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Kent Coast line

Index Kent Coast line

The Kent Coast Line is the railway line that runs from Dover Priory to Margate in the English county of Kent. [1]

27 relations: Ashford to Ramsgate line, British Rail, British Rail Class 375, British Rail Class 395, British Rail Class 465, British Rail Class 466, Broadstairs, Charing Cross railway station, Commuter rail, Dover Priory railway station, England, Glossary of rail transport terms, History of rail transport in Great Britain 1948–1994, Kent, London, Chatham and Dover Railway, Margate, Margate railway station, Minster railway station, National Rail, Network Rail, Passenger rail terminology, Railway electrification in Great Britain, Ramsgate, South East England, South Eastern main line, South Eastern Railway, UK, Southeastern (train operating company).

Ashford to Ramsgate line

The Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line is the railway that runs from Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

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British Rail Class 375

The British Rail Class 375 is an electric multiple unit train that was built by Bombardier Transportation (previously Adtranz) at Derby Litchurch Lane Works, from 1999 to 2005.

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British Rail Class 395

The Class 395 Javelin is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) built for high-speed commuter services on High Speed 1 and elsewhere on the Integrated Kent Franchise. The six-car trains were built in Japan by Hitachi and operate at a maximum speed of under 25 kV AC overhead electrification on High Speed 1, and on 750 V DC third rail supply on conventional lines. The use of the high-speed trains as part of the transport infrastructure for the Olympic Park formed part of the original bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The service was named the Olympic Javelin Shuttle, and was the origin for the Javelin nickname. The Olympic services began 28 July 2012.

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British Rail Class 465

The British Rail Class 465 Networker electric multiple units were built by GEC Alsthom, and by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) between 1991 and 1993 and then ABB Rail between 1993 and 1994.

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British Rail Class 466

The British Rail Class 466 Networker electric multiple units were built by GEC Alsthom between 1993 and 1994, which operates with EMUs in southeast London and Kent on the Southeastern network.

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Broadstairs

Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about east of London.

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Charing Cross railway station

Charing Cross railway station (also known as London Charing Cross) is a central London railway terminus between the Strand and Hungerford Bridge in the City of Westminster.

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Commuter rail

Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city centre and middle to outer suburbs beyond 15 km (10 miles) and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis.

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Dover Priory railway station

Dover Priory railway station is the southern terminus of the South Eastern Main Line in England, and is the main station serving the town of Dover, Kent, the other open station being, on the outskirts.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Glossary of rail transport terms

Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology.

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History of rail transport in Great Britain 1948–1994

The history of rail transport in Great Britain 1948–1994 covers the period when the British railway system was nationalised under the name of British Rail (initially known as British Railways), until its eventual privatisation in 1994.

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Kent

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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London, Chatham and Dover Railway

The London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) was a railway company in south-eastern England created on 1 August 1859, when the East Kent Railway was given Parliamentary approval to change its name.

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Margate

Margate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in Kent, England.

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Margate railway station

Margate railway station serves the town of Margate in Thanet, Kent, England.

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Minster railway station

Minster railway station serves Minster in Kent and surrounding villages.

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National Rail

National Rail (NR) in the United Kingdom is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger train operating companies (TOCs) of England, Scotland, and Wales.

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Network Rail

Network Rail is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the rail network in England, Scotland and Wales.

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Passenger rail terminology

Various terms are used for passenger rail lines and equipment-the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas.

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Railway electrification in Great Britain

Railway electrification in Great Britain began during the late 19th century.

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Ramsgate

Ramsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England.

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South East England

South East England is the most populous of the nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes.

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South Eastern main line

The South Eastern main line is a major long-distance railway route in South East England, UK, one of the two main routes crossing the county of Kent, going via Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Ashford and Folkestone to Dover.

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South Eastern Railway, UK

The South Eastern Railway (SER) was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1836 until 1922.

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Southeastern (train operating company)

London & South Eastern Railway Limited, trading as Southeastern, is a British train operating company owned by the Anglo-French joint venture Govia that provides rail services in South East England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Coast_line

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