East Kent Railway

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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  
  • Canterbury Castle
    grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom  
  • Dover Castle
    medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK  
  • Deal Castle
    16th century coastal artillery fort, located in Deal, Kent, England, UK  
  • Walmer Castle
    castle in Kent, England, UK  
  • Tankerton Castle
    castellated manor house in Whitstable, Kent, UK  
  • Godinton House
    Grade I listed country house in Great Chart with Singleton, Kent, England, UK
  • Mount Ephraim
    country house in Hernhill, Kent, England, UK
  • Mount Ephraim Gardens
    historic house and gardens, near Faversham, in Hernhill, Swale, Kent, England, UK
  • National Fruit Collection
    collection of heritage fruit varieties and cultivars, at Brogdale Farm, Kent, England
  • Goodnestone Park
    country house and garden in Goodnestone, Dover district, Kent, England, UK
  • West Gate Towers Museum
    museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
  • Belmont House and Gardens
    Georgian house and gardens in Throwley, Kent, England, UK
  • Crampton Tower
    museum in Broadstairs and St. Peters, Thanet, Kent, England, UK
  • Deal Timeball
    Historic time signal in Deal, England
  • Dickens House
    house in Broadstairs and St. Peters, Thanet, Kent, England, UK
  • East Kent Railway
    Heritage railway in southern England
  • Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum
    museum in Folkestone, England, UK
  • Margate Old Town Local History Museum
    museum in Margate, Thanet, kent, England, UK
  • Public Library & Museum (Camborne)
    museum in Margate, England, UK
  • Quex Park
    UK historic house museum in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, England, UK
  • Ramsgate Maritime Museum
    maritime museum in Kent, England
  • Sandwich Guildhall Museum
    museum in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom
  • This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete
    technology museum in Ramsgate
  • Tudor House
    house in Thanet, Kent, England, UK
  • White Mill
    windmill, now heritage centre, in Sandwich, Kent, England, UK
  • Dymchurch Martello Tower
    Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK  
  • Ramsgate Tunnels
    railway tunnel used as air-raid shelter in Ramsgate, Kent, UK  
  • Folkestone Museum
    museum in Folkestone, England, United Kingdom
  • Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens
    museum in Birchington, Kent, England, United Kingdom
  • The Seaside Museum Herne Bay
    local history museum in Herne Bay, Kent, England, United Kingdom
  • Kent Museum of Freemasonry
    local history and masonic museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
  • Canterbury Roman Museum
    Grade I listed museum in Canterbury, United Kingdom
  • Kent Battle of Britain Museum
    aviation museum in Hawkinge, Kent  
  • Deal Museum
    museum in Deal, Kent, England, United Kingdom
  • Howletts Wild Animal Park
    zoo in Kent, England
  • Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
    zoo
  • Fleur de Lis Museum
    museum in Faversham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
  • Dover Transport Museum
    museum in Dover, England, UK
  • Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum
    military museum in Manston, Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom
  • Wingham Wildlife Park
    zoo in Kent, England
  • Museum of Canterbury
    local history museum, children's museum, heritage museum in Canterbury, Kent
  • Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment Museum
    museum in Dover, Kent, England, UK
  • St Margaret's Museum
    museum in St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Kent, England, UK
  • Crabble Corn Mill
    museum in Dover, England, UK
  • Wildwood Discovery Park
    zoo
  • Sidney Cooper Museum
    museum in Canterbury, England, UK
  • The Micro Computer Museum
    museum in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK
  • Defence of the Nation Museum and Education Centre
    museum in Ramsgate, England, UK, located within Ramsgate Tunnels museum
  • Kent Museum of the Moving Image
    museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK
  • Kent Mining Museum
    museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK
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Cutting on East Kent Railway, 1992Cutting on East Kent Railway, 1992
Golgotha Tunnel, west endGolgotha Tunnel, west end
Looking NE along the remains of the East Kent RailwayLooking NE along the remains of the East Kent Railway
Barham Signal BoxBarham Signal Box
Crossing the East Kent RailwayCrossing the East Kent Railway
East Kent Railway EMU Gala 37East Kent Railway EMU Gala 37
East Kent Railway EMU Gala 42East Kent Railway EMU Gala 42
East Kent Railway EMU Gala 20East Kent Railway EMU Gala 20
East Kent Railway EMU Gala 26East Kent Railway EMU Gala 26
East Kent Railway to Eythorne StationEast Kent Railway to Eythorne Station
