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style="float:right;clear:right;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em;empty-cells:show;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:100%;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa);color:inherit;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="line-height:normal;padding:4px 5px"><div class="selfreference noprint" style="text-align:right;font-size:97%"><a href="/wiki/Template:Railway_line_legend" title="Template:Railway line legend">Legend</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0px"> <table class="nogrid routemap" style="font-size:107.95454545455%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exKHSTa"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/BSicon_exKHSTa.svg/20px-BSicon_exKHSTa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/BSicon_exKHSTa.svg/30px-BSicon_exKHSTa.svg.png 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<td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tankerton_Halt_railway_station" title="Tankerton Halt railway station">Tankerton Halt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dCONTgq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/BSicon_dCONTgq.svg/10px-BSicon_dCONTgq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/BSicon_dCONTgq.svg/15px-BSicon_dCONTgq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/BSicon_dCONTgq.svg/20px-BSicon_dCONTgq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dHSTq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_dHSTq.svg/10px-BSicon_dHSTq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_dHSTq.svg/15px-BSicon_dHSTq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_dHSTq.svg/20px-BSicon_dHSTq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="xKRZo"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_xKRZo.svg/20px-BSicon_xKRZo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_xKRZo.svg/30px-BSicon_xKRZo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_xKRZo.svg/40px-BSicon_xKRZo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CONTfq"><img alt="" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/BSicon_exSTR.svg/30px-BSicon_exSTR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/BSicon_exSTR.svg/40px-BSicon_exSTR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249493202"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;font-style:italic;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:105%"><a href="/wiki/Chatham_Main_Line" title="Chatham Main Line">Chatham Main Line</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit;font-style:italic">(Ramsgate Branch)</td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_exHST.svg/20px-BSicon_exHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_exHST.svg/30px-BSicon_exHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_exHST.svg/40px-BSicon_exHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/South_Street_Halt_railway_station" title="South Street Halt railway station">South Street Halt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_exHST.svg/20px-BSicon_exHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_exHST.svg/30px-BSicon_exHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_exHST.svg/40px-BSicon_exHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Blean_and_Tyler_Hill_Halt_railway_station" title="Blean and Tyler Hill Halt railway station">Blean and Tyler Hill Halt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exTUNNEL1"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/BSicon_exTUNNEL1.svg/20px-BSicon_exTUNNEL1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/BSicon_exTUNNEL1.svg/30px-BSicon_exTUNNEL1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/BSicon_exTUNNEL1.svg/40px-BSicon_exTUNNEL1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249493202"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:105%">Tyler Hill Tunnel</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit;font-style:normal">828 yards (757 m)</td></tr></tbody></table>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dCONTgq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/BSicon_dCONTgq.svg/10px-BSicon_dCONTgq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" 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decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/BSicon_xKRZxr.svg/30px-BSicon_xKRZxr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/BSicon_xKRZxr.svg/40px-BSicon_xKRZxr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CONTfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/BSicon_CONTfq.svg/20px-BSicon_CONTfq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/BSicon_CONTfq.svg/30px-BSicon_CONTfq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/BSicon_CONTfq.svg/40px-BSicon_CONTfq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_West_railway_station" title="Canterbury West railway station">Canterbury West</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exSTR"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/BSicon_exSTR.svg/20px-BSicon_exSTR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/BSicon_exSTR.svg/30px-BSicon_exSTR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/BSicon_exSTR.svg/40px-BSicon_exSTR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Ashford_to_Ramsgate_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashford to Ramsgate line">Ashford to Ramsgate line</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exKHSTe"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/BSicon_exKHSTe.svg/20px-BSicon_exKHSTe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/BSicon_exKHSTe.svg/30px-BSicon_exKHSTe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/BSicon_exKHSTe.svg/40px-BSicon_exKHSTe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249493202"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:105%"><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_North_Lane_railway_station" title="Canterbury North Lane railway station">Canterbury North Lane</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit;font-style:normal">Original terminus 1830–1846</td></tr></tbody></table>  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0 3px 0 0;"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="padding:0 0 0 3px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Canterbury and Whitstable Railway</b>, sometimes referred to colloquially as the "Crab and Winkle Line", was an early British <a href="/wiki/Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway">railway</a> that opened in 1830 between <a href="/wiki/Canterbury" title="Canterbury">Canterbury</a> and <a href="/wiki/Whitstable" title="Whitstable">Whitstable</a> in the county of <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_history">Early history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are a number of other claimants to the title "first railway in Britain", including the <a href="/wiki/Middleton_Railway" title="Middleton Railway">Middleton Railway</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Swansea_and_Mumbles_Railway" title="Swansea and Mumbles Railway">Swansea and Mumbles Railway</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Surrey_Iron_Railway" title="Surrey Iron Railway">Surrey Iron Railway</a> amongst others. