{"product_id":"kent-and-east-sussex-railway-9780853615163","title":"The Kent and East Sussex Railway (LP 56)","description":"\u003cp\u003e1999 edition (Third revised edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Garrett presents a detailed history of this partly preserved line in Kent and Sussex which once ran from Headcorn on the SE\u0026amp;CR mainline to Robertsbridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the best known of the Colonel Stephens Railways. The make do and mend spirit, and the constant striving for greater economies made for some interesting ideas, witness the early railcars. Archaic locomotives and rolling stock, considered life-expired el sew here, were employed on the KESR and helped it to survive until Nationalisation. The final passenger train ran in 1954 but a limited freight service lasted until 1961. Fortunately this was not the end of the story, a preservation group was formed the same year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftback, 112 pages, numerous black \u0026amp; white photographs, route map and detail maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good\/Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oakwood Press","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (285)","offer_id":14108296249453,"sku":"9780853615163","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/products\/9780853615163_2.jpg?v=1675345665","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/kent-and-east-sussex-railway-9780853615163","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}