Kent and East Sussex Railway
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The Kent and East Sussex Railway (K&ESR) refers to both a historical private railway company in Kent and East Sussex in England, as well as a heritage railway currently running on part of the route of the historical company. The railway runs between Tenterden Town and Bodiam.
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The grand cavalcade at Tenterden Town Station during a Steam Gala on the Kent and East Sussex Railway | |
Locale | Kent East Sussex South East England |
Terminus | Tenterden Town Bodiam |
Commercial operations | |
Built by | H. F. Stephens |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Preserved operations | |
Owned by | Kent and East Sussex Railway |
Operated by | Kent and East Sussex Railway |
Stations | 5 |
Length | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) |
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Commercial history | |
Opened | Freight: 26 March 1900 Passenger: 2 April 1900 |
Closed to passengers | 4 January 1954 |
Closed | 12 June 1961 |
Preservation history | |
1974 | Partial re-opening |
1977 | Line extends and re-opened to Wittersham Road |
1990 | Line extends and re-opened to Northiam |
2000 | Line extends and re-opened to Bodiam |
2011 | Line extends to Junction Road Halt (no station built or planned, special events only) |
Headquarters | Tenterden Town (main facility) Rolvenden (loco depot) |
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A separate railway preservation effort, the Rother Valley Railway, is restoring track at the western end between Robertsbridge Junction and Bodiam.[1]