three brake vans. The other train was hauled by C class No. 61. The fireman of this train was killed in the accident. Although the main cause of the accident was the driver of the Margate train failing to obey signals, the signalman at Tonbridge East signal box was also censured for failure to give the driver adequate warning that although the train had been accepted by the signalman at Paddock Wood, the line was not fully clear at the junction. The signalman at Paddock Wood had accepted the train under Regulation No 5 - "Section clear but station or junction blocked". On 16 March 1949, "Schools" Class locomotive 30932 Blundells was derailed at the station. At 02:02 on 8 December 1961, a goods train was setting back at Paddock Wood station when the 00:20 goods from Hoo Junction to , hauled by D6506, overran signals and collided with it. The wreckage from the accident piled up under the bridge carrying the B2160 Maidstone Road. The line was blocked for 12 hours. Bus connections Routes 6, 6A, 203, 205 and 296 are available from stops near the station. References Citations Sources External links Tonbridge Line Commuters - Paddock Wood Paddock Wood station on navigable 1940 OS map Railway stations in Kent DfT Category C2 stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842 Railway stations served by Southeastern Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Paddock Wood