Kent and East Sussex Railway

Legend Headcorn SEML Frittenden Road Closed 2 January 1954 Biddenden Closed 2 January 1954 High Halden Road Closed 2 January 1954 Tenterden St. Michael's Closed 2 January 1954 Tenterden Town Rolvenden Wittersham Road River Rother Northiam Bodiam (for Staplecross) Junction Road Halt Closed 2 January 1954 River Rother Robertsbridge Salehurst Halt Closed 2 January 1954 A21 Robertsbridge bypass River Rother Rother Valley Railway Robertsbridge Hastings Line

Tramm at Wittersham Road

The "Norwegian" climbing into Tenterden Town Station

The Kent and East Sussex Railway, shown with other railway lines in Kent and East Sussex.

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Historical Company

The Kent & East Sussex Railway was one of the light railways operated by Colonel H.F. Stephens, the railway engineer. It was originally opened, in 1900, as the Rother Valley Railway, with its first stretch of line running from Robertsbridge to Tenterden (the station later being renamed Rolvenden). The line extended into nearer to the centre of Tenterden to the Town station in 1903, and the railway's name was changed to the Kent and East Sussex Railway in 1904 in anticipation of extensions to Rye, Cranbrook and Maidstone via Headcorn. The line extended to Headcorn in 1905, but no further extensions were ever built. Holman Fred Stephens (1868-1931) ran a group of minor railways in England and Wales known as the Colonel Stephens Railways. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Rother is a local government district in East Sussex, England. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... , Rye is a small hill top town and civil parish in East Sussex, England, on the River Rother, and at the western edge of the Walland Marsh, part of the Romney Marshes. ... For other places with the same name, see Cranbrook (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Maidstone (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ...

The railway was built under the 1896 Light Railways Act, which allowed for cheaper construction methods in return for a speed restriction. The area was fairly sparsely populated with stations serving villages often several miles away. There was some farm traffic inwards and outwards with hops, artichokes, cured herring, crayfish, grain and livestock being transported. Goods sidings served Robertsbridge Mills and the Guinness oast house at Junction Road Halt. Two Hawthorne Leslie 2-4-0 tank locomotives were bought new for the service, No.1 'Tenterden' and No.2 'Northiam' (which achieved fame 40 years later as the locomotive 'Gladstone' in the film Oh, Mr Porter!). A 'Terrier' A1 class 0-6-0 tank engine was later purchased second hand and named No 3 'Bodiam'. This engine is still working on the line at the age of 135! Some new carriages were bought at the line's opening. In later years services were maintained using elderly coach stock, including an 1842 Royal coach; an unreliable steam railmotor, noisy but economical Ford and Shefflex petrol railmotors (basically two buses with railway wheels coupled back to back) and locomotives nearing the end of their service lives. One oddity purchased by Colonel Stephens was a powerful 0-8-0T locomotive,'Hecate'. It was too heavy for the much of the line and was little used, being swapped years later for something more useful. (Redirected from 1896 Light Railways Act) The Light Railways Act 1896 was a British Act of Parliament that facilitated the construction of minor railways. ... For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ... Hop umbel (branched floral structure resembling nested-inverted umbrellas) in a Hallertau hop yard Hops are a flower used primarily as a flavouring and stability agent in beer, as well as in herbal medicine. ... Artichokes are three types of vegetables, two in the daisy family Asteraceae, and one in the deadnettle family Lamiaceae. ... Species Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sardinacaroli Clupea sulcata Herrings are small oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Atlantic... Families Astacoidea   Astacidae   Cambaridae Parastacoidea   Parastacidae Crayfish, often referred to as crawfish or crawdad, are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are closely related. ... The word grain has several meanings, most being descriptive of a small piece or particle. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ... Guinness logo Guinness is Good for You — Irish language advertisement. ... Oast House in Tudeley, Kent, now in residential use An oast house is an example of vernacular architecture in England, especially Kent and Sussex. ... Gladstone is the name of several places: Gladstone, Queensland, Australia Gladstone, South Australia, Australia Gladstone, Michigan, United States of America Gladstone, Missouri, USA Gladstone, New Jersey, USA Gladstone, Oregon, USA Gladstone, Virginia, USA William Ewart Gladstone was repeatedly the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from the 1860s through the... Oh, Mr Porter! (with minor variations in punctuation) can refer both to a song and a film inspired by the song. ... For other uses, see Terrier (disambiguation). ... Bodiam is a small village in East Sussex, England in the valley of the River Rother near to the Sussex villages of Sandhurst and Ewhurst Green. ... For other uses, see Engine (disambiguation). ... A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ...

