1) Maidstone East snow Sat 17 Jan 87

Heavy snow arrived in Britain overnight on Thursday 15th January 1987 and continued to fall for the next 24 hours fanned by high winds. By Saturday several lines were blocked in the South East and many others were only operating because British Rail was able to draft diesels in to haul the struggling EMU fleet. The previous day a class 56 had been used to work EPB stock on the North Kent line and so we headed East in a wholly inappropriate Mk2 VW Scirocco 'Storm' in search of something interesting. We left the M20 motorway and arrived at Maidstone East where London trains were terminating due to the line further East being blocked by snow. 73106 arrives with 4-Cep 1556 + 4-Vep, shunts and departs for London again. 33050 then arrives with an 8-Cep, shunts and departs again.

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