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

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
 

It would then turn South and follow the river past St Paul's Cray and St. Mary Cray to terminate by Poverest Road, just short of the old centre of Orpington, about two miles from Farnborough. 

This diagram shows the route of the line and its termination point alongside the River Cray and the boundary between the parishes of Orpington and St. Mary Cray.

This proposal of course did not proceed.

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