Diverted from its normal route the Belmond British Pullman conveying passengers from London Victoria to Folkestone West approaches Ashford on the line from Tonbridge behind DB Cargo 67 001. At Fol... (more)

The 14.52 Bruxelles Midi to London St.Pancras Eurostar service is getting up its line speed of 186 mph after passing Ashford. Behind the train is the site of the former Hothfield Halt on the Maids... (more)

The Victory Javelin commemorating 100 years since the end of the Great War 1914 - 1918 forms the 15.12 St.Pancras to Margate service. I had been hoping for months to photograph this side of the un... (more)

After being posed outside for photographs the first of the class 395 140mph hi-speed EMUs to be delivered from Japan by Hitachi was driven into the depot for adjustments to be made after night tim... (more)

Ten years ago this morning I got my first look at the first of the class 395 140mph hi-speed EMUs to be delivered from Japan by Hitachi. At this stage the unit was undertaking night time test runn... (more)

Hitachi Javelin EMU No 395 006 'Daly Thompson' leaves Ashford International on the 12.53 Margate to London St.Pancras service. It has come from Margate using the third-rail DC tracks but is now ru... (more)

On one of the first decent photographic days in this corner of England so far this year the 15.13 Paris Nord to London St.Pancras Eurostar is getting up to line speed (186 mph) again after its sch... (more)

One of the nine Brush built class 92 Co-Co electric locomitives formerly owned by the SNCF for Channel Tunnel traffic No 92 014 Emile Zola passes Ashford with an evening intermodal service from Fr... (more)

The first train load of ballast, in 25 RailTrack autoballaster wagons, arrives at the Beechbrook Farm Channel Tunnel Rail Link construction depot. Nine months earlier this site was just a green fi... (more)

92 019 'Wagner' (the 'ner has peeled off the loco) drags a brand new South West Trains EMU No 444 024 on its delivery run from Siemens in Germany via the Channel Tunnel. It is taking the Maidstone... (more)

The first Hitachi Class 395 high speed domestic train sits ourtside the new depot at Ashford as the 10.43 London Waterloo to Brussels Eurostar races over the viaduct at 160mph on the left.

History was made to-day when this Eurostar travelled the 306 miles (492kms) from Paris to London St.Pancras in 2hrs 3min and 39secs using the new line due to open on 14/11/07. It has just passed K... (more)

What a difference three months makes - 465 194 heads away from Charing through the oil-seed rape on the 15.27 Ashford International to London Victoria service. Compare with photo Id 181337 taken o... (more)

In the opposite direction to the previous photo British Eurostar set No 373 022/021 passes the four-track Lenham loops on the 13.41 London Waterloo to Paris Nord service. This train has a journey ... (more)

Its Easter Saturday, the sun is shining and French Eurostar set No 373 211/212 passes the four-track Lenham loops on the 13.01 Paris Nord to London Waterloo service. This train has a journey time ... (more)