Kent & East Sussex Railway, Rolvenden (C) Helmut Zozmann

TQ8632 : Kent & East Sussex Railway, Rolvenden

near to Tenterden, Kent, Great Britain

Kent & East Sussex Railway, Rolvenden

Kent & East Sussex Railway, Rolvenden locomotive workshop.
Rolvenden railway station is a heritage railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway in Tenterden, Kent, in the United Kingdom.
The station was originally opened as Tenterden but was renamed Rolvenden in 1903 when the current Tenterden Town station opened. The name Rolvenden is not really appropriate, the station is 2 miles from the village and is closer to Tenterden. When Colonel Stephens first opened the railway Rolvenden served as his locomotive workshop in a similar capacity to today. However the limited machinery and space meant during the 1930s it became harder to overhaul the line's ageing fleet. Most engines were sent to Ashford works to be overhauled.
Rolvenden was part of the original heritage railway that also ran to Tenterden. It now has a passing loop and a water tower.

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2012

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Grid Square: TQ8632, 144 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Helmut Zozmann (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Monday, 30 July, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 17 November, 2012
Geographical Context: Railways
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 8654 3274 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:3.8211N 0:39.6485E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 86589 32660
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)