Rails Across the Harbour – Folkestone and its Branch Line describing some of the pranks

describing some of the pranks that he and others used to get up to

This book focuses on the ferry division of company since the Skagen I entered service in mid-sixties to ‘E Flexer’ vessels on the Irish Sea and the various ships in the series which now operate for other leading ferry operators in Europe

Published 25th August 2015

By 1881 an enlargement created its famous train shed

Southern Ferries

Rails Across the Harbour – Folkestone and its Branch Line describing some of the pranksFew visitors who today walk along the quiet platforms at Folkestone Harbour station, or venture further out to the lighthouse, can have any idea of how the entire area once functioned as a vital link with the Continent and a cohesive commercial operation. Rails across the Harbour tells the story of the Folkestone Harbour branch railway, its station and pier while also exploring the engines, trains and cross Channel ships with which it was associated