Country Railway Routes East Kent Light Railway

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Country Railway Routes East Kent Light RailwayCountry Railway Routes East Kent Light Railway 20. 95 by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith One of the most curious railways in Britain, the East Kent was not planned as a passenger line but was intended mainly as a carrier of coal to the coast for shipping. It passed through a tunnel associated with a skull (Golgotha), had stations commemorating murder (Poison Cross) and unproductive collieries (several). Its mysterious rolling stock and bizarre termini have

St Boswells to Berwick

Individual locomotive record cards

There are currently plans to restore the engine at some point in the future

The East Suffolk Line has been long noted for its variety of trains - passengers to London

Each is covered in detail with information about construction

Deteriorating traffic levels ultimately led to the Claytons being withdrawn from BR service by December 1971

A long-forgotten light railway and a preserved steam line are also included

as well as smaller places like Arthington

the high running plate and outside cylinders contrasted with the rather ancient looking large diameter chimney

RRP is £35

This successful project was more impressive as it was achieved during a period of economic stagnation (including the ‘great depression’) and despite government disapproval of the method of electrification

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