The SECR E class was a class of 4-4-0 tender locomotives designed by Harry Wainwright for express passenger trains on the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. It was a larger version of the D class incorporating a Belpaire firebox
SECR E class 273 at Cannon Street
E1 31067 at Margate 1958.
Ashford railway works was a major locomotive and wagon construction and repair workshop in Ashford, Kent in England. Constructed by the South Eastern Railway in 1847, it became a major centre for railway works in the 19th and early 20th centuries. After years of decline, it closed in 1982.
Up Holiday express from Ramsgate entering Margate station
Ex-LB&SCR D3/M No. 2380 at Ashford Locomotive Depot 7 July 1946
Ex-LB&SCR A1X 0-6-0T at Ashford Locomotive Depot
Image: Ashford Railway Works...Derelict panoramio