London, Chatham and Dover Railway facts for kids
The London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) was a railway company in south-eastern England. It started on August 1, 1859. Before that, it was known as the East Kent Railway.
Its train lines ran through London and parts of northern and eastern Kent. These lines helped people travel for work and school in the Greater London area. The railway often had money problems. In 1867, it ran out of money, but it was still allowed to keep running trains. Many of these problems happened because of a rival company, the South Eastern Railway (SER). They often built tracks in the same places and offered similar train rides.
However, in 1898, the LCDR and the SER decided to work together. They agreed to run their railways as one system. This new system was called the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. They shared the money they earned, but they stayed separate companies.
The SER and LCDR remained separate companies until January 1, 1923. On this date, they became part of a much larger company called the Southern Railway. This change happened because of a law passed in 1921.
Images for kids
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Lordship Lane Station, a train station on a LCDR branch line in London, painted by Camille Pissarro in 1871.
