It aims to restore track and services east from the main line railway station to Bodiam. The comments below have not been moderated. Southern Railway No. Stationmaster Geoff is Tourism Superstar Award 2023 finalist! The remaining passenger traffic continued to drop and, most importantly, the profitable general merchandise traffic followed. It also has links to multi-millionaire hedge fund manager Jeremy Hosking, 59, who owns a number of steam locomotives including the Royal Scot. The order of scrapping of the locomotives was 7, 5, 6 (steam railcar), 1, 9, 2 and 8.[7]. Rother Valley Railway - Kent & East Sussex Railway Kent and East Sussex Railway: 12-ton flat Built in 1926 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at Newtonheath as a Banana Van. Still in regular use in the 1930s. Those behind the current bid by the Rother Valley Railway, or RVR, argue it will attract an extra 50,000 visitors annually and add 4.1million a year to the local economy. Speed was to be limited to 15 miles per hour (24km/h), but under the terms of the Act was soon raised to 25 miles per hour (40km/h). In 2010, the latter section was further extended to reach Junction Road. [7], When World War II broke out in 1939, the K&ESR again came under government control, being placed under the Railway Operating Division of the Royal Engineers. With the end of the War, the Transport Act 1947 took powers to acquire all railway undertakings and this spelt the end of the independent K&ESR and indeed its partial closure. Components for Operation Pluto were conveyed along the line. Most of the permanent way between Northiam and Bodiam has now been rebuilt to modern standards. In 1935, the K&ESR purchased a 2-ton Bedford LQ lorry, and another was purchased in 1936. They're spending a lot of money at the Robertsbridge end, renewing bridges, building a station and other buildings. Purchased by the East Kent Light Railway in 1926. Built by the London and South Western Railway in 1892 as a 45 feet (13.72m)} tri-composite numbered 486. converted in 1909 to a brake composite. This was the quintessential Stephens' light railway and was always the heart of his empire. The proposed Order is applied for by Rother Valley Railway Limited (RVR), working in partnership with the Kent and East Sussex Railway (K&ESR) which operates an existing heritage railway between Tenterden and Bodiam. Attention then focussed on extending from Robertsbridge to Northbridge Street, and this was followed by work to recast the Robertsbridge section in readiness for the planned eventual join-up with K&ESR's track, once the necessary permissions have been obtained and construction completed. It was originally opened, in 1900, as the Rother Valley Railway, with its first stretch of line running from Robertsbridge to Tenterden (the station later being renamed Rolvenden). We are continuing to try to protect this for future generations. The K&ESR acquired a horse-drawn van and two drays in 1916. The name of the railway was changed in 1904 to the Kent & East Sussex Light Railway. But the project has found support among Tenterden residents because of its potential to bring in visitors from London and boost tourism. The planning approval is for the central two mile section of the railway to be restored, which has been granted despite concerns from some about level crossings and excessive parking in Robertsbridge. The first train departed at 7:30 am, carrying some 60.2 passengers. In 2018, the RVR applied for a Transport and Works Act order which, if approved, would give the statutory powers to complete the reinstatement of the line and operate it. Operated under contract by William Hook & Son until the firm ceased trading in 1916. Top March : 021 625 77 80 | Au Petit March : 021 601 12 96 | info@tpmshop.ch (Pic: Colin Tyson). The line continued to be run as two sections. A: Woolwich Arsenal Railway: 3-plank dropside open Obtained from the Woolwich Arsenal Railway in 1964. The work will be financed by private benefactors and RVR says independent studies have shown that the reinstatement of RVR will bring economic benefits in excess of 2m per year to the area. Supplied new in 1901 for the opening of the line. [9], By 1924, the section from Tenterden to Headcorn was operating at a loss. It's GRAYGATE! Sold in 1909 to the. Er zijn genoeg bezienswaardigheden om te bezoeken rond Salehurst and Robertsbridge. 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Tenterden Town station is the main headquarters for the heritage railway, where a book and gift shop can be found, selling Thomas the Tank Engine gifts, the carriage and wagon department and a cafe that was once the Maidstone & District Motor Services bus station building from Maidstone, Kent. The railway runs between Tenterden Town and Bodiam. 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Railroad Company. For some, there is no finer sight than a locomotive in full steam chugging majestically through the glorious English countryside. On12th March 1903 a contract to build the Headcorn and upgrade the Rother Valley line was signed, a wise upgrade to meet a successful increase in traffic. 1556. It sat for 19 days and concluded on 3 September 2021. [5], The South Eastern Railway abandoned its plans to build the Cranbrook to Appledore line; the scheme was adopted by the Rother Valley Railway. On 1 January 1948, the line became part of Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation. 