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- Principal engineering works
- Blackfriars Bridge: 933 ft (284 m) long
- Battersea Bridge: 740 ft (226 m)
- Viaduct carrying extension to Blackfriars: 742 brick arches, 94 girder bridges
- Steepest gradient
- Rochester Bridge — Sole Street: 5 miles (8.0 km) at 1:100 (1%)
- Tunnels
- Lydden, or Shepherd's Well Tunnel: 2,376 yd (2,173 m)
- Penge Tunnel, adjacent to Sydenham Hill: 2,200 yd (2,012 m) - this was allegedly Queen Victoria's least favourite tunnel
- Locomotive Works
- The locomotive works were at Longhedge, in Battersea, and the old erecting shop can still be seen. The former SER works at Ashford took over locomotive building for the joint concern, but some building work at Longhedge continued for a few years. The London, Chatham and Dover Railway Tavern, in nearby Cabul Road is widely regarded as having the longest traditional pub name in Britain.
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