The East Kent Light Railway
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The East Kent Light Railway
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Author : Vic Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Country Railway Routes
Release Date : 1989
The East Kent Light Railway written by Vic Mitchell and has been published by Country Railway Routes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Kent (England) categories.
The East Kent Light Railway
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Author : Matthew Beddall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
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The East Kent Railway
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Author : John Scott-Morgan
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2021-07-30
The East Kent Railway written by John Scott-Morgan and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-30 with Transportation categories.
The East Kent Railway was one of Britain's less well known light railways, a part of the Colonel Stephens group of lines, the East Kent Railway was meant to open up the newly discovered Kent coal field and help to make its shareholders wealthy, however things took a different turn, when the projected colliery's along the line did not materialise the way the promoters had first envisaged. The only colliery to produce quantities of coal being Tilmanstone near Shepherdswell, which opened in 1912. There were other pits started along the formation of the line from Shepherdswell to Wingham, but in the cases of the other pits, only the surface buildings or test shafts were constructed, before the work was abandoned. This was largely due to flooding and the poor calorific quality of East Kent coal, which had to be mixed with other coal to be effectively used. There were four colliery's completed in Kent, the East Kent Railway only served one of them and this together with the other three lasted until the latter part of the 20th century. The railway operated a loss making passenger service to Wingham and for a few years to Sandwich Road halt on the line to Richborough Port line, however the service to Wingham Canterbury Road came to an end in October 1948, after British Railways had taken control. The East Kent Railway lasted through two world wars and was nationalised in 1948, becoming part of the Southern Region of British Railways, it closed to traffic in 1984, during the coal strike.
East Kent Railway Tickets 1916 1948
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Author : Ken Elks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
East Kent Railway Tickets 1916 1948 written by Ken Elks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Railroad stations categories.
The East Kent Railway London Chatham And Dover
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860
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Memories Of The East Kent Light Railway
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997-01-01
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The East Kent Railway And The Knees Woodland Railway
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Author : JONATHAN. JAMES
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03
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The 'Colonel Stephens' network of eccentric and impecunious light railways have long held a fascination for railway enthusiasts, including those too young to remember their operation. This A4 paperback album is the first in a two part series focusing on the two of the Colonels' railways to have been preserved (coincidentally both in Kent), by well known railway writer and photographer Jonathan James. This first volume looks at the East Kent Railway, based a few miles to the north of Dover, and showcases what the volunteers there have achieved in their rebuilding efforts.
The Kent East Sussex Railway
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Author : S. R. Garrett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
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Railways Of Kent
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Author : Anthony W. Burges
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Railways Of Kent written by Anthony W. Burges and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Railroads categories.
Away from the main lines, there were the rural branches to places such as Westerham and Hawkhurst, lines that grew in importance during the hop-picking season. Kent also had two light railways, the Kent & East Sussex and the East Kent, which retained their independence up to the formation of British Railways in 1948. Although much of the Kentish economy was based on Agriculture, there was also the Kent coalfield, the Royal Navy at Chatham, paper mills north of Sittingbourne and much else to attract traffic to the railways. Whilst the majority of London commuter services were, by the 1950s provided by EMUs, it was not until the end of the decade that the Kent Coast electrification scheme saw the main lines electrified and the demise of steam on boat trains such as the legendary 'Golden Arrow'. The bulk of freight traffic remained steam-hauled into the 1960s. The book covers the entire county, locations featured include Margate, Ramsgate, Dover, Folkestone, Dungeness, Ashford, Tenterden, Hawkhurst, Canterbury, Faversham, Maidstone, Rochester, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Westerham, Sheerness and Orpington.
East Kent Railway
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Author : M. Lawson Finch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-11-01
East Kent Railway written by M. Lawson Finch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-01 with Railroads categories.