962, a 42 feet (12.80m) long seven compartment third. The Kent & East Sussex Railway was one of the light railways operated by Colonel H.F. Stephens, the railway engineer. With the increase in price for scrap metal during the war, most of the line's surplus stock was scrapped. Bodies used to create bogie carriages in 1906. Three compartment brake third. [15], The Kent & East Sussex Light Railway was operated as two separate sections, Robertsbridge - Tenterden Town and Tenterden Town - Headcorn. They claim the project is to allow 'rich men to play with their toys' and the threat of compulsory purchase orders, or CPOs, amounts to 'a land grab reminiscent of the Dark Ages'. Formerly a model of its kind the K&ESR was now perceived as a run-down decrepit railway of the greatest charm. A short section has re opened from Robertsbridge Station to roughly half a mile round the corner near the A21 main road. Kent and East Sussex Railway. The East Sussex Light Railway was authorised in 1901. K&ESR focussed efforts on the eastern end of the line. The habitats that survive there are incredible. Brent Cross West [3] is a railway station under construction on the Thameslink route on the Midland Main Line. Became British Railways property on nationalisation. The carriages were required for use in the filming of The Loves of Joanna Godden. The Government must now agree to make an order under the Transport and Works Act for the purchase to go ahead, but that could require a public inquiry. [10], In 1931, Colonel Stephens died, and the management of the K&ESR came under the control of William Henry Austen, who had been assistant and life-partner to Stephens for a number of years. Used at the opening of the East Kent Light Railway in 1912 and inaugurated passenger services on that line in 1916. Two compartments plus brake. Brent Cross West railway station - Wikipedia [7] The original Tenterden station was renamed Rolvenden on this date. Once that is achieved money is in place to start the work and if everything progresses to plan the entire 14-mile route from Tenterden to Robertsbridge could be up and running in two years time. The reason for this refusal was the Ministry plan to build a by-pass to take the A21 around Robertsbridge. One embankment is still visible but is covered by mature oak and other trees. It's not as though we're putting a new line across virgin land there was a railway there until the 1960s.'. Headcorn was remodelled by the Southern Railway in 1930 to provide two through roads and the junction was then moved to the Tonbridge side of the station. The battle was however lost; in 1913 105,000 passengers were carried; by 1919 the figure had dropped to 85,000; and to 68,000 in 1922. RVR has met with the three landowners and will continue to engage with them with a view to acquiring the original track bed by agreement.. Sold for scrap on 25 May 1944. This line would have run from Headcorn via Sutton Valence to Tovil, where running powers over part of the Medway Valley Line would have allowed access to Maidstone. Scrapped in 1948. The South Eastern Railway opened its line from Ashford to Hastings on 13 February 1851. Plans to connect Tenterdens Kent & East Sussex Railway with the London-Hastings main line have finally been approved. Kent & East Sussex Railway, Tenterden: See 1,192 reviews, articles, and 784 photos of Kent & East Sussex Railway, ranked No.3 on Tripadvisor among 21 attractions in Tenterden. About Robertsbridge Preservation activities began immediately. In summer 2011 work began at Robertsbridge to extend further eastwards to Northbridge Street, which entailed the rebuilding of five bridges. It opened in 1900 and was extended to TenterdenTown station in 1903 (the original terminus was renamed Rolvenden), and through to a junction at Headcorn on the SE&CR . [16], Between 1928 and 1933, a through coach was added to the 5:15 pm from Cannon Street to Hastings, which was detached at Robertsbridge and worked on to Tenterden. The Tenterden Railway Company is now known as The Kent & East Sussex Railway (K&ESR), as of January 2004. A proposal was promoted in 1900 to build a line from Robertsbridge to Pevensey, which was to be worked by the Rother Valley Railway. 78 schoolchildren, along with Sir Myles Fenton, Holman F Stephens, and other dignitaries. From 2009 to 2010 the RVR with help from K&ESR and volunteers were able to complete the 1 mile (1.6km) extension westwards from near Bodiam station, through Quarry Farm, to the B2244 (Junction Road). Body scrapped in 1976. Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) Order. kent and east sussex railway extension to robertsbridge. The proposal to build this road was the major reason preventing the acquisition from British Railways of this section of the railway by the Tenterden Railway Company in the 1960s, and the railway land was subsequently sold off to local farmers. One such train in 1936 is recorded as having consisted of four Southern Railway bogie carriages, two K&ESR six-wheeled carriages and a van. Renumbered 1934 in 1912 and again renumbered 2640 in 1923. In that year, the first of the locomotives hired from the Southern Railway arrived on the line, this was P Class No. The plan is that K&ESR will operate this extended railway once completed, as its constitution provides. The Rother Valley Railway proposes to restore the missing rail link between Bodiam and Robertsbridge. This awaits a public inquiry.[22]. It offers an 11+12 miles (18.5km) ride through the Rother Valley in vintage and British Railways coaches usually hauled by a steam locomotive, although some off-peak services are operated by a diesel multiple unit. The K&ESR settled into a period of greater quietude, useful primarily to the farmers and small tradesmen in the locality, as well as those travellers who were not on a bus route. Purchased new in 1904, seated 46. It was originally opened, in 1900, as the Rother Valley Railway, with its first stretch of line running from Robertsbridge to Tenterden (the station later being renamed Rolvenden). Ten years later it might be a very different story but before the Great War the K&ESR was seen as a progressive, and indeed model, light railway that served its community with distinction. Double-heading was prohibited between Rolvenden and Robertsbridge.[13]. Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5DG telephone: 01580 881833 RVR e-mail: . Mr Hoad, 67, who runs it with wife Lynn and sons Tom, 38, and Will, 34, said: 'We feel angry at having our land taken from us against our will for what can only be termed a vanity project.
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