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Monument record TR 02 SE 14 - Lydd branch railway (disused)
Summary
Dismantled Railway, opened 1884 and closed in 1967. In 1881, the nominally independent Lydd Railway Company obtained powers to build a line from Appledore to Dungeness, and in the following year to extend the railway to New Romney. Plans to build a large port at Dungeness were mooted, but never implemented. Between the wars, numerous summer bungalows developed betweeen Dungeness and New Romney, causing the New Romney branch to be resited nearer the coast in 1937 with two new halts at Lydd on Sea and Greatstone. Passenger trains ceased to call at Dungeness in 1953. The line was closed in 1967, although a siding continued to serve the new power stations at Dungeness, for moving waste products from the power station.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 070 230 (point) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR02SE |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | NEW ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(TR 06922142) Dismantled Railway (NAT) (1) The nominally independent Lydd Railway obtained authority for a three mile branch from a junction (TR 061206) south of Lydd, to New Romney (TR 073246) in 1882. This branch was opened on 19th June 1884. Due to building development it was re-sited nearer to the coast and two new halts provided, at Greatstone-on-Sea (TR 077224) and Lydd-on-Sea (TR 084190). The New Romney branch was closed to passengers on 6th March 1967 but remains as a siding to mile post 74 to serve the atomic power stations. (2)
<1> OS 1:10000 1982 (OS Card Reference). SKE48168.
<2> Reg Hist of Rlys Southern Eng 2 1970 67 (H P White) (OS Card Reference). SKE49130.
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Record last edited
Nov 4 2021 12:18PM