*Christmas Countdown Special Day 6* - Trains at Bromley South, SEML, 11/11/25
The station and most trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern, with some services also operated by Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 5.
The station, initially consisting of two platforms, opened in November 1858.(See: "London Chatham and Dover Railway").
Electric trains, the first in Kent, began running on the Southern Railway's third rail system between London, Bromley South and Orpington in July 1925.
The last passenger steam trains to serve Bromley South did so in 1959, when lines to the Kent Coast were third rail electrified.
Between 1986 and 1999, locomotive hauled trains between the Kent Coast, the West Midlands, the North West and (for a time) Scotland called at Bromley South.
Duration of the video: 10:17 - 11:52
We’ll be seeing services by Southeastern, Thameslink and some freight as well.
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The footage includes multiple trains operating on this route, with Southeastern and Thameslink identified as operators. Several locations along the line are noted, including Bickley, Chatham, and Ashford International. A range of train stock numbers is present, though no specific headcodes or detailed operational information are provided in the video itself.
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