Kent & East Sussex Railway

England's Finest Rural Light Railway

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New Audio Visual Guide

Enhance your visit to the Railway and the Colonel Stephens Museum with an audiovisual Guide available to reserve online or to hire when buying tickets. £3.50 for two people. Please click on the title for more information.

Relive the Fabulous Forties at the Kent & East Sussex Railway on 19 & 20 May

Capture the unique atmosphere of the 1940's at the Kent & East Sussex Railway in Tenterden on 19 and 20 May 2012 when our annual 1940's weekend gets into full swing. Click on the slide title to read more.

Carriage Maintenance Building Extension Appeal - click here for more information

The Kent & East Sussex Railway is running an appeal to raise £200,000 to double the capacity of the main carriage maintenance building at Tenterden station. The expansion is needed to provide sufficient high quality trains to operate the current train time table which carries 90,000 passengers annually.

Donate simply by Text Message!

Together with your help we can achieve our goal. Every donation helps. Simply click on the title to see how easy it is to donate by text message.

Visit Our Updated Photo Gallery

We have just added a collection of photos from our recent Steam Gala taken by Lewis J Brockway to our Photo Gallery. You can click on the slide title to view them.

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Shop Opening Times

W/C 14 May 2012

Wednesday 16 10-5.30

Thursday 17 10-5.30

Saturday 19 9.30-5.30

Sunday 20 9.30-5.30

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Gifts and Legacies

Gifts and Legacies leaflet The Kent & East Sussex Railway is widely regarded as England's finest rural light railway.

Built by Colonel H F Stephens, the line originally ran between Headcorn and Robertsbridge.

Its closure in 1961 coincided with the formation of a fledgling preservation society that has grown into the heritage railway we are proud of today.

The current line runs from the Wealden market town of Tenterden through the Rother Valley to Bodiam brushing past the villages of Rolvenden, Wittersham and Northiam.

We are the current custodians of the Railway, ensuring that it is maintained and improved, so that future generations can both enjoy it and ensure that it remains into perpetuity.

An extremely important part of our income sources are generated from donations and legacies. These are vital to our future financial well being and allow us to fund improvements to the Railway that would otherwise be difficult to achieve.

For more information please download the Gifts and Legacies leaflet.