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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 NW 1165 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Isle of Sheppey Railway |
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Summary
Railway, first opened in 1860.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9057 6958 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96NW |
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| Parish: | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
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| SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
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| IWADE, SWALE, KENT |
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| QUEENBOROUGH, SWALE, KENT |
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| MINSTER-ON-SEA, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- RAILWAY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1860 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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The 7 mile long single track railway was opened in July 1860 from a triangular junction 1/2 mile West of Sittingbourne, to 2 termini on Sheppey, Queenborough pier and Crossing Dock. In 1883 a new extension to a more convenient site than the Crossing Dock at Sheerness on Sea was opened. The line was electrified in 1959, and the track doubled as far as Swale Halt. Queenborough Pier has long since been dismantled.
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