East Kent Railway

The East Kent Railway (EKR) is a heritage railway in Kent, England. It is located at Shepherdswell station on the London and Chatham to Dover mainline. The line was constructed between 1911 and 1917 to serve the Kent Coalfields. See East Kent Light Railway for details of the original lines. The Kent Collieries were mostly a failure with only Tilmanstone on the line producing any viable commercial coal and commercial traffic over the line. The line is operated by heritage diesel locomotives. It is home to a collection of heritage diesel locomotives including a British Rail Class 08, DEMU and electric multiple units including an in service British Rail Class 404 built in the 1930s and a more modern British Rail Class 365, which is to be used as a restaurant and a major events venue.

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  Saltwood Castle ⓘ
  castle in Saltwood, Kent, England, UK  

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  Canterbury Castle ⓘ
  grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom  

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  Dover Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK  

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  Deal Castle ⓘ
  16th century coastal artillery fort, located in Deal, Kent, England, UK  

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  Walmer Castle ⓘ
  castle in Kent, England, UK  

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  Tankerton Castle ⓘ
  castellated manor house in Whitstable, Kent, UK  

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  Godinton House ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Great Chart with Singleton, Kent, England, UK

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  Mount Ephraim ⓘ
  country house in Hernhill, Kent, England, UK

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  Mount Ephraim Gardens ⓘ
  historic house and gardens, near Faversham, in Hernhill, Swale, Kent, England, UK

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  National Fruit Collection ⓘ
  collection of heritage fruit varieties and cultivars, at Brogdale Farm, Kent, England

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  Goodnestone Park ⓘ
  country house and garden in Goodnestone, Dover district, Kent, England, UK

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  West Gate Towers Museum ⓘ
  museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

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  Belmont House and Gardens ⓘ
  Georgian house and gardens in Throwley, Kent, England, UK

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  Crampton Tower ⓘ
  museum in Broadstairs and St. Peters, Thanet, Kent, England, UK

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  Deal Timeball ⓘ
  Historic time signal in Deal, England

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  Dickens House ⓘ
  house in Broadstairs and St. Peters, Thanet, Kent, England, UK

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  East Kent Railway ⓘ
  Heritage railway in southern England

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  Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum ⓘ
  museum in Folkestone, England, UK

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  Margate Old Town Local History Museum ⓘ
  museum in Margate, Thanet, kent, England, UK

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  Public Library & Museum (Camborne) ⓘ
  museum in Margate, England, UK

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  Quex Park ⓘ
  UK historic house museum in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, England, UK

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  Ramsgate Maritime Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in Kent, England

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  Sandwich Guildhall Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom

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  This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete ⓘ
  technology museum in Ramsgate

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  Tudor House ⓘ
  house in Thanet, Kent, England, UK

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  White Mill ⓘ
  windmill, now heritage centre, in Sandwich, Kent, England, UK

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  Dymchurch Martello Tower ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK  

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  Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery ⓘ
  Local history museum in Dover, England, United Kingdom

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  Ramsgate Tunnels ⓘ
  railway tunnel used as air-raid shelter in Ramsgate, Kent, UK  

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  Folkestone Museum ⓘ
  museum in Folkestone, England, United Kingdom

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  Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens ⓘ
  museum in Birchington, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  The Beany ⓘ
  Museum, library and art gallery in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

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  The Seaside Museum Herne Bay ⓘ
  local history museum in Herne Bay, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Kent Museum of Freemasonry ⓘ
  local history and masonic museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

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  Canterbury Roman Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed museum in Canterbury, United Kingdom

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  Kent Battle of Britain Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Hawkinge, Kent  

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  Deal Museum ⓘ
  museum in Deal, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Howletts Wild Animal Park ⓘ
  zoo in Kent, England

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  Port Lympne Wild Animal Park ⓘ
  zoo

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  Fleur de Lis Museum ⓘ
  museum in Faversham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Dover Transport Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dover, England, UK

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  Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Manston, Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Whitstable Museum and Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Kent, United Kingdom

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  Wingham Wildlife Park ⓘ
  zoo in Kent, England

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  Museum of Canterbury ⓘ
  local history museum, children's museum, heritage museum in Canterbury, Kent

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  Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dover, Kent, England, UK

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  St Margaret's Museum ⓘ
  museum in St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Kent, England, UK

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  Crabble Corn Mill ⓘ
  museum in Dover, England, UK

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  Wildwood Discovery Park ⓘ
  zoo

