Kent & East Sussex Railway

England's Finest Rural Light Railway

 

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New Audio Visual Guide

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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.

Annual CAMRA Real Ale & Cider Festival - Saturday 16 June

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This popular social event takes place between 11:00am and 10:30pm (or until the beer runs out!) and is organised with the Ashford, Folkestone and Romney Marsh Branch of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. Try a diverse range of some of the finest Ale, Cider and Perry in the exclusive beer tent, or relaxing and listening to an eclectic mix of live music.

Carriage Maintenance Building Extension Appeal - click here for more information

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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!

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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

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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 21 May 2012

Saturday 26 9.30-5.30

Sunday 27 9.30-5.30

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Visit our Online Store where you can purchase a large selection of items, Badged Kent & East Sussex Railway Polo Shirts and Fleeces, Publications, Special Event tickets, Driver Experience Days and become a member of the railway.

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Kent & East Sussex Railway (Ashford Area Group)
This site is the shop-window for the Ashford Area Group supporting the Kent & East Sussex Railway.
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Kent & East Sussex Railway (Flickr Group)
Photos of the Kent and East Sussex Light Railway from Robertsbridge, Sussex, through Tenterden to Headcorn, Kent, and the present preserved steam railway from Tenterden to Bodiam. Photos of the Rother Valley Railway - original or preserved - are also welcome.
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Kent & East Sussex Railway (Operating Department)
Welcome to the Kent & East Sussex Railway Operating Department web site.
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Kent & East Sussex Railway (Sussex Group)
The Sussex Group of the Kent & East Sussex Railway meet most months at Westham Village Hall in Pevensey, with a variety of transport presentations to suit the transport enthusiast.
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Colonel Stephens Railway Museum
The Colonel Stephens Railway Museum at Tenterden - Recording the Career of Holman Fred Stephens, Light Railway Promoter, Engineer and Manager, His Family, His Railways and His Successors.
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Rother Valley Railway
The 'missing link' between Robertsbridge and the Kent & East Sussex Railway at Bodiam is being rebuilt by Volunteer members of the Rother Valley Railway.
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The Official Website of the Terrier Trust
The inaugural meeting of The Terrier Trust (TTT) was held on 16 September 1995 by a group of members of the Kent & East Sussex Railway (K&ESR) determined to ensure that Terrier operation would be resurrected on the line.
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Ashover Light Railway Society
Welcome to the website of The Ashover Light Railway Society
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Bluebell Railway
The volunteer-run Bluebell Line was the UK's first preserved standard gauge passenger railway, re-opening part of the Lewes to East Grinstead line of the old London Brighton & South Coast Railway in 1960
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Bodmin & Wenford Railway
The Bodmin & Wenford Railway is a Standard Gauge Railway that operates mainly steam locomotives in the Duchy of Cornwall
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Chemin De Fer De La Baie De Somme
The Twin Railway of the K&ESR in France
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Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
The Icknield Line
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Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Travel between Embsay station, built in 1888, and the new award-winning station at Bolton Abbey. Your journey takes you through picturesque Yorkshire Dales scenery.
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Epping Ongar Railway
The Epping Ongar Railway runs through 6 miles of beautiful Essex countryside. We are mainly surrounded by fields and forest.
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Isle of Wight Steam Railway
The Isle of Wight once boasted 54 miles of railway, most of which was closed between 1952 and 1966. However its unique atmosphere has been perfectly preserved by the largely volunteer-run Isle of Wight Steam Railway, which began operating trains in 1971.
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Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Step back in time and enjoy a train ride through the heart of Brontë country. Most services are operated by steam trains, but the railway also serves the local community, with many people using the morning diesel railcar services to do their shopping in Keighley.
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Kent Rail
Kent Rail - The website deals with the history of Kent railways and the general South Eastern Division
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Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society
Clan Line is an ex British Railways "Pacific" Class (4-6-2) steam locomotive owned and maintained to mainline standard by the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society.
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Mid-Hants Railway
Formerly part of Britain's national rail network between the towns of Alton and Alresford,
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National Rail Preservation Forum
National Preservation, was born 10th March 2005. Our aim was to provide a meeting place for volunteers and staff at heritage railways.
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K&ESR Daily News

Monday 21st May

No service today, next trains run this weekend with our Green Service, 3 steam and 2 heritage diesel departures. First train departs from Tenterden at 10.40

Next Special Event

A Jubilee Tea

Tuesday 5th june

Events Calendar

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Monthly Competition

WIN FREE Tickets for the K&ESR

April WINNER .... 
Mrs Hall from Ashford - Congratulations!

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