Fantastic footage - thank you for sharing it. Brings back happy memories of both Class 71's and also Dover Marine station. I attend the annual Remembrance Day service each year at the station, and often think of how it used to be with the Boat Trains. Back in the 1970's I worked on the Restaurant Car that was attached to the Night Ferry and was stabled overnight in the Marine station whilst awaiting the morning sleepers to be attached from Paris & Brussels. Again, thanks for sharing this clip.
I may be in the minority but it really annoys me the NRM are prepared to throw money at anything steam and yet won't do anything to get this unique Loco back on the mainline ...Yes it could only operate in the former Southern region and the few other 3rd rail areas but that was what it was designed for.
Couldn't agree more. Added to the fact that it had a pantograph allowing it to work in the yard at Hither Green where it was maintained along with the rest of the vlass