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  Sidney Cooper Museum ⓘ
  museum in Canterbury, England, UK

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  The Micro Computer Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK

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  Defence of the Nation Museum and Education Centre ⓘ
  museum in Ramsgate, England, UK, located within Ramsgate Tunnels museum

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  Kent Museum of the Moving Image ⓘ
  museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK

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  Kent Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK

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1135 Canterbury Castle

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1179 Dover Castle

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1539 Deal Castle

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1539 Walmer Castle

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1789 Tankerton Castle

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1704 Goodnestone Park

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1906 West Gate Towers Museum

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1805 Dymchurch Martello Tower

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1836 Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery

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1863 Ramsgate Tunnels

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1868 Folkestone Museum

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1896 Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens

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1899 The Beany

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1932 The Seaside Museum Herne Bay

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1933 Kent Museum of Freemasonry

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1961 Canterbury Roman Museum

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1971 Kent Battle of Britain Museum

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1972 Deal Museum

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1975 Howletts Wild Animal Park

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1976 Port Lympne Wild Animal Park

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1977 Fleur de Lis Museum

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1980 Dover Transport Museum

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1981 Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum

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1985 Whitstable Museum and Gallery

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1986 Wingham Wildlife Park

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1987 Museum of Canterbury

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1987 Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment Museum

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1989 St Margaret's Museum

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1990 Crabble Corn Mill

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1999 Wildwood Discovery Park

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2004 Sidney Cooper Museum

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2014 The Micro Computer Museum

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2015 Defence of the Nation Museum and Education Centre

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2018 Kent Museum of the Moving Image

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2022 Kent Mining Museum

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Frameless

Cutting on East Kent Railway, 1992

Golgotha Tunnel, west end

Looking NE along the remains of the East Kent Railway

Barham Signal Box

Crossing the East Kent Railway

East Kent Railway EMU Gala 37

East Kent Railway EMU Gala 42

East Kent Railway EMU Gala 20

East Kent Railway EMU Gala 26

East Kent Railway to Eythorne Station

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle	1100	Saltwood Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1135	Canterbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1179	Dover Castle	castle, bunker, archaeological site, fort, history museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Deal Castle	castle, fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Walmer Castle	castle, fort, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1789	Tankerton Castle	local business, castle, nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, English country house, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Godinton House	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Mount Ephraim	garden, school building, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Mount Ephraim Gardens	park, garden	Wikidata
site	garden		National Fruit Collection	botanical garden, orchard	Wikidata
site	garden	1704	Goodnestone Park	botanical garden, English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden	1906	West Gate Towers Museum	garden, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Belmont House and Gardens	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Crampton Tower	museum, water tower	Wikidata
site	museum		Deal Timeball	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dickens House	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		East Kent Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Margate Old Town Local History Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Public Library & Museum (Camborne)	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Quex Park	natural history museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ramsgate Maritime Museum	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sandwich Guildhall Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete	technology museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tudor House	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		White Mill	museum, smock mill	Wikidata
site	museum	1805	Dymchurch Martello Tower	military museum, Martello tower	Wikidata
site	museum	1836	Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1863	Ramsgate Tunnels	museum, railway tunnel, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	museum	1868	Folkestone Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1896	Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1899	The Beany	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1932	The Seaside Museum Herne Bay	local museum, independent museum, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1933	Kent Museum of Freemasonry	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	Canterbury Roman Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	Kent Battle of Britain Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Deal Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Howletts Wild Animal Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Port Lympne Wild Animal Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Fleur de Lis Museum	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Dover Transport Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum	museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Whitstable Museum and Gallery	local museum, maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Wingham Wildlife Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Museum of Canterbury	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	St Margaret's Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Crabble Corn Mill	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Wildwood Discovery Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Sidney Cooper Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	The Micro Computer Museum	technology museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Defence of the Nation Museum and Education Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	Kent Museum of the Moving Image	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2022	Kent Mining Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Cutting on East Kent Railway, 1992		Commons
commons	image		Golgotha Tunnel, west end		Commons
commons	image		Looking NE along the remains of the East Kent Railway		Commons
commons	image		Barham Signal Box		Commons
commons	image		Crossing the East Kent Railway		Commons
commons	image		East Kent Railway EMU Gala 37		Commons
commons	image		East Kent Railway EMU Gala 42		Commons
commons	image		East Kent Railway EMU Gala 20		Commons
commons	image		East Kent Railway EMU Gala 26		Commons
commons	image		East Kent Railway to Eythorne Station		Commons