At its fullest extent, it ran nearly 22 miles (35 km), connecting Robertsbridge (on the Tonbridge to Hastings line) to Headcorn (on the Tonbridge to Ashford line). Between 1905 and closure, the stations on the line, running south to north, were: Robertsbridge Salehurst Halt, Junction Road Halt, Bodiam for Staplecross, Northiam, Wittersham Road, Rolvenden, Tenterden Town, Tenterden St. Michael's, High Halden Road, Biddenden, Frittenden Road and Headcorn. Robertsbridge is a village in East Sussex, England. ... Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 31,600 in 2001. ... For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ... Headcorn is a fairly large compact village, some ten miles SE of Maidstone in Kent. ... , The town of Ashford lies on the River Great Stour, M20 motorway, South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways, in the borough of Ashford, located just south of the North Downs, in Kent, England. ... Salehurst is a village in East Sussex, England. ... Northiam is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. ... Wittersham is a village and civil parish, part of the Isle of Oxney, south of Ashford in Kent, South East England, near Tenterden. ... Rolvenden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Tenterden is a small town in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... High Halden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Biddenden is a village that lies on the Weald of Kent, some five miles north of Tenterden. ... Frittenden is a village and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells District of Kent, England. ...

The company stayed independent after the 1923 Railway Groupings, run from an office by Stephens and after his death by his assistant, William Austin, at Salford Terrace, Tonbridge, Kent. Many other light railways in the UK were also run from there. The desk and other items from this office are preserved at the Colonel Stephens museum at Tenterden station.. For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ...

Due to road competition, the line was unprofitable after the mid-1920s and went into receivership in 1932, and after nationalisation of the railways in 1948, the closure of the line became more likely. It was closed to passenger traffic and completely from Tenterden Town to Headcorn on 2 January 1954, and finally on 12 July 1961, the entire line was closed to all traffic. Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nationalization is the act of taking assets into state ownership. ... Tenterden is a small town in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Preservation

Preservation activities began immediately. Owing, however,to difficulties in obtaining the necessary Light Railway (Transfer) Order it was 1974 before the line partially reopened as a heritage steam railway between Tenterden and Rolvenden. Extensions followed, notably to Wittersham Road in 1977 and Northiam in 1990. The present day railway runs between Tenterden Town station and Bodiam (extension opened in 2000) within sight of the National Trust's Bodiam Castle. The line itself is a major tourist attractions in the South East of England. It offers an 11 mile (17km) ride through the rural Rother Valley in vintage and British Railways coaches usually hauled by a steam engine although some off peak services are operated by diesel multiple unit. There is also a Pullman dining service which has proved increasingly popular. At Tenterden Town station can be found the Colonel Stephens Railway Museum, along with a book and gift shop, the Carriage and Wagon department and a buffet that was once the Maidstone & District Motor Services Ltd coach station building from Maidstone, Kent. The Railway emphasises the Colonel Stephen's connection as a major factor in its tradition and rich heritage. The locomotive works is located at Rolvenden station and has a special viewing platform overlooking the works yard and a selection of former inter-modal shipping containers used for equipment storage. Many themed events are run through the year. Some are connected with local history and the Railway whilst, as on other heritage lines, Thomas the Tank Engine and Santa Specials provide a commercial underpinning to the Company's activities. Railway Experience Days are also offered. Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Bodiam is a small village in East Sussex, England in the valley of the River Rother near to the Sussex villages of Sandhurst and Ewhurst Green. ... Bodiam Castle from the South Bodiam Castle from the North Bodiam Castle interior from the South Tower Bodiam Castle is a quadrangular castle located in East Sussex, England (grid reference TQ785256). ... British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Pullman is the name of some places in the United States of America: Pullman, Michigan Pullman, Washington Pullman, Chicago Pullman, West Virginia Pullman, Richmond Pullman, Illinois, now within the city limits of Chicago, was a company town of the Pullman Company, where a famous strike took place in 1894. ... The Maidstone & District Motor Services Ltd were a bus company based in Maidstone, Kent. ... For other uses, see Maidstone (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Rolvenden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Thomas the Tank Engine This article is about the fictional tank engine. ...

The railway has had a tempestuous history during its preservation years. A couple of serious financial crises hit the company along with major disputes between the volunteer cohort and their elected board of directors/trustees. On the last occasion during the late 1990s, the company was almost bankrupted. The financial position has improved though as with most heritage railways money is tight.

