2012

TR0025 : Railway line to Dungeness

taken 12 years ago, near to Brookland, Kent, England

Railway line to Dungeness
Railway line to Dungeness
I've never seen a train on it!
Dungeness Branch Line

A single track railway line, running between Appledore and Dungeness, which branches off the Hastings and Ashford, The Marshlink Line.
Opened in 1881 after local pressure to open a line to Lydd and because of the possibility of a new cross channel port at Dungeness, which was never constructed.

Closed to passengers after the 1963 Beeching report, the line was still used for aggregates from Dungeness power station until 1971. Its reopening to passengers has been discussed, however the large number of lane and farm crossings along the line make it unlikely.

The line is still intact between the Marshlink Line and Romney Junction, and is occasionally used by troop trains.


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TR0025, 35 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Julian P Guffogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 26 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 August, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0027 2565 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:59.7233N 0:51.1553E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0023 2571
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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