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Medway Valley High Speed Service

On Monday 23rd May 2011 introduced weekday peak High Speed services between St. Pancras International and Maidstone West. Mornings and evenings there are three workings in the peak flow direction and one contra. On 9th June Colin Price took a look at the evening peak on the Medway Valley line.

395018 working the 17:14 St Pancras International to Maidstone West at Maidstone Barracks 395018 working the 17:14 St. Pancras International to Maidstone West at Maidstone Barracks. It will then return ECS 18+12 Maidstone West - St Pancras.

photograph by Colin Price
395002 passing Cuxton going back ECS 18+42 Maidstone West - St Pancras 395002 passing Cuxton going back ECS 18+42 Maidstone West - St Pancras. As it passed under the HS1 bridge ahead of it the 18:34 St. Pancras International to Bruxelles passed over the top.

photograph by Colin Price
This was a busy time at Cuxton as a couple of minutes later 395013 came the other way on its way to Maidstone West (18:14 ex St. Pancras International) and 3020, leading the 17:59 Bruxelles to St. Pancras International, went over the top as that passed too.

photograph by Colin Price
395013 is seen arriving at Strood working 19:13 Maidstone West to St. Pancras International 395013 then went on to work the contra peak flow service and is seen here arriving at Strood working the 19:13 Maidstone West to St. Pancras International.

photograph by Colin Price