Fleet survey: class 56

With this year’s ‘Railway 200’ celebrations now upon us, DR JOSEPH BRENNAN looks at the remnants from the original 1825 Stockton & Darlington Railway that we can still see today

More than 50 years after it reopened as a heritage line, the Kent & East Sussex Railway is embracing the future while not forgetting its roots. THOMAS BRIGHT sits down with general manager Dr Robin Coombes and new chairman Derrick Bilsby to find out more.

As we have seen across five articles so far – see related reading from the authors, page 23 – the provision of an engine shed at Thornton Junction facilitated a broad reach of influence and operation