The Sheppey Light Railway was a railway on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, which ran from Leysdown to Queenborough, where it connected with the South...
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constituency) Sheppey Crossing Sheppey Light Railway A.F.C. Sheppey River Sheppey, in Somerset Sheppey Corner, in Gloucestershire John Sheppey (1300–1360)...
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The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary, centred 42 miles (68 km) from central London...
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Sheerness line (redirect from Sittingbourne and Sheerness Railway)
Queenborough to Leysdown, opened in 1901 and closed 1950 – see the Sheppey Light Railway. Media related to Sheerness Line at Wikimedia Commons Citations...
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Queenborough railway station is on the Sheerness Line, on the Isle of Sheppey in northern Kent, and serves the town of Queenborough. It is 49 miles 22 chains...
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The Light Railways Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 48) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Before the act each...
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Leysdown-on-Sea (category Isle of Sheppey)
of the Sheppey Light Railway in 1903, though grand plans for the establishment of a large resort with hotels never materialised. The railway was closed...
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Poison Cross railway station was a railway station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened in May 1925 and closed to passenger traffic on 1 November...
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seaside resort, with tourists arriving by steamboat and train. The Sheppey Light Railway opened in 1901, connecting the new Sheerness East station with the...
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H. F. Stephens (redirect from Colonel Stephens Railways)
was a British light railway civil engineer and manager. He was engaged in engineering and building, and later managing, 16 light railways in England and...
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disused railway station between Minster and Eastchurch. It opened in 1905 and closed in 1950. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations:...
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Wingham (Canterbury Road) railway station was a terminus on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened in 1925 (named Wingham) and the last passenger train...
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Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) ordered two articulated steam railcars from Kitson and Company for the Sheppey Light Railway and the Strood - Chatham...
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Citations Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 131...
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of the Southern Railway in 1923. They were: Tattenham Corner branch - Kingswood to Tattenham Corner, in 1901. The Sheppey Light Railway - branch off the...
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List of LB&SCR A1 class locomotives (category London, Brighton and South Coast Railway locomotives)
A1/A1X, which ran on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, and latterly the Southern Railway network. The original names mainly denoted various places...
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Richboro Port railway station was constructed by the East Kent Light Railway, as part of its branch to Richborough Port, which never opened to passengers...
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Eastchurch is a disused railway station serving Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey. It opened in 1901 and closed in 1950. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995)...
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Port Victoria railway station is a disused station in Kent, United Kingdom, which opened on 11 September 1882 and closed in 1951. It was located at the...
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Leysdown is a disused railway station in Leysdown-on-Sea. It opened in 1901 and closed in 1950. There are no remains of the station. Butt, R. V. J. (October...
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Sheerness East is a disused railway station serving Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey. It opened in 1901 and closed in 1950. The site of the station is...
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independent preserved heritage railways, and of expansions to state-backed National Rail and local rapid transit/light rail networks. Many more of these...
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railway station between Eastchurch and Leysdown-on-Sea. It opened in 1905 and closed in 1950. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway...
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Southern Railway Halts, p57. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal...
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railway station serving Minster on the Isle of Sheppey. It opened in 1902 and closed in 1950. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway...
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Minster on Sea is a disused railway station that served Minster on the Isle of Sheppey. It opened in 1901 and closed in 1950. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995)...
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list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following: Year of closure is given if known. Stations reopened as heritage railways continue to...
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Harbour railway station was a railway station in Ramsgate, in the Thanet district of Kent, England. Opened in 1863 as part of the Kent Coast Railway company's...
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between Denton Halt and Hoo Junction Staff Halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway. It opened in July 1906 and closed to public use on 17 September 1932,...
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Kingsferry Bridge which, along with the more modern Sheppey Crossing, connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent. The nearest settlement is Iwade. Train...
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