Marshlink line
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The Marshlink line is a railway line in South East England. It runs from Ashford, in Kent, via Romney Marsh, Rye and the Ore Tunnel to Hastings, where it connects to the East Coastway line towards Eas
Two trains stand in the station and passing loop at Rye, at the mid-point of the single-track section of the line
The Marshlink line passing through countryside near Winchelsea
An obsolete stile over the former 1937 realignment of the line from Lydd to New Romney, closed since 1967
Since the Marshlink line was single-tracked in 1979, Winchelsea has only used one platform
British Rail Class 171
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The British Rail Class 171 Turbostar is a type of diesel-hydraulic multiple unit passenger train built by Bombardier Transportation at Derby Litchurch Lane Works in England. It is identical to the Cla
Marshlink line
…Eastbourne and Brighton. The line is one of the few in South East England that has not been electrified, despite regular proposals to do so; Southern uses Class 171 diesel multiple units (DMU)s on the route. The line was constructed by the South Eastern Railway (SER) in the late 1840s as a priority for military…
Southern 171/7 at Hastings in 2014
The Standard Class interior aboard a Class 171
A Class 171 at Pevensey & Westham
First Class section of a Class 171