Sheppey Light Railway (Q7494567)

  • matcher place: Isle of Sheppey (relation 2273838)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: Closed railway lines in South East England, HF Stephens, History of Kent, Isle of Sheppey, Light railways, Rail transport in Kent, Railway lines closed in 1950, Railway lines opened in 1901, Railways on English Islands, Standard gauge railways in England, Transport in Swale
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Sheppey Light Railway was a railway on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, which ran from Leysdown to Queenborough, where it connected with the South Eastern and Chatham Railway's Sheerness Line. It was engineered by Holman Fred Stephens and opened in August 1901 and closed on 4 December 1950. Originally there were stations at Sheerness East, East Minster on Sea, Minster on Sea, Eastchurch and Leysdown. Two halts were opened in 1905 at Brambledown and Harty Road.

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way: Sheppey Light Railway (OSM), 1 metres from Wikidata [show tags]
ref: QBL
name: Sheppey Light Railway
source: npe
railway: abandoned
alt_name: Queenborough to Leysdown Lie
wikidata: Q7494567
abandoned:railway: rail

wikidata match: Q7494567

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Closed railway lines in South East England route=train, route=subway, type=route
Railway lines closed in 1950 route=train, route=subway, type=route
Railway lines opened in 1901 route=train, route=subway, type=route
Railways on English Islands place=islet, place=island, boundary=administrative, admin_level