Kent Coast Electrification : first phase : British Railways (Southern Region) : London : 1959 : map of the South Eastern Division of the Southern Region

            In May 1959 the Southern Region of British Railways issued this fine brochure telling of the Fist Phase of the Kent Electrification, part of the British Railways "Modernisation Programme" that had begun in the late 1950s. The Plan, massive in concept, was to have a mixed impact on BR's finances as there is much to consider in that elements of it, such as increases in rolling stock and freight facilities, increasingly bore little resemblance to what the network actually required. Some would argue that parts of the Plan actually accelerated the worstening financial situation of the railway that would see, in the early 1960s, Dr Beeching brought in to impliment his remedies.

That said this element of the investment was both welcome and worthwile. It saw the extensions of the third rail electrification that had been initiated by the predecessor Southern Railway in pre-WW2 years. This, towards the Kent Coast, saw lines from Gillingham to Sheerness-on-Sea, Ramsgate and Dover electrified (at an increased voltage of 750vDC) along with new infrastructure, signalling and rolling stock.

The brochure has a marvellous cover which is, sadly, uncredited. The map shows the existing and completed lines along with further electrification, the diesel-electric services and a few branch lines, steam operated, that would soon be facing closure.

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