2009 - KENT & EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY - 'THE LAST TRAIN'S GONE' GALA

11th May 2009

A parade of 7 steam locos arriving at Tenterden Town Station at 9.30am	The cavalcade included 65 SE&CR visiting from the Bluebell Railway	23 'Holman F Stephens' wearing a plate with 662 LBSC Martello, which it replaced as 662 had failed	65 SE&CR became a stage for the crews
3 'Bodiam' K&ESR	'Bodiam' in the capable hands of a lady :))	The cavalcade moved down into the yard where the locos were decoupled	65 'Maunsell' was the first to break away, run up to the level crossing and back down into the station
As 23 runs down into the station, visiting 65 backs up to the level crossing	1638 running back before it joins the other locos in the station	A second parade of 7 locos formed, the reverse order of the first	Time for a break and breakfast

'THE LAST TRAIN'S GONE' GALA
KENT & EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY
02.MAY 2009

65 South East & Chatham Railway O1 Class
A regular on the line in the early 1950's visiting from the Bluebell Railway and back to K&ESR for the first time in 54 years!

32678 BR A1X Class 'Terrier'
Like 65 above, 32678 hauled the last passenger train in 1954. When 32678 left BR it spent some time at Butlins Holiday Park in Minehead as a 'novelty climbing frame' and had a series of owners before returning to K&ESR in the late 1980's.

3 'Terrier' named 'Bodiam'
Purchased from LB&SCR in 1900 for Ł600, it was the K&ESR's original 'Terrier'.

662 'Martello'
Visiting from Bressingham Steam Museum but failed and did not appear in steam on Saturday. It's place was taken by 23 'Holman F Stephens'

753 P Class
Worked on branchline duties for SE&CR and Southern Railway before being hired by K&ESR in 1936. A major restoration was completed in the mid 1980's.

65 'Maunsell' USA Class
Built in America in 1943 came over as part of the war effort, then used as a shunter at Southampton Docks and on to Ashford working in sidings at the wagon works.

1638 16XX Class
A pannier tank built in 1951 for BR to a Great Western design in the famous GWR works at Swindon. Worked in South Wales on sharp curves and steep gradients similar to K&ESR.

D6570 Class 33
Built for BR in 1961 and named 'Ashford' in 1980. A common sight on Southern Region trains for 3 decades, it came to K&ESR in 1996.

(Information taken from the programme of 'The Last Train's Gone' Gala)

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