East Kent Railway - Definition

Description

The East Kent Railway is a short heritage railway in Kent, England. It is located at Shepherdswell station on the main London to Dover Priory direct mainline. The line was constructed from 1911-1917 to serve a local colliery at Tilmanstone. 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.

Stations

• Shepherdswell
• Eythorne
• Tilmanstone (proposed)

Locomotives

Class 412, no. 2325, departing London Waterloo on 15th August 2003. This unit was retired by South West Trains later in 2003, and was preserved in 2004.

• Steam Locomotives
  • Industrial 0-6-0 no. 2004 'St. Dunstan'
• Diesel Locomotives
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 33 no. 33063
  • Industrial 0-4-0DH no. 27097
  • Industrial 0-4-0DM no. 416002
  • Industrial 0-6-0DH nos. D1197 'Richborough Castle' and 466616
• Diesel Multiple Units
  • BR Class 101 nos. 53256 and 54343
  • BR Class 205 no. 205001
• Electrical Multiple Units
  • BR Class 412 4-CEP no. 2325
  • BR Class 416 2-EPB no. 5759
  • BR Class 419 MLV nos. 9001 and 9002

External links

• East Kent Railway website. (http://www.eastkentrailway.com)
• South-Eastern Locomotive Group - owners of Class 33 nos. 33063 and 33065 'Sealion'. (http://www.selg.co.uk)
• EPB Preservation Group - owners of 4-CEP 2325, 2-EPB 5759, and MLVs 9001 and 9002. (http://www.epbpg.co.uk)