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Lewis_(publisher)" title="Samuel Lewis (publisher)">Samuel Lewis</a> in his 'A Topographical Dictionary of England' in 1848, called it the first railway in South of England.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELewis1848555–557_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELewis1848555–557-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">United Kingdom legislation</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size:100%"><span style="font-size:125%">Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1825</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight: bold;">Act of Parliament</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/140px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/210px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/280px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1550" /></span></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Citation_of_United_Kingdom_legislation" title="Citation of United Kingdom legislation">Citation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/6_Geo._4" class="mw-redirect" title="6 Geo. 4">6 Geo. 4</a>. c. cxx</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 1823, <a href="/wiki/William_James_(railway_promoter)" title="William James (railway promoter)">William James</a> visited <a href="/wiki/Canterbury" title="Canterbury">Canterbury</a>. He suggested to <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury City Council">Canterbury City Council</a> that a railway to link Canterbury and the <a href="/wiki/Thames_Estuary" title="Thames Estuary">Thames Estuary</a> would help alleviate traffic problems in the city. The initial act of Parliament for the construction of the line, the <b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway_Act_1825"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1825</span></span></b> (<a href="/wiki/6_Geo._4" class="mw-redirect" title="6 Geo. 4">6 Geo. 4</a>. c. cxx), was passed on 10 June 1825.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19966_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19966-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three further acts in 1827, 1828 and 1835 allowed for the issue of a further £80,000 of stock.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWhishaw184250–51_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhishaw184250–51-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the beginning, the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway was a public railway, intended for passengers as well as freight. Indeed, the world's first <a href="/wiki/Season_ticket" title="Season ticket">season ticket</a> was issued for use on the line in 1834,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESearle198212_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESearle198212-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to take Canterbury passengers to the Whitstable beaches for the summer season. Unlike the <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway" title="Liverpool and Manchester Railway">Liverpool and Manchester Railway</a> which opened four months later, it used <a href="/wiki/Cable_railway" title="Cable railway">cable haulage</a> by stationary <a href="/wiki/Steam_engine" title="Steam engine">steam engines</a> over much of its length, with <a href="/wiki/Steam_locomotive" title="Steam locomotive">steam locomotives</a> restricted to the level stretch. </p><p>Until the early 19th century, Canterbury's line of supply for goods had been along the <a href="/wiki/River_Stour,_Kent" title="River Stour, Kent">River Stour</a> which flows to Pegwell Bay, near <a href="/wiki/Ramsgate" title="Ramsgate">Ramsgate</a> on the eastern coast of Kent. Although this is only seventeen miles (27 km) as the crow flies, the meandering river journey is around seventy miles (110 km). The river was continually silting up, and the cost of dredging such a length was prohibitive. Although <a href="/wiki/Toll_road" title="Toll road">turnpikes</a> had been built, four or five <a href="/wiki/Cart" title="Cart">carts</a> were needed to carry the load of a single barge. </p><p>Whitstable, on the coast about seven miles (11 km) due north, was at that time a small fishing village and port with a trade in <a href="/wiki/Iron_pyrites" class="mw-redirect" title="Iron pyrites">iron pyrites</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Sheppey" title="Isle of Sheppey">Isle of Sheppey</a>. The idea for the line came from <a href="/wiki/William_James_(railway_promoter)" title="William James (railway promoter)">William James</a> who surveyed the route and produced plans for improving the harbour. The immediate problem was that the land between Whitstable and Canterbury rose to a height of two hundred feet (61 m) and railway haulage on steep gradients was technically very difficult at that time. The only alternative would have been a much longer route through Sturry, Herne and Swalecliffe and land acquisition would have been a major cost. </p><p>Accordingly, the direct route was chosen, with three steep gradients, two of them to be worked by ropes from stationary steam engines at Clowes Wood and Tyler Hill.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Whitstable_Harbour_Branch_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Whitstable_Harbour_Branch-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From Canterbury North Lane station, the line climbed for 1 mile 70 chains (3.02 km) at 1 in 46 to Tyler's Hill, where there were two 25 horsepower (19 kW) winding engines.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWhishaw184250–51_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhishaw184250–51-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At Tyler Hill, there was an 828-yard (757 m) tunnel.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The gradient eased to 1 in 750 for a further 1 mile 10 chains (1.81 km) to the summit of the line at Clowes Wood, where there was a 15 horsepower (11 kW) winding engine. The line descended for 1 mile (1.61 km) at 1 in 31, followed by a level stretch of 1 mile 20 chains (2.01 km) before another descent at 1 in 53 for 40 chains (0.80 km) and a final level section of 20 chains (0.40 km) into Whitstable, giving a total length of 6 miles (9.66 km).