By Laurie A. Cooksey As early as 1876, the Highways Board had discussed the suggestion of constructing a bridge across the River Rother just below the the (then) single track swing bridge of the South Eastern Railway, together with a direct road to East Guldeford just over half a mile to the east of Rye, … Continue reading The Monkbretton Road Bridge
Tag: South Eastern Railway
South Eastern Railway appears here as part of the magazine’s continuing record of local organisations, community effort and the people who kept things moving. The trail includes “The Rye & Camber Tram”, “The Tenterden Flyer”, and “The Monkbretton Road Bridge”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. The result is less a formal history than a lively bundle of evidence, voices and remembered moments from the magazine’s pages.
The Tenterden Flyer
“THE RAILWAY HISTORY OF RYE AND DISTRICT” Part 1 — The Rother Valley (Light) Railway TENTERDEN FLYER’ by E.R.Y. The demand for a railway in the valley of the River Rother had reached crescendo pitch long before the end of the last century. The South Eastern Railway had completed its main line from … Continue reading The Tenterden Flyer
The Rye & Camber Tram
By Kenneth M Clark – (Rya) The South Eastern Railway’s single line branch to Rye Harbour, which had been opened in 1854 was only utilised for goods traffic and, consequently, there existed no means of transport between Rye and Rye Harbour for fishermen and such other persons as made their living at the Harbour. It … Continue reading The Rye & Camber Tram