Monthly Archives: January 2015

VICTORIA WALK 10 KENT HOUSE walk to SHORTLANDS 1 3/4 hours The train line between Kent House and Beckenham Junction opened in 1863 as a new main line between London Victoria and Kent. The train line between Beckenham Junction and … Continue reading →

VICTORIA WALK 9 WEST DULWICH walk to KENT HOUSE 2 1/4 hours The train line was opened in 1863 as the main line from London to Kent and to the Channel ports. Routing note: This walk connects in West Dulwich … Continue reading →

VICTORIA WALK 8 BRIXTON walk to WEST DULWICH 2 hours The train line was opened in 1862 as the main line from London to Kent and to the Channel ports. Routing note: This walk connects in Brixton with Victoria train … Continue reading →

VICTORIA TRAIN WALK 7 VICTORIA walk to BRIXTON 1 3/4 hours The first train line in the area opened in 1858 between a terminus called Pimlico (but located at the south end of Chelsea Bridge), Balham and Crystal Palace. The … Continue reading →

VICTORIA TRAIN WALK 6 BICKLEY walk to ORPINGTON 2 1/2 hours The train line between Bickley and Petts Wood is a junction opened in 1902 after the merger of two competing companies. The new junction made it easier to commute … Continue reading →

VICTORIA TRAIN WALK 5 BECKENHAM HILL walk to BICKLEY 2 3/4 hours The train line between Beckenham Hill and Shortlands opened in 1892. It joins in Shortlands the older main line from London Victoria to Kent which had already opened … Continue reading →

VICTORIA TRAIN WALK 4 NUNHEAD walk to BECKENHAM HILL 2 hours The train line opened in 1892 in order to offer an additional link between Bromley and London Victoria as the original train line through Balham and Penge was crowded … Continue reading →