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWhishaw184250–51_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhishaw184250–51-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">United Kingdom legislation</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size:100%"><span style="font-size:125%">Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1827</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight: bold;">Act of Parliament</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/140px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/210px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/280px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1550" /></span></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Citation_of_United_Kingdom_legislation" title="Citation of United Kingdom legislation">Citation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/7_%26_8_Geo._4" class="mw-redirect" title="7 & 8 Geo. 4">7 & 8 Geo. 4</a>. c. xi</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;">Dates</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Royal_assent" title="Royal assent">Royal assent</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2 April 1827</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo4/7-8/11/pdfs/ukla_18270011_en.pdf">Text of statute as originally enacted</a></th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">United Kingdom legislation</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size:100%"><span style="font-size:125%">Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1828</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight: bold;">Act of Parliament</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/140px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/210px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/280px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1550" /></span></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Citation_of_United_Kingdom_legislation" title="Citation of United Kingdom legislation">Citation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/9_Geo._4" class="mw-redirect" title="9 Geo. 4">9 Geo. 4</a>. c. xxix</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;">Dates</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Royal_assent" title="Royal assent">Royal assent</a></th><td class="infobox-data">9 May 1828</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo4/9/29/pdfs/ukla_18280029_en.pdf">Text of statute as originally enacted</a></th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">United Kingdom legislation</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size:100%"><span style="font-size:125%">Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1835</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight: bold;">Act of Parliament</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/140px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/210px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/280px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1550" /></span></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Short_and_long_titles" title="Short and long titles">Long title</a></th><td class="infobox-data description">An Act for enlarging and amending the Powers and Provisions of the Acts passed for making and maintaining a Railway or Tramroad from the Sea Shore at or near Whitstable in the County of Kent to or near to the City of Canterbury, and the Works connected therewith; and to authorize the Company of Proprietors to raise a further Sum of Money.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Citation_of_United_Kingdom_legislation" title="Citation of United Kingdom legislation">Citation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/5_%26_6_Will._4" class="mw-redirect" title="5 & 6 Will. 4">5 & 6 Will. 4</a>. c. lxxxii</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;">Dates</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Royal_assent" title="Royal assent">Royal assent</a></th><td class="infobox-data">21 July 1835</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Will4/5-6/82/pdfs/ukla_18350082_en.pdf">Text of statute as originally enacted</a></th></tr></tbody></table> <p>Construction began in 1825 with <a href="/wiki/George_Stephenson" title="George Stephenson">George Stephenson</a> as the engineer, with the assistance of <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Dixon(engineer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Dixon(engineer) (page does not exist)">John Dixon</a> as resident engineer and <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Locke" title="Joseph Locke">Joseph Locke</a> in charge of track. In 1827, following the boring of Tyler Hill Tunnel, work stopped through a lack of funds. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Stephenson" title="Robert Stephenson">Robert Stephenson</a> took charge. Money was raised to enable the completion of the line. Dixon left the company, being replaced by Joshua Richardson.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19966_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19966-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The promoters returned to Parliament three more times to obtain authorisation for the raising of additional funds, obtaining the <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway_Act_1827"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1827</span></span></b> (<a href="/wiki/7_%26_8_Geo._4" class="mw-redirect" title="7 & 8 Geo. 4">7 & 8 Geo. 4</a>. c. xi), the <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway_Act_1828"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1828</span></span></b> (<a href="/wiki/9_Geo._4" class="mw-redirect" title="9 Geo. 4">9 Geo. 4</a>. c. xxix) and the <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway_Act_1835"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1835</span></span></b> (<a href="/wiki/5_%26_6_Will._4" class="mw-redirect" title="5 & 6 Will. 4">5 & 6 Will. 4</a>. c. lxxxii).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The construction of Whitstable Harbour, under the direction of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Telford" title="Thomas Telford">Thomas Telford</a>, was completed in 1832.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Whitstable_Harbour_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Whitstable_Harbour-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The line finally opened on 3 May 1830,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWhishaw184250–51_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhishaw184250–51-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a single track throughout and passing loops at Clowes Wood and the entrance to Tyler Hill tunnel.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The track consisted of 28 pounds per yard (14 kg/m) fifteen-foot (4.6 m) fish-bellied iron rails,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_94_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_94-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> laid on wooden sleepers at three-foot (0.91 m) intervals, the more usual alternative of stone blocks being considered too expensive. Initially, Stephenson had recommended the use of stationary engines for the three inclines, with horses for the level sections. However, the promoters insisted on use of a locomotive for the least difficult incline, and <a href="/wiki/Invicta_(locomotive)" title="Invicta (locomotive)"><i>Invicta</i></a> was procured from <a href="/wiki/Robert_Stephenson_and_Company" title="Robert Stephenson and Company">Robert Stephenson and Company</a>, and it was brought to Whitstable by sea.