Kent & East Sussex Railway

England's Finest Rural Light Railway

 

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New Audio Visual Guide

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Enhance your visit to the Railway and the Colonel Stephens Museum with an audiovisual Guide available to reserve online or to hire when buying tickets. £3.50 for two people. Please click on the title for more information.

Relive the Fabulous Forties at the Kent & East Sussex Railway on 19 & 20 May

Capture the unique atmosphere of the 1940's at the Kent & East Sussex Railway in Tenterden on 19 and 20 May 2012 when our annual 1940's weekend gets into full swing. Click on the slide title to read more.

Carriage Maintenance Building Extension Appeal - click here for more information

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The Kent & East Sussex Railway is running an appeal to raise £200,000 to double the capacity of the main carriage maintenance building at Tenterden station. The expansion is needed to provide sufficient high quality trains to operate the current train time table which carries 90,000 passengers annually.

Donate simply by Text Message!

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Together with your help we can achieve our goal. Every donation helps. Simply click on the title to see how easy it is to donate by text message.

Visit Our Updated Photo Gallery

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We have just added a collection of photos from our recent Steam Gala taken by Lewis J Brockway to our Photo Gallery. You can click on the slide title to view them.

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Shop Opening Times

W/C 14 May 2012

Wednesday 16 10-5.30

Thursday 17 10-5.30

Saturday 19 9.30-5.30

Sunday 20 9.30-5.30

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Visit our Online Store where you can purchase a large selection of items, Badged Kent & East Sussex Railway Polo Shirts and Fleeces, Publications, Special Event tickets, Driver Experience Days and become a member of the railway.

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Film And Television Location Services PDF Print E-mail

A Versatile Railway Location for Film and Television Productions

The Kent and East Sussex Railway has provided location services for a variety of film and television productions, and over the years, has built up a diverse list of production credits that continues to grow. So if you are looking for a distinctive and versatile railway location, call us on 01580 765155, or send a fax on 01580 765654, for further information. Alternatively, email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Railway also has an entry in Kemps Film and Television and Mandy's International Film and Television Production Directory

View TWELVE 360 degree tours of the K&ESR.......

Selected Production Credits

Feature Films

Jude (1996)
Director: Michael Winterbottom.

Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
Director: John Schlesinger.

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Director: Michael Radford.

Flame (1974)
Director: Richard Loncraine.

Dracula (1973)
Director: Dan Curtis.

Independent Films

Sanjani (Metro Films 2006)
Director: Mr Narasipura Rangegowda Nanjunde Gowda

The Scotland Express (JJS Films 2005)

La Bas (Down There) (BBC/BFI: 1994)
Director: Andrew Kotting.

Drama and Comedies

Downton Abbey (Carnival Films) 2010

The Woman in White (BBC: 1997)

The Phoenix and the Carpet (BBC: 1997)

2.4 Children (BBC: 1996)

No Bananas (BBC: 1996)

Moon and Son (BBC: 1992)

The Darling Buds of May (Excelsior/Yorkshire Television: 1991/92)

Parnell and the Englishwoman (BBC: 1990)

Around the World in 80 Days (Harmony Gold Ltd/ Valente/ Baerwold Productions: 1989)

Scoop (LWT: 1987)

The Charmer (LWT: 1987)

Dempsey and Makepeace (Golden Eagle Films/LWT: 1985)

Partners in Crime (LWT: 1983)

We'll Meet Again (LWT: 1982)

Vice Versa (ATV for ITV: 1981)

Scoop (BBC: 1972)

The Train Now Standing (LWT: 1972)

General and Childrens' Entertainment

'The Hungry Sailors' Denham Productions Ltd - August 2011

'I Can Cook' 2011 Endemol for CBBC

'Nuzzle and Scratch' 2010 CBBC

TAT (Tabaluga Absenteuer Team) German TV ZDF June 2010

Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose (My Little Soldier Studio Shows) 2009

Trinny and Susannah Undress The Nation ITV 2008

Top Dog (Discovery Animal Planet: 2007)

The Paul O'Grady Show (Channel 4: 2006)

Sekai Fushigi Hakken (Great Discoveries) (Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.: 2005)

Treasure Hunt (Chatsworth/BBC: 2002)

Disney Playhouse (Childrens' Disney Channel: 2002)

Art Attack (Meridian/ITV: 2001)

Surprise Chefs (Action Time/ITV: 2000)

The Les Dennis Laughter Show (BBC: 1990)

Challenge Anneka (BBC: 1989)

Number 73 (TVS/ITV: 1983 and 1985)

Jim'll Fix It (BBC: 1978, 1983, and 1987)

Drama Documentaries

Jaws 1916 (Ten Alps PLC / Brook Lapping Productions: Oct 2008)

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (BBC/Opus Arte: 2002)

Dickens (BBC/Opus Arte: 2002)

Factual Documentaries

Chang Shu A&V Production - Sun Yat-sen  (Documentary for Taiwan TV June 2011)

Travelix for Nippon TV [a travel programme where the camera is the visitor’s eyes] (May 2011)

Escape To The Country - Talkback Thames for BBC1 (2009)

The Peoples' Museums (BBC: 2006)

The Last Oast (BBC: 2004)

Trainspotting (Oval Films for Discovery Home and Leisure: 2004)

Derail (Channel Four: 2002)

Horizon (BBC: 1978)

Commercials

Bakers Dog Food 2007

Programme sponsorship advertisement for Vodaphone (National Geographic: 2002)

Evening Standard advertisement (2000)

Ford Escort advertisement (1997)

Photoshoots

Hello Magazine (February 2009)

Mothercare (2007)

 

K&ESR Daily News

Thursday 17th May

Green Service runs today, 3 steam and 2 heritage diesel departures. First train departs from Tenterden at 10.40

Next Special Event

1940's Weekend

Saturday 19th &
Sunday 20th May

Events Calendar

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Monthly Competition

WIN FREE Tickets for the K&ESR

April WINNER .... 
Mrs Hall from Ashford - Congratulations!

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