Number 78 – Spring
1999 |
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22-24 |
A working weekend on the CFBS
John Liddell
In February 1999 seven K&ESR members made an exchange working
visit to the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme in France, with which
the K&ESR is ‘twinned’ |
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26-28 |
Tickets please!
Ray Collins and Duncan Buchanan
Analysis of passenger numbers in 1998. The grand total of 80,361
was only slightly higher than in 1997, but was achieved with more
than 100 fewer trains |
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29-33 |
Thameside retrospective – Part
2
Nick Pallant
Activities of the former Thameside Area Group from 1981 to the end
of the 1980s. Although the Group then disbanded, many former
members are still involved with the K&ESR |
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34-37 |
This new and interesting railway
Tom Burnham
Extracts from the South Eastern & Chatham Railway guidebook
of 1909, particularly relating to the K&ESR |
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37-39 |
Bodiam station – the
authentic look
Peter Davis
Outlines the changes underway, and the expected appearance of Bodiam
station when it re-opens |
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43-44 |
Jottings from
a signalman’s notebook
Neil Rose
List of reasons presented for late running of trains on Sunday 25
October 1998 |
Number 79 – Summer 1999 |
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19-21 |
How we did in 1998
Bernard Sealy
The finance director reviews the results for the last financial year |
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22-23 |
Two in one day
Robert Berry
Ian Hislop officiated at a ceremony to mark the return to service
of ‘Austerity’ No. 25 “Northiam” and ‘Terrier’ No.
2678 “Knowle” (photo feature) |
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24-26 |
1844 – a
lost opportunity
Tom Burnham
Proposals for a Hastings, Rye and Tenterden Railway which failed,
following opposition from Mr Gladstone when Secretary of the Board
of Trade, amongst others |
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31-35 |
The Southern and the Selsey Tramway
Stephen Garrett
Part 1 of an edited version of a report drawn up for the Southern
Railway in 1934, when it became interested in the possibility of
taking over the Tramway |
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36-39 |
Life on the Wealden Belle
Sandra Marsh
Description of how the Railway’s prestige dining car train
operates |
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40-42 |
Profile:- the Kent and East Sussex
Locomotive Trust
Duncan Buchanan
Review of the history and current activities of this organisation,
founded before 1964 to acquire rolling stock for the K&ESR |
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43-44 |
The Bodiam bottle
John Miller
A mineral water bottle, used by Foord Brothers of Waldron in the
early 20th century, was found between Northiam and Bodiam (see also
extensive correspondence in following issue, Number 80) |
Number 80 – Winter 1999 |
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19 |
Bodiam 2001? A Kent and East
Sussex Railway ‘Terrier’ visits Lancashire
Outlines rebuilding of No. 3 ‘Bodiam’ in progress by
Ian Riley Engineering, at Bury. Former K&ESR driver
Monty Baker adds his recollections of the engine in the 1920s and
1930s |
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20-23 |
From the Lizard via Rye Harbour
Peter Barber
The 18,000 tons of crushed granite ballast required for the Bodiam
extension were transported by ship from RMC’s Dean quarry in
Cornwall to Rye Harbour, and then by road to Northiam. Includes
photos of the operation by John Liddell |
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24-27 |
Gazelle, the early
years. Part
1: Mr Burkitt’s engine
Tom Burnham
‘Gazelle’, now in the Museum at Tenterden on loan from
the National Railway Museum, was built for a King’s Lynn corn
merchant, William Burkitt, by Alfred Dodman of King’s Lynn
in 1892-93 |
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33-36 |
Armagh and Staplehurst come to Tenterden
Chris Wood
A Channel 4 programme on railway accidents included scenes filmed
on the K&ESR representing the accidents at Armagh (1889) and
Staplehurst (1865) |
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37-44 |
The Southern and
the Selsey Tramway – Part
2
Stephen Garrett
An edited version of the 1934 report by Edwin Cox, the Southern Railway’s
Traffic Manager, on the proposed acquisition of the Tramway. Includes
details of train services, traffic and expenditure |
Number 81 – Spring 2000 |
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14-15 |
Back from the brink
Robin Dyce
How the Tenterden Railway Company intends to address its financial
problems |
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16-17 |
Tickets please!
