A steam train from the Kent and East Sussex Railway makes its way through the Kent countryside at Rolvenden on new years day.
A steam train from the Kent and East Sussex Railway makes its way through the Kent countryside at Rolvenden. The line today is a tourist attraction in the South East of England. It offers an 11½-mile (17 km) ride through the Rother Valley in vintage and British Railways coaches usually hauled by a steam locomotive although some off peak services are operated by diesel multiple unit. The preserved line currently runs ( a total distance of 11½-miles) from Tenterden Town station to Bodiam, (within sight of the National Trust's Bodiam Castle) with an extra mile of track to Junction Road station site (though currently no plans to re-open for alighting). There is also a Pullman dining train which has proved extremely popular. At Tenterden Town station can be found the Colonel Stephens Railway Museum, along with a book and gift shop - selling Thomas the Tank Engine gifts, the Carriage and Wagon Department and a cafe that was once the Maidstone & District Motor Services Ltd bus station building from Maidstone, Kent. The Railway emphasises the Colonel Stephens' connection as a major factor of its utilitarian heritage. The locomotive works is located at Rolvenden station and has a viewing platform overlooking the works yard and a selection of former inter-modal shipping containers used for equipment storage. Themed events are run through the year. Some are connected with local history and the Railway whilst, as on other heritage lines, Thomas the Tank Engine and Santa Specials provide a commercial underpinning to the Company's activities. Railway Experience Days are also offered. Once the K&ESR have re-instated 13½-miles between Tenterden Town and Robertsbridge, This would make it the Ninth longest preserved Standard Gauge railway in Great Britain.
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Keywords: attraction, countryside, day, east, kent, locomotive, railway, sussex, tenterden, train, years
