Kent and East Sussex Railway
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The Kent and East Sussex Railway is a preserved heritage railway in southeast England, known for operating steam and vintage diesel trains through the Wealden countryside between Tenterden and Bodiam.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | heritage railway ⓘ |
| chiefEngineer | Holman Fred Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureToFreight | 1961 ⓘ |
| closureToPassengers | 1954-01-02 ⓘ |
| connectsToAtBodiam | Bodiam Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Holman Fred Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasDepot | Rolvenden locomotive works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Tenterden Town station museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType |
heritage diesel locomotives
ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ vintage carriages ⓘ |
| headquartersStation | Tenterden Town railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageOperationsStart | 1974 ⓘ |
| heritageRailwayAssociationMember | Heritage Railway Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved line ⓘ |
| knownFor |
steam-hauled heritage trains
ⓘ
tourist and enthusiast operations ⓘ vintage diesel services ⓘ |
| landscape | Wealden countryside ⓘ |
| length | approximately 10.5 miles ⓘ |
| lengthInKilometres | approximately 16.9 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Sussex
ⓘ
Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Bodiam Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersService |
charter trains
ⓘ
driver experience courses ⓘ special event trains ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kent and East Sussex Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Rother Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOpeningDate | 1900-03-02 ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Rother Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Northiam railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rolvenden railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Wittersham Road railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | tourist railway ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Kent and East Sussex Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamingYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| reopenedAsHeritageRailway | 1974 ⓘ |
| runsBetween |
Bodiam railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tenterden Town railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bodiam railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tenterden Town railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| website | https://www.kesr.org.uk ⓘ |
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