Looking NE along the remains of the East Kent Railway
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Looking NE along the remains of the East Kent Railway
Image: © Nick Smith Taken: 15 Dec 2007
The railway was originally built between 1911 and 1917 to serve the coal mines being sunk in the area. It closed in 1987, but a group had formed in 1985 to preserve what was left of the line between Shepherdswell and Eythorne.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.199752
Longitude
1.26478