Kent and East Sussex Railway (heritage)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kent_and_East_Sussex_Railway_(heritage)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf heritage railway
gptkbp:closed 1954
gptkbp:closed_to_freight 1961
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:filmingLocation Yes
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tenterden_Town_station
gptkbp:heritage_operations_began 1974
gptkbp:heritage_railway_association_member gptkb:Heritage_Railway_Association
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kent and East Sussex Railway (heritage)
gptkbp:length 10.5 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:East_Sussex
gptkb:Kent
gptkbp:notableEvent first light railway under the 1896 Light Railways Act
gptkbp:opened 1900
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Kent_and_East_Sussex_Railway_Company
gptkbp:original_engineer gptkb:Holman_Fred_Stephens
gptkbp:preserved_stations gptkb:Northiam
gptkb:Tenterden_Town
gptkb:Wittersham_Road
gptkb:Bodiam
gptkb:Rolvenden
gptkbp:rollingStock diesel locomotives
steam locomotives
historic carriages
goods wagons
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:Tenterden_Town
gptkb:Bodiam
gptkbp:touristAttraction Yes
gptkbp:website https://kesr.org.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tenterden_Town_railway_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7