Within recent years the railway has had to increasingly rely on paid employees to secure its continued operation. Increasingly, as with most heritage railways continued operation has had to rely on special events days to boost income.

The railway has had to wrestle with the legacy of Colonel Stephen's method of cheap and poor construction of the permanent way. As a result, the K&ESR in preservation has sought to update permanent way features such as renewal of culverts and embankments. The line suffers some problems of subsidence outside of Rolvenden. This often necessitates the use of speed restrictions to avoid further damage to the line's foundations. However, the reinstatement of the line between Northiam and Bodiam saw most of the permanent way rebuilt to modern standards.

The railways

Additionally, at Robertsbridge, a separate railway preservation effort has been set up by the Rother Valley Railway. It has the aim to restore track and services east from the main line railway station to Bodiam. To date (2007)several hundred metres of track have been laid and a platform constructed, as well as an exhibition centre and a tea room and shop. The shop sells a fine selection of Thomas the Tank Engine gifts. Several diesel shunters are on site. Wagons and coaches awaiting restoration can also be seen. Plans exist for the extension, but this has been hampered by a trunk road crossing, the need for some very expensive bridge works and the necessity to purchase the route from landowners. Some landowners have also been naturally resistant to selling agricultural land for railway development. Image:RVR-Formal. ...

Rolling Stock

In keeping with the "Light Railway" theme, most of the Kent & East Sussex Railway locomotives currently operating are small tank engines. The following are locos on the line:

Traction

• Number 3 LB&SCR A1X Class 0-6-0T (Terrier) 'Bodiam'.
• Number 8 LB&SCR A1X Class 0-6-0T (Terrier) 'Knowle'. - Being partially dismantled for ten year overhaul and boiler inspection.
• Number 11 SECR P Class 0-6-0T. Awaiting repairs
• Number 12 (small 0-4-0T) 'Marcia'. Nearing the end of a major Overhaul.
• Nunber 14 (Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST) 'Charwelton'. Undergoing overhaul.
• Number 19 Norwegian 2-6-0 . Undergoing major overhaul.
• Number 21 SR USA Class DS238 0-6-0T 'Wainwright'. Awaiting overhaul.
• Number 22 SR USA Class 0-6-0T 'Maunsell'. Undergoing overhaul, due back in steam in 2008.
• Number 23 [[Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST|Standard War Department Austerity 0-6-0ST 'Holman F Stephens'.
• Number 24 Standard War Department Austerity 0-6-0ST 'Rolvenden'.
• Number 25 Standard War Department Austerity 0-6-0ST 'Northiam'.
• Number 30 GWR 1600 Class 0-6-0PT no. 1638.
• Balfour Beatty (ex) TRAMM. (Track Maintenance Machine}
• Plasser Class 07 Ballast tamper
• Ford Diesel Electric Bo-Bo locomotive
  

  BTH 'Ford' Bo-Bo. Located at Rolvenden
• Class 25 Diesel, still to be restored, as pictured in a rare public appearance.
• Class 33 Diesel, fully restored to BR Green, kept at Rolvenden Depot.
• Number 40 GWR Railcars W20W (undergoing restoration since 1983)
• 1950's Class 108 Diesel Mechanical Multiple Unit.

The Carriage and Wagon Department has built itself a reputation as Britain's leading rolling stock restoration outfit on a preserved railway. Most notable has been their attention to their restoration of vintage carriages. They possess a fine collection of heritage British Railways Mark 1 vehicles which are maintained to a very high standard showing love, care and attention by the dedicated staff. The LB&SCRs coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill railway station. ... Preserved P Class 323 on the Bluebell Railway. ... The SR USA Class was a class of ex-United States Army Transportation Corps S100 Class steam locomotives purchased by the Southern Railway after the end of the Second World War. ... 1638 is the only preserved member of its class The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1600 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. ... A Plasser & Theurer 09-32 CSM Tamper / Liner near Newport in South Wales A closeup of a Plasser & Theurer 08-4x4/4S-RT Unimat 08-RT Tamper at Bristol Temple Meads A ballast tamper or tamping machine is a machine used to pack the track ballast under railway tracks to... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In 1933, the Great Western Railway introduced the first of what was to become a very successful series of railcars, which survived in regular use into the 1960s, when they were replaced with the new British Rail First Generation type Diesel multiple units. ... Preservation Many vehicles have been preserved on heritage railways. ... Corridor Third (TK) M24018 at Derby, 1951 Brake Second open (BSO) E9201 Sleeper Second E2555. ...