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    sitecastle1100Saltwood CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastle1135Canterbury CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastle1179Dover Castlecastle, bunker, archaeological site, fort, history museumWikidata
    sitecastle1539Deal Castlecastle, fort, military museumWikidata
    sitecastle1539Walmer Castlecastle, fort, historic house museum, history museumWikidata
    sitecastle1789Tankerton Castlelocal business, castle, nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, English country house, country houseWikidata
    sitegardenGodinton HouseEnglish country house, garden, historic house museumWikidata
    sitegardenMount Ephraimgarden, school building, country houseWikidata
    sitegardenMount Ephraim Gardenspark, gardenWikidata
    sitegardenNational Fruit Collectionbotanical garden, orchardWikidata
    sitegarden1704Goodnestone Parkbotanical garden, English country house, garden, historic house museumWikidata
    sitegarden1906West Gate Towers Museumgarden, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseumBelmont House and GardensEnglish country house, historic house museum, country houseWikidata
    sitemuseumCrampton Towermuseum, water towerWikidata
    sitemuseumDeal Timeballmaritime museumWikidata
    sitemuseumDickens Househouse, historic house museumWikidata
    sitemuseumEast Kent Railwayheritage railwayWikidata
    sitemuseumElham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseumMargate Old Town Local History MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseumPublic Library & Museum (Camborne)museumWikidata
    sitemuseumQuex Parknatural history museum, historic house museumWikidata
    sitemuseumRamsgate Maritime Museummaritime museumWikidata
    sitemuseumSandwich Guildhall Museumlocal museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseumThis Museum Is (Not) Obsoletetechnology museumWikidata
    sitemuseumTudor Househouse, historic house museumWikidata
    sitemuseumWhite Millmuseum, smock millWikidata
    sitemuseum1805Dymchurch Martello Towermilitary museum, Martello towerWikidata
    sitemuseum1836Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallerylocal museum, local authority museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1863Ramsgate Tunnelsmuseum, railway tunnel, air-raid shelterWikidata
    sitemuseum1868Folkestone Museummuseum, local authority museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1896Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardensmuseum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1899The Beanymuseum, local authority museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1932The Seaside Museum Herne Baylocal museum, independent museum, art museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1933Kent Museum of Freemasonrylocal museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1961Canterbury Roman Museummuseum, local authority museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1971Kent Battle of Britain Museummilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1972Deal MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1975Howletts Wild Animal ParkzooWikidata
    sitemuseum1976Port Lympne Wild Animal ParkzooWikidata
    sitemuseum1977Fleur de Lis Museumheritage center, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1980Dover Transport MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1981Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museummuseum, military museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1985Whitstable Museum and Gallerylocal museum, maritime museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1986Wingham Wildlife ParkzooWikidata
    sitemuseum1987Museum of Canterburylocal museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1987Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1989St Margaret's MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1990Crabble Corn MillmuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1999Wildwood Discovery ParkzooWikidata
    sitemuseum2004Sidney Cooper MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum2014The Micro Computer Museumtechnology museumWikidata
    sitemuseum2015Defence of the Nation Museum and Education CentremuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum2018Kent Museum of the Moving Imagemuseum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum2022Kent Mining Museummining museumWikidata
    commonsimageCutting on East Kent Railway, 1992 Commons
    commonsimageGolgotha Tunnel, west end Commons
    commonsimageLooking NE along the remains of the East Kent Railway Commons
    commonsimageBarham Signal Box Commons
    commonsimageCrossing the East Kent Railway Commons
    commonsimageEast Kent Railway EMU Gala 37 Commons
    commonsimageEast Kent Railway EMU Gala 42 Commons
    commonsimageEast Kent Railway EMU Gala 20 Commons
    commonsimageEast Kent Railway EMU Gala 26 Commons
    commonsimageEast Kent Railway to Eythorne Station Commons