<sup id="cite_ref-Find_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Find-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unfortunately, the short gradient from Whitstable proved too much for it, and a third stationary engine was installed at Bogshole.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19967_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19967-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original Whitstable Harbour station was north Harbour Street at Whitstable harbour. This caused problems as trains standing at the station held up shunting operations.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_98_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_98-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19967_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19967-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the first few years after opening, passengers were carried in open wagons that formed <a href="/wiki/Mixed_train" title="Mixed train">mixed trains</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_88_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_88-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kent_Railways.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kent_Railways.svg/220px-Kent_Railways.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kent_Railways.svg/330px-Kent_Railways.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kent_Railways.svg/440px-Kent_Railways.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1839" data-file-height="1207" /></a><figcaption>Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, shown with other railway lines in Kent</figcaption></figure> <p>The line was visited by <a href="/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel" title="Isambard Kingdom Brunel">Isambard Kingdom Brunel</a> in 1835. The purpose of his visit was to conduct some experiments with a view to silencing some of the criticism he had received in relation to his proposals for the <a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Railway" title="Great Western Railway">Great Western Railway</a>, particularly the perceived problems of working a tunnel on a steep gradient, which Brunel wished to do at <a href="/wiki/Box_Tunnel" title="Box Tunnel">Box Tunnel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Crab_and_Winkle_Line_Trust_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Crab_and_Winkle_Line_Trust-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_92_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_92-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also in 1835, the <i>Invicta</i> was modified in order to improve its performance. The modification was unsuccessful and led to the locomotive being taken out of service and trains being hauled only by the stationary engines.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> in 1838, the line was leased to Nicholson & Bayless.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19967_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19967-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The C&WR tried to sell the <i>Invicta</i> in 1839 in order to clear some of its debts, but no buyer was found.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1839, passenger services were five daily.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nicholson and Bayless went <a href="/wiki/Bankruptcy" title="Bankruptcy">bankrupt</a> in 1841 and the line was advertised to let.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19967_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19967-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Invicta</i> was later given to the Canterbury City Corporation, and for many years stood on a plinth in the Dane John Gardens beside the Riding Gate. <i>Invicta</i> was then displayed, cosmetically restored, at the Canterbury Heritage Museum until 2018 when the museum closed. In 2019, <i>Invicta</i> was moved to the Whitstable Museum and Gallery and is now on display there. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="South_Eastern_Railway">South Eastern Railway</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: South Eastern Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The line was bedevilled by financial problems and was facing bankruptcy when the <a href="/wiki/South_Eastern_Railway_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="South Eastern Railway (UK)">South Eastern Railway</a>, which had received royal assent for the <a href="/wiki/South_Eastern_Railway_Act_1844" class="mw-redirect" title="South Eastern Railway Act 1844">South Eastern Railway Act 1844</a> (<a href="/wiki/7_%26_8_Vict." class="mw-redirect" title="7 & 8 Vict.">7 & 8 Vict.</a> c. lxix), agreed to take it over, operating it in isolation from their own line. <i>Invicta</i> by now was virtually useless and horse traction was being used. </p><p>When the South Eastern Railway's own network eventually reached Canterbury in 1846,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScott-Morgan200874–75_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScott-Morgan200874–75-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it decided to convert the line for use with its own locomotives throughout,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGammell199748_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGammell199748-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after upgrading the track using standard rails of 70 pounds per yard (35 kg/m).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_94_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_94-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under <a href="/wiki/George_Stephenson" title="George Stephenson">George Stephenson</a>'s influence, the track had been built to standard gauge, but the loading gauge was small, the height of Tyler Hill Tunnel being only twelve feet (3.66 m) and the South Eastern locomotives were modified with shorter chimneys and lowered boilers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGammell199748_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGammell199748-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tayleur's <a href="/w/index.php?title=SER_119_Class&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SER 119 Class (page does not exist)">119 Class</a> <a href="/wiki/0-6-0" title="0-6-0">0-6-0</a> locomotives were used.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19968_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19968-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Passenger services in 1846 were six trains daily, with five on Sundays.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Canterbury North Lane station closed to passengers in 1846 and <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_West_railway_station" title="Canterbury West railway station">Canterbury West</a> subsequently served the line.