NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Marshlink Line

The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings. The line was part of an original proposal by a company named the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Company to extend its coast route to Hastings. The South Eastern Railway eventually built the line, thereby renewing a local rivalry between itself and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway; the line was opened on 13 February 1851. Recommended for closure by Dr. Beeching in 1963, the route has survived various attempts to axe services completely, and stations remained unmodernised and gaslit well into the the 1970s. Services for certain stations on the line have now been reduced to an absolute minimum. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The London-Ashford-Dover Line is one of two long-distance routes serving the coast of Kent, England; the other being the Chatham Main Line, which runs along the north Kent coast to Ramsgate and Dover via Canterbury East. ... 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The town of Ashford is spanning the confluence of the River Upper Great Stour, River East Stour, Aylesford Stream, Whitewater Dyke, Ruckinge Dyke and the resulting River Great Stour, in the borough of Ashford, located just south of the North Downs, in Kent, United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ... The London and Greenwich Railway (LGR), together with the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway (CWR) in East Kent were the earliest railways to serve the then county of Kent: eventually both became parts of the South Eastern Railway (SER). ... The LB&SCRs coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill railway station. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The line is single tracked between Appledore and Ore. Trains can pass each other at Rye station, which is double tracked. Several stations have staggered platforms: passengers cross the line from the end of one platform to the end of the other, thus avoiding a footbridge. 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. ...

The line is not electrified, with the exception of Hastings to Ore. This small section was electrifed to provide for carriage sidings (there was no space at Hastings), as part of the East Coastway electrification of July 1935. // Railway electrification in Great Britain describes the various electrification systems that are used, or have been used, for supplying traction current to the railways and tramways of Great Britain. ...

The line has an active rail users group called "The Marsh Link Action Group"^[1].

Description of route

The town of Ashford is spanning the confluence of the River Upper Great Stour, River East Stour, Aylesford Stream, Whitewater Dyke, Ruckinge Dyke and the resulting River Great Stour, in the borough of Ashford, located just south of the North Downs, in Kent, United Kingdom. ... Image:Hamstreet - Kent dot. ... Appledore is a village in Kent, England, about 8 miles (13 kilometres) south of Ashford, Kent and on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh. ... External link Appledore (DMOZ.org) Categories: Stub | Towns in Devon ... There are two nuclear power stations located near Dungeness in the south east of Kent, England. ... Class 37/0 no. ... Map sources for New Romney at grid reference TR0624 New Romney is a small seaside town in Kent, England. ... Brookland is the name of 2 places in the United States: Brookland, Arkansas Brookland, Washington, DC Brookland, Kent is a village in Kent, England. ... Arms of Lydd Town Council Lydd is a town in Kent, England, lyins on the Romney Marsh. ... Map sources for New Romney at grid reference TR0624 New Romney is a small seaside town in Kent, England. ... A nearby cottage Dungeness railway station is a station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, England. ... Rye is a small town in East Sussex, England, on the edge of the Romney Marsh. ... Winchelsea is a small town in East Sussex, England, between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh. ... Ore in Sussex is a small urban area on the outskirts of Hastings that contains a small shopping centre and the Hillcrest school and community centre. ... For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ...

Passenger services

Passenger services are operated by Southern, as part of its East Coastway services. The line is no longer a separate part of the network. Trains run hourly between Ashford and Brighton, stopping only at Ham Street, Appledore and Rye on the Marshlink Line. Ore has separate hourly trains to Brighton. All other stations are served by occasional local services. Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ... East Coastway is the name given by Southern Railway to the services operated from London Victoria along the south coast of Sussex and Kent to the east of Brighton, UK. Those to the West of Brighton from Victoria are named the West Coastway Line. ...

Before December 2005, there was one train per hour in each direction between Hastings and Ashford, stopping at every station.

Rolling stock

This line is one of the few in South-East England not to be electrified. Consequently, services are operated using Class 171 "Turbostar" diesel multiple units. These replaced the elderly Class 205 and Class 207 units in mid-2004. When Class 171 units are not available a class 201 diesel-electric unit (1001) owned by Hastings Diesels Ltd stands in. This unit will be fitted with Central Door Locking so it can continue running services. A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area. ... Class 170/2, no. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in PoznaÅ„, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a train whose carriages have their own motors powered by a diesel engine. ... Class 205, no. ... Class 207, no. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Rail Class 201 (or 6S) six-car diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs) were built in 1957-1958 at Eastleigh and Ashford. ...

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