Trains at: Pluckley, SEML, 03/02/24

Hello and welcome to a very short stay at Pluckley station on the Southeastern Mainline where we see services purely from Southeastern. I only spent an hour here seeing as there was no freight coming through to break things up, it's a nice enough little station but there is nothing to do.
The station was opened in 1842 by the South Eastern Railway when this section of the line was extended to Headcorn and Ashford, the first train passed through the station on December 1st of that year. The station was initially built to serve the Pluckley Brick and Tile Works that were located towards the west of the station, but it was then eventually used as a freight depot for Southwark Manure Company. This was to get manure out from London to serve the farms around Kent.
The station was closed to goods in 1965 and the signal box that served the station was closed in 1967. The station building hasn't changed since it was first built.
My next station will be Headcorn just a few miles up the line.
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[@chriswhitaker4577]

Hi Tornado922. Nice film at Pluckley, even though it was a short one. Looking forward to watching the next film at Headcorn. Kind regards, Chris.

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@rlproductionsyt]

Short but sweet!

[@Tornado922]

And never to be done again

[@thanostheclub]

Nice to have a little video to get back in the swing of things: I have the concentration span of a distracted gnat so have only managed chunks of your long-form videos. Doesn't look like the most inhospitable little place, but it's definitely not a hive of activity, put it that way!

[@Tornado922]

this is the issue I face when I'm doing a mainline series is that I am going to encounter stations that are quite simply god awful to film at!

[@hamshackleton]

I'd never heard of Pluckley - - and now I know why! 🙂

[@johnkent-thanet-uk]

"Darling Buds of May' (ITV program) country 😂

[@robertstrainsnsw1596]

Great short film pluckley

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@eastlondontransport6468]

Great video mate! I would’ve hoped that there was more trains bypassing whilst we were there but it was better than nothing 😊

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much bud, I can definitely put this station down on the list of places I will never be coming back to

[@eastlondontransport6468]

@@Tornado922 totally agreed that was one of my least favourite stations to come to

[@Gamingandtrainvideos2023]

Amazing

[@Tornado922]

That might be over exaggerating it slightly haha

[@Gamingandtrainvideos2023]

@@Tornado922 yeah but still it’s always good to see your videos even if they are 5-10 mins long lol

[@NotDavidTrains]

Most spooky station on the Southeastern Mainline. May we see a trains at pluckley again in summer? Trains at Suggestion: maybe have a visit at Sevenoaks

[@Tornado922]

I am never coming back to this station, there just isn't enough passing through here to keep up the interest!

[@StarbitTrainspots]

Good vid

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@nottinghamtransportenthusi2784]

I believe the 465's can and are used on the runs to Dover Priory from London Victoria, so maybe one of those will break up the run of 375's that you have seen so far in this Southeastern Mainline series!

[@robertmwamba945]

Really?
Because the Class 465s can't do the London - Dover route

[@nottinghamtransportenthusi2784]

@@robertmwamba945 They can from Victoria from what I remember but it is predominantly the 375's from both Victoria and Charing Cross.

[@thomaswilliams8878]

​@@nottinghamtransportenthusi2784❤

[@Harrynhoughton13]

Nice

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@TheTrainSpotter2005]

Better than nothing in the end

[@Tornado922]

Done it once and that will be enough for me!

[@GamersTVTrainsportation-lm9uy]

Hiya what app do you use to kñow there is a train passing at speed to and from

[@thekentishtrainspotter3052]

Most of us trainspotters use Realtimetrains

[@user-cr2wx5uz7o]

Shortest vid ever,can you film at flitwick on the MML

[@Tornado922]

Once I have finished this series then yes

[@Sophiebryson510]

Nice. Sorter then normal though.

[@Tornado922]

I couldn't stay here any longer than I did otherwise I would have gone nuts

[@alextrainspotterhd6444]

Interesting station for sure weird how the side you was on the bridge kinda cuts off part of the platform seems quite narrow space on the platform too shame no variety whatsoever, this must be the shortest video you have ever done

[@Tornado922]

What this station lacks in variety of trains makes up for in it's unique layout

[@joshpluck8299]

The shortlist trainspotting video you have done

[@Tornado922]

And the only time I will ever be back here!

[@jamieclarkson8757]

Pluckley village is known for being haunted and lots of paranormal activity and lots of ghosts .

[@Tornado922]

I might have to come down here one evening

[@thomaswilliams8878]

Claire's wiams

[@Tornado922]

huh?

[@Firefly414]

Not sure why you decided to film here i won't lie its hardly enjoyable

[@Tornado922]

As I have stated previously, whenever I do a mainline series I will start from one end and work my way up to the other. In this instance it's from Dover to London Charing Cross. This means that I will be going to every station along that section of line, whilst the traction isn't 'exciting' I still have to give every station a fair chance. As there may be some unique quirks to these stations that you may not find elsewhere around the country, and trust me I know full dam well that it's not gonna be the most invigorating of videos I'm ever gonna produce because I'm the one standing at these stations!