Tuesday 24 Feb
Walked the trackbed between Tenterden Town staion, the northern limit of the Kent & East Sussex Railway and Headcorn, where the line used to run north to another mainline connection. Closure was in 1954 and track was lifted in 1955. It would seem that a strong financial case exists for this reinstatement. There is a significantly higher population in the area now, and much commuting from Tenterden to Headcorn by road, for train journeys to London. There are many caravan parks in the area, several witinn walking distance of the trackbed.
The trackbed is astonishingly clear for most of the distance and there are no signficant engineering obstacles, apart from demolition of a bungalow!
Tenterden town station from St Michaels direction.
Headshunt. Cutting north of station.
Steam engine.
Bank just north of station. Overgrown and partially collapsed.
Tarmac on trackbed. St Michaels.
Old crossing point - St Michaels. Halt was just across the road.
Bungalow and partially filled cutting.
St Michaels Tunnel. What a waste!
The brickwork and pointing is in good condition.
Golf course access road bisects at a lower level than trackbed. Near St Michaels.
High Halden. Looking south from A262
High Halden station.
Rear of station.
Trackbed near Woodlands Campsite.
As above. Clear.
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