Ray Collins
Analysis of passenger numbers for 1999 |
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18-21 |
100 years later
John Miller
Account of the re-opening of Bodiam station on 2 April 2000 |
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24-28 |
Opening up the Weald
John Miller
Extracts from contemporary newspaper reports of the opening of the
Rother Valley Railway on 2 April 1900 |
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32 |
Winter images
Neil Rose
Atmospheric description of a winter day on the K&ESR |
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33-38 |
‘Monty’ – 1930-1949
Monty Baker
Reminiscences of a former driver on the K&ESR |
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39-44 |
Gazelle, the early
years. Part
2: A grand day out
Tom Burnham
Details of William Burkitt’s return journey from King’s
Lynn to Chesterfield on his private engine on 25 July 1987 |
Number 82 – Summer 2000 |
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20-22 |
Royal visit
John Miller
Visit by HRH The Duke of Gloucester for the official re-opening of
Bodiam station |
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23-26 |
Biddenden memories
Tom Standen
Recollections of the author’s early days, and the characters
he met, when he lived near Biddenden station in the 1930s |
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27-31 |
Our first enthusiast visit
Tom Burnham
Canon Victor L Whitechurch visited the Rother Valley Railway soon
after opening and wrote about it in the Railway Magazine. Includes
extracts from his article and biographical background |
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32-33 |
A new waiting shelter for Northiam
station
Peter Davis
Plans for a new waiting shelter in typical K&ESR style for platform
2 at Northiam station |
Number 83 – Winter 2000 |
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14-17 |
Hopping down in Kent (and East Sussex)
Sandra Marsh
Article on the ‘Delivering the Goods’ weekend in October
2000, which focused on the former hop traffic |
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20-23 |
Mill Ditch washout
Peter Barber
Problems caused by the floods on 12/13 October 2000 |
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24-30 |
Hawthorn Leslie and all new!
Brian Janes
History of the locomotives ordered from Hawthorn Leslie for several
of the Col Stephens railways |
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32-33 |
The feeding of the 145,000
Tom Burnham
Refreshments provided to troops at Headcorn SR station during the
Dunkirk evacuation in May/June 1940 |
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38-40 |
Wandering wagons
Stephen Garrett
Wagons loaned by the K&ESR to the East Kent Railway in 1923 |
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41-44 |
Thirty years ago
Simon Marsh
Recollections of a volunteer on the K&ESR in the 1970s |
Number 84 – Spring 2001 |
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16 |
Tickets please!
Ray Collins
Analysis of passenger numbers for 2000 |
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22-24 |
Holman Stephens – the
formative years at Cranbrook
Philip Shaw
Review of a recent book by Brian Hart on the Paddock Wood to Hawkhurst
branch, with additional material on Stephens’s association
with the Light Railways Syndicate and EWI Peterson |
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25 |
The K&ESR
Terrier Club
Philip Shaw
The club is being set up to provide an opportunity for children between
the ages of 9 and 15 years to take an active interest in the running
of the railway |
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26-28 |
The Ian Allan National Railway Heritage
Awards
John Miller
The K&ESR was ‘runner up’ in two categories in the
2000 awards |
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30-33 |
By diesel unit to Bodiam
Simon Marsh
History and preservation of the Class 108 diesel multiple unit |
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34-36 |
The K&ESR
on the Internet
Tom Burnham
Review of WWW sites relevant to the K&ESR |
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40-41 |
Preserving K&ESR heritage – the
Terrier Trust
Gerald Siviour
The secretary of the Trust outlines its achievements and future plans |
Number 85 – Summer
2001 |
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22-24 |
How are the railway’s
finances?
Philip Shaw
Article spelling out the issues the K&ESR is facing at present |
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25-26 |
At last – a real J94 on the K&ESR
Richard Moffat
Formation of the 68078 Group to purchase and restore this locomotive
for use on the K&ESR |
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27-29 |
A Sheppey centenary
Tom Burnham
Opening of the Sheppey Light Railway, from Queenborough to Leysdown,
on 1st August 1901 |
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31-34 |
The Ramsgate Tunnel Railway
Norman Johnson
History of this 2-foot gauge electric railway, opened in 1936 and
closed after 1965 |
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35-41 |
Wind and water
Tom Burnham
Use of Aermotor windpumps to supply locomotive water on the K&ESR,
the Shropshire & Montgomeryshire and the East Kent |
Number 86 – Winter
2001 |
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14-15 |
The 2001 Annual General Meeting
Philip Shaw
Report on the AGM held on 13th October |
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17-18 |
Our passengers and what they think
of us
Carol Mitchell
Results of a survey of passengers on the K&ESR in August 2001 |
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20-21 |
At Beechbrook Farm
Brian Stephenson
Photographs showing two K&ESR class 14 diesel locomotives, on
hire to Amec Spie to assist in the tracklaying contract for the Channel
Tunnel Rail Link |
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22-24 |
How do we keep visitors coming?
Simon Marsh
Reflections on how to ensure that K&ESR visitor numbers keep
up in the 21st century |
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25-30 |
William Rigby – contractor to
the Colonel – part 1
Tom Burnham
First part of a biography of a man associated with Colonel Stephens
in building and promoting light railways. Describes his work
on the Driffield to Market Weighton line, the Newcastle Emlyn Extension
Railway and the Bexley Heath Railway, and includes a list of contracts
executed |
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31-36 |
Special events – a
big success in 2001
Reports on the Steam & Country Fair (21st and 22nd July) and
the Hopping weekend in September |
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37-40 |
From the railway archives
John Miller
News reports from 1901, 1926, 1951 and 1976 |
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41 |
Early departure from Northiam
Roger Bennett
Personal experience of a missed train |
