What is the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR)?
Q: What is the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR)?
A: The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) was a union of two neighboring railways, the South Eastern Railway (SER) and London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR), which operated between London and south east England.
Q: What was the monopoly of the SECR in Kent?
A: Between 1899 and 1923, the SECR had a monopoly of railway services in Kent and to the main Channel ports for ferries to France and Belgium.
Q: Which railway company did the SECR become a part of in 1923?
A: In 1923, the SECR became a part of the Southern Railway under the Railways Act 1921.
Q: What is the Southern Railway?
A: The Southern Railway is a railway company that the SECR became a part of in 1923.
Q: What were the two railways that comprised the SECR?
A: The two railways that comprised the SECR were the South Eastern Railway (SER) and London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR).
Q: What was the geographical area that the SECR operated in?
A: The SECR operated between London and south east England.
Q: What were the main Channel ports that the SECR had a monopoly of railway services to?
A: The SECR had a monopoly of railway services to the main Channel ports for ferries to France and Belgium.
