes for amendment of leaflet. 1897.

The Royal Mail Route

1897

Programme of arrangements for the private opening of the Dover and Deal Railway, issued by South Eastern and London Chatham & Dover Railway Companies. 14 Jun 1881.

private opening of the Dover and Deal Railway

1881

Handbill, London Chatham & Dover Railway, advertising Cheap Sunday local excursions and cheap excursion tickets, 1881.

Cheap week day local excursion tickets

1881

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