Kent & East Sussex Railway

18th April 2004 to 13th May 2007

I have always found this a delightful railway to visit and one which has admirably captured the Col Stephens atmosphere, even when coping with substantially greater crowds than the Colonel was used to. I hope that these pictures demonstrate its flavour.

GWR pannier tank no 1638 waits to leave Tenterden Town station on a very wet April Sunday 2004-04-18 12:56:30	GWR pannier tank no 1638 waits to leave Tenterden Town station on a very wet April Sunday 2004-04-18 13:09:09	Tenterden Town station looking south towards Rolvenden 2004-04-18 13:09:35	GWR pannier tank no 1638 waits to leave Tenterden Town station on a very wet April Sunday. The damp conditions produce marvellous steam effects. 2004-04-18 13:17:27
GWR pannier tank no 1638 leaves Tenterden Town station on a very wet April Sunday 2004-04-18 13:17:46	Class 108 dmu at Tenterden Town. 2004-04-18 13:38:42	Class 108 dmu at Tenterden Town. 2004-04-18 13:40:59	KESR Austerity 0-6-0 saddle tank no 25 Northiam at Tenterden Town 2004-06-13 13:09:05
KESR Austerity 0-6-0 saddle tank no 25 Northiam at Tenterden Town 2004-06-13 13:10:11	KESR Terrier 0-6-0T no 32678 waits in the passing loop at Rolvenden for a train to pass 2004-06-13 13:24:07	KESR: Northiam station 2004-06-13 13:46:30	KESR Austerity 0-6-0 saddle tank no 25 Northiam runs round at Bodiam 2004-06-13 14:09:22
KESR: the driver of Austerity no 25 Northiam exchanges single line tokens with the signalman at Wittersham Road 2004-06-13 14:44:02	KESR Terrier 0-6-0T no 32678 waits with the vintage train at Wittersham Road 2004-06-13 14:44:14	GWR pannier tank no 1638 passes Rolvenden signalbox with the Wealden Pullman dining train 2004-06-13 15:00:34	KESR no 25 Northiam runs round at Tenterden Town 2004-06-13 15:16:29
KESR no 25 Northiam runs round at Tenterden Town 2004-06-13 15:16:41	K&ESR no 25 Northiam waits to depart from Tenterden Town with the first train of the day 2007-05-12 09:46:00	K&ESR SECR P class no 753 arrives light engine at Tenterden Town from Rolvenden 2007-05-12 09:50:00	K&ESR SECR P class no 753 arrives light engine at Tenterden Town from Rolvenden 2007-05-12 09:50:00
K&ESR no 25 Northiam departs from Tenterden Town with the first train of the day 2007-05-12 09:59:00	K&ESR SECR P class no 753 shunts its train of vintage stock into the platform at Tenterden Town 2007-05-12 10:01:00	K&ESR SECR P class no 753 shunts its train of vintage stock into the platform at Tenterden Town 2007-05-12 10:02:00	K&ESR SECR P class no 753 runs round its train at Tenterden Town 2007-05-12 10:06:00