East Kent Railway (heritage)
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The East Kent Railway (EKR) is a short heritage railway in Kent, England. It is located at Shepherdswell station on the London to Dover Priory direct mainline. The line was constructed from 1911-1917 to serve a local colliery at Tilmanstone. See East Kent Railways for details of the orgional lines. The line is operated by heritage diesel locomotives designed for the Southern Region. It is also home to a growing collection of heritage diesel and electric multiple units, many of which were used in service in Kent.
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[edit] Stopping Points
- Shepherdswell
- Eythorne
- Wigmore Lane (No Station)
[edit] Locomotives
- Steam Locomotives
- Avonside 0-6-0 No. 2004 'St. Dunstan'. Previously Located at British Coal Snowdown.
- Diesel Locomotives
- BR 0-6-0 Class 09 No. 09025. Previously located at Selhurst Depot
- Fowler 0-4-0DM No. 416002 'Snowdown'. Previously located at British Coal Snowdown.
- English Electric 0-6-0DH No. D1197 'Richborough Castle'
- Ruston 0-6-0DH LSSH No. AD427 'The Buffs' and 'The Royal Engineers 9th Field Squadron'. Works No. 466616.
- Electrical Multiple Units
There is also a wide variety of coaches and wagons at Shepeherdswell.
[edit] The original EKR
The East Kent Railway was also the name of the main constituent part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, formed in 1859.
[edit] External links
- East Kent Railway website.
- East Kent Railway photos by volunteer Damon Cox.
- EPB Preservation Group - owners of 4-CEP 2325, 2-EPB 5759, and MLVs 68001 and 68002.
