WEST KENT RAILWAY - 1854
The West Kent Railway were involved with two different railway proposals.
The first was in 1854, and while not directly targeting Farnborough, it was the first to attempt to fill in the void left when the South Eastern Railway bypassed the local area when building its line to the coast.
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The proposed
route, and close-up of the approach to Orpington, click to enlarge
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The proposal was made by the West Kent Railway to branch off the newly-built line
from London Bridge to Dartford at Lewisham, and then proceed to the east of the eventual route of the South Eastern main line, as far as Foots Cray
This proposal of course did not proceed.