4-CEP pair 1612+1611 east of Marden, Kent 25/04/94.
Rattling along at near 90mph by this point numerically paired 4-CEP units 1612 + 1611 run downhill east of Marden at Godden Cottages Foot Crossing on the 26 mile dead straight between Tonbridge and Ashford across the Weald of Kent. The 8-car formation is forming train 1V16 09.15 London Victoria to Folkestone Harbour which will connect with the 11.15 Folkestone to Boulogne ferry sailing. This was the last year of full boat train operation to the Channel ports as Eurostar started a limited passenger service through the Channel Tunnel from November of 1994 and in a short space of time this killed off the Rail-Ship-Rail market to mainland Europe.
4-CEP pair 1612+1611 east of Marden, Kent 25/04/94.
Rattling along at near 90mph by this point numerically paired 4-CEP units 1612 + 1611 run downhill east of Marden at Godden Cottages Foot Crossing on the 26 mile dead straight between Tonbridge and Ashford across the Weald of Kent. The 8-car formation is forming train 1V16 09.15 London Victoria to Folkestone Harbour which will connect with the 11.15 Folkestone to Boulogne ferry sailing. This was the last year of full boat train operation to the Channel ports as Eurostar started a limited passenger service through the Channel Tunnel from November of 1994 and in a short space of time this killed off the Rail-Ship-Rail market to mainland Europe.