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    The Hawkhurst branch line was a short railway line in Kent that connected Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Goudhurst and Horsmonden with the town of Paddock Wood...
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    September 1844 when the branch line to Maidstone West was opened. Another branch line—the Hawkhurst Branch—to the village of Hawkhurst existed between 1892...
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    (1982). The Hawkhurst Branch Line. Woking: Peter A. Harding. ISBN 0-9523458-3-8. Harding, Peter A. (1998) [1982]. The Hawkhurst Branch Line. Woking: Peter...
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  • Cranbrook and Tenterden Light Railway was a railway line which was to have linked the Hawkhurst Branch Line with the Rother Valley Railway in Kent. Although...
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    Hawkhurst railway station was on the closed Hawkhurst Branch in Kent, England. The station was opened on 4 September 1893, when the line was extended from...
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    closed Hawkhurst Branch in Kent, England. The station originally opened on 1 October 1892 as Hope Mill, for Goudhurst & Lamberhurst, when the line was opened...
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  • Stephen's first assignment following his training. Also known as the Hawkhurst Branch Line Edge Hill Light Railway 1919 1925 none none 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in Ironstone-carrying;...
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    A229 (Rochester – Hawkhurst) pass near Cranbrook. Cranbrook is served by Arriva Southern Counties buses. The Hawkhurst Branch Line ran a short distance...
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  • in Great Britain Beeching cuts Morrison, Brian (ed.). "The Meldon Quarry Branch". Modern Railways Pictorial, 1986. Ian Allan. p. 16. ISBN 0-7110-1510-4...
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  • as part of its branch to Richborough Port, which never opened to passengers. Authorisation to operate a passenger service over the branch was never requested...
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    Opened in 1863 as part of the Kent Coast Railway company's extension of its line from Herne Bay, it was conveniently situated for the seaside resort's beach...
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  • Chislet Colliery Halt was a minor station on the Ashford to Ramsgate line. It opened in September 1919 and closed in 1971. Chislet Colliery started production...
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    closed Hawkhurst Branch in Kent, England. The station was opened on 4 September 1893, when the line was extended from Goudhurst to Hawkhurst. The station...
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    1863 a station was opened on the Darlaston Loop off the South Staffordshire line which was named Darlaston. The original station then became known as James...
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    Westerham Valley Branch Line from the South Eastern Main Line at Dunton Green to Westerham with one intermediate station at Brasted. The branch was built as...
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    shelved indefinitely. Windermere Branch Line: In August 2013, the Department for Transport announced that the branch line between Oxenholme and Windermere...
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    Bishopsbourne Barham Elham Lyminge Cheriton Halt Hawkhurst branch line Horsmonden Goudhurst Cranbrook Hawkhurst Hundred of Hoo Railway Milton Road Halt Denton...
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  • Bishopsbourne Barham Elham Lyminge Cheriton Halt Hawkhurst branch line Horsmonden Goudhurst Cranbrook Hawkhurst Hundred of Hoo Railway Milton Road Halt Denton...
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    first day of passenger services on its 3-mile (5 km) branch to New Romney from its existing line between Appledore and Dungeness. At the time, a Victorian...
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    Warrington West is a railway station on the Liverpool–Manchester line. The station, situated 17 miles (27 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street, serves the...
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    expected completion date. Of the western branch of the spine from Oxford, only the Coventry to Leamington Line (9 miles) was initially prioritized for...
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    as a heritage railway line opened in 1996. It stands next to the original engine shed which has been restored to use. The line is called the Spa Valley...
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    Eton and the Staines–Windsor railway lines. The scheme also includes a branch to Heathrow Terminal 5, with a potential connection to Crossrail. In 2018...
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    the SER constructed a branch line to Folkestone Harbour which the railway company had purchased earlier the same year. The branch had no direct connection...
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    May 1932. It had an island platform with a run-round loop. Originally the branch from Stoke Junction was single track, but it was doubled in 1935, and singled...
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    Department branch line moved as building work moved onto new stages. When the installation closed in 1945 the railway company took over the line for freight...
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  • Thumbnail for UK Ultraspeed
    UK Ultraspeed was a proposed high-speed magnetic-levitation train line between London and Glasgow, linking 16 stations including Edinburgh, Birmingham...
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    Northumberland Park Metro station (category Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow line stations)
    A Network Rail freight line shares the alignment at this point. This line is planned to become part of the Northumberland Line passenger service in the...
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  • Bishopsbourne Barham Elham Lyminge Cheriton Halt Hawkhurst branch line Horsmonden Goudhurst Cranbrook Hawkhurst Hundred of Hoo Railway Milton Road Halt Denton...
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    service operated as far as Dungeness. The line was opened throughout to passengers as from 1 April 1883. A second branch was opened the following year from a...
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