Folkestone Harbour Station Gallery 5:
24 February 2012 - May 2014

The last inspection train along the Folkestone branch ran on 24 February 2012. It had been planned to run into the station but was forced to stop just short on the viaduct because of the poor
condition of the pointwork.
Photo by Paul Lemon

The inspection train is seen on the viaduct at Folkestone Harbour on 24 February 2012 before making the return journey to Folkestone Junction.
Photo by Paul Lemon

The derelict pier at Folkestone Harbour looking north in 2014. The Foord viaduct can be seen in the distance. The white building on the left is the Grand Burstin Hotel which was built in 1984 on the foundations of the Royal Pavilion Hotel. Click here to see Gino & Sharon's atmospheric photographic record of the derelict station and pier. Click here for a larger version of this picture.
Photo from Gino & Sharon Photography


The derelict Folkestone pier c2014


Folkestone Harbour station looking south from the level crossing in May 2014.
Photo by Nick Catford


Folkestone Harbour station looking north along the down platform in May 2014. Varga Weisz’s five-headed sculpture ‘Rug People' is seen on the left.
Photo by Nick Catford

Folkestone Harbour station looking south towards the pier from the down platform in September 2014.
Photo by Nick Catford

Folkestone Harbour station looking north from the pier promenade in May 2014. The derelict coastguard station is seen in the distance; it was demolished later that year.
Photo by Nick Catford


Folkestone Harbour station looking north-west from the up platform in May 2014. Although the platform canopies are now in a very dilapidated state, the Folkestone Harbour Company has included the preservation of the canopies and the signal box within its Outline Development Plan for the harbour.
Photo by Nick Catford


This aerial view clearly shows the tightly curving platforms that were required to allow trains running off the viaduct to run onto the pier. Part of the 1972 ferry terminal was still standing when this photograph was taken, but all the buildings have now been demolished and much of the site is now a large car park. The coastguard lookout to the west of the station has also been demolished. The Sealink booking office is seen behind the north end of the up platform with the harbour master's house at its north end. The building opposite the house is the surviving part of the original SER station building. The swing bridge is seen top right. Click here for a larger version of this photo.

Click here for Folkestone Harbour Station Gallery 6:
Refurbishment of the station and harnour bridge