The railway has been a significant collector of rolling stock over the years. Numerous items have been restored to a very high standard including a fine rake of vintage carriages. A number of vehicles are still to be restored, as and when shed space will allow. Many have been safely stored under tarpaulins on peripheral sidings.

See also

• Colonel Stephens Railways

A group of minor railways in England and Wales built, owned or managed by Colonel H.F. Stephens from an office in Tonbridge, Kent. ...

External links

• Kent and East Sussex Railway Co. Ltd. website
• Kent and East Sussex Railway museum website
• The Robertsbridge based Rother Valley Railway
• Kent and East Sussex Railway at visit1066country.com

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A steam train leaving Kingswear railway station The Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway operates from Paignton to Kingswear along the former Dartmouth and Torbay Railway line, in Devon, England. ... Peak Rail emblem Peak Rail is a preserved railway operating timetabled steam services for tourists and visitors to the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales. ... The Perrygrove Railway is a Minimum Gauge Railway running on 15 inch gauge track. ... The Plym Valley Railway is part of the closed Yelverton - Launceston branch line of the Great Western Railway in Cornwall. ... The terminus of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway at Dalegarth Station near Boot. ... The Ribble Steam Railway, located on Preston Docks, is a recently formed project, which opened to the public in September 2005. ... Two 15in trains Preparing train in Hythe The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a 15 inch (380 mm) gauge heritage railway in Kent, England. ... 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The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow gauge railway near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. ... Swanage station is decorated with railway memorabilia. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Austerity type saddle tank with train Industrial tank engines on shed. ... Map sources for Telford Steam Railway at grid reference SJ676075 The Telford Steam Railway is a small heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford in Shropshire. ... Half-way station VER Carriages Detail of the tracks in front of the carriage shed showing the electrified third rail. ... // Line History The Weardale Railway was set up to operate trains along the former North Eastern Railway branch from Bishop Auckland to Eastgate, County Durham. ... The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway is a 10. ... A ticket issued by the Wensleydale Railway in 2003. ... The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway that runs along the edge of the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England, between Bishops Lydeard and Watchet. ... The Wisbech and March Bramleyline is an embryonic heritage railway that aims to reinstate services over the disused March to Wisbech line. ... Yaxham Light Railway is a narrow gauge light railway situated adjacent to Yaxham railway station on the Mid-Norfolk Railway. ... Centres and Museums: Barrow Hill Engine Shed • Birmingham Museum • Bressingham Steam Museum • Buckinghamshire Centre • Coventry Centre • Darlington Centre and Museum • Didcot Centre • East Anglian Railway Museum • Kew Bridge Steam Museum • Mangapps Museum • Moseley Trust • National Museum, York • Rutland Museum • Shildon Museum • Swindon Steam Museum • The Railway Age, Crewe • Walthamstow Pump House  The Barrow Hill Engine Shed is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Derbyshire. ... The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust in Birmingham, England operates two subsidiaries: Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. ... 70013, Oliver Cromwell, at Bressingham, May 2004 Bressingham Steam & Gardens is a steam museum and garden centre located at Bressingham, west of Diss in Norfolk, England. ... Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. ... Coventry Railway Centre is located south of the city, near the airport. ... Darlington Railway Centre and Museum is located on the 1825 route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway which was the worlds first steam powered passenger railway. ... General view, including engine sheds, of part of the site on a cold January day The Didcot Railway Centre, located in the Oxfordshire town of Didcot, is a comprehensive exhibition of Great Western Railway rolling stock. ... The museum and station The East Anglian Railway Museum is located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, which is situated on the former Great Eastern Railway branch line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. ... Kew Bridge Steam Museum houses a museum of water delivery and a collection of steam engines including the worlds largest running steam engine. ... The Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. ... The Moseley Railway Trust is a major British collection of industrial narrow gauge locomotives and other equipment. ... Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall. ... Steam Hauled passenger train Demonstration of a Goods Train The Rutland Railway Museum occupies an area of nearly 7 acres (28,000 m²) on part of the former Midland Railway mineral branch line in Rutland. ... Outside the main building at Locomotion, Shildon, County Durham The Locomotion Museum is part of the National Museum of Science and History (NMSI). ... Steam railway trains are hard to make and and put together some times you can get burnt and hurt that why some works make arms and legs for the people ... The Railway Age is a Railway Museum in Crewe, England. ... The Pump House Steam and Transport Museum is a museum in Walthamstow focusing on the pioneering achievements in road, rail, air and sea transport in the River Lea valley from the early 1800s. ... Heritage Railways: England • Scotland • Wales • Northern Ireland • Isle of Man • Channel Islands