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScott-Morgan200874–75_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScott-Morgan200874–75-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_88_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_88-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ashford_Locomotive_Depot_2_geograph-2654059-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ashford_Locomotive_Depot_2_geograph-2654059-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg/220px-Ashford_Locomotive_Depot_2_geograph-2654059-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ashford_Locomotive_Depot_2_geograph-2654059-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg/330px-Ashford_Locomotive_Depot_2_geograph-2654059-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ashford_Locomotive_Depot_2_geograph-2654059-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg/440px-Ashford_Locomotive_Depot_2_geograph-2654059-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1197" data-file-height="695" /></a><figcaption>Two specially cut down SER locos for Tyler Hill Tunnel</figcaption></figure> <p>The line was never prosperous, even under South Eastern management, and there was a new setback when the <a href="/wiki/London,_Chatham_and_Dover_Railway" title="London, Chatham and Dover Railway">London, Chatham and Dover Railway</a> opened in 1860 offering a better passenger service from Whitstable to <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Sunday trains were withdrawn in 1860.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The platform at Whitstable Harbour station was extended in the mid-1870s to take three carriages.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_98_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_98-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1883, two <a href="/wiki/James_Stirling_(engineer,_born_1835)" title="James Stirling (engineer, born 1835)">Stirling</a> <a href="/wiki/SER_O_class" title="SER O class">O class</a> 0-6-0 locomotives received cut down cabs to enable them to work the line. These were replaced by four Stirling <a href="/wiki/SER_R_class" title="SER R class">R class</a> <a href="/wiki/0-6-0T" class="mw-redirect" title="0-6-0T">0-6-0T</a> locomotives in 1891, which worked the line until closure.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19968_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19968-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Canterbury North Lane closed to freight in 1891.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_88_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_88-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new station opened at Whitstable Harbour on 3 June 1895. It was located south of Harbour Street thus enabling uninterrupted shunting in the harbour area.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_99_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_99-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19967_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19967-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1898, Sunday trains were reinstated, running during summer only.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1902, work started on building a spur line at Whitstable to connect with the <a href="/wiki/Chatham_Main_Line" title="Chatham Main Line">Herne Bay to Faversham line</a> and a bay platform at <a href="/wiki/Whitstable_Town_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Whitstable Town railway station">Whitstable Town</a> station, but the work was stopped when the <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Trade" title="Board of Trade">Board of Trade</a> demanded major improvements to the C&W before they would approve the new connection.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_96_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_96-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1906, eleven trains a day were run.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A halt was opened at Blean and Tyler Hill on 1 January 1908, appearing in timetables from 13 June.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_93_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_93-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Street Halt opened on 1 July 1911,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_94_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_94-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Tankerton Halt opened on 1 July 1914. The latter was adjacent to Whitstable Town station and was linked by a footpath.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_95_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_95-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The service in 1914 was eleven trains a day. During the 1920s, the service was eight or nine trains a day. In 1930, there were six trains daily, with ten on Sundays.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1923, the line became part of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Railway_(UK)" title="Southern Railway (UK)">Southern Railway</a> and like many other lines around the country it suffered from competition from bus services.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Passenger services were withdrawn after 1 January 1931,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19968_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19968-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> due to falling numbers of passengers - from 51,000 in 1925 to 31,000 in 1927 and 23,000 in 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_101_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_101-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were up to four freight trains daily at this time.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19968_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19968-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The signal box at Whitstable closed on 11 February 1931 and the branch was worked as a <a href="/wiki/Siding_(rail)" title="Siding (rail)">siding</a> from then on.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_102_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_102-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It continued to carry coal, grain and roadstone, with munitions to the harbour during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. By 1948, when it became part of <a href="/wiki/British_Rail" title="British Rail">British Railways</a>, Whitstable Harbour had fallen into disuse and what was left of the line's trade had disappeared. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Blean_%26_Tyler_Hill_Halt_1832585_b6e9dd33.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Blean_%26_Tyler_Hill_Halt_1832585_b6e9dd33.jpg/220px-Blean_%26_Tyler_Hill_Halt_1832585_b6e9dd33.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Blean_%26_Tyler_Hill_Halt_1832585_b6e9dd33.jpg/330px-Blean_%26_Tyler_Hill_Halt_1832585_b6e9dd33.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Blean_%26_Tyler_Hill_Halt_1832585_b6e9dd33.jpg/440px-Blean_%26_Tyler_Hill_Halt_1832585_b6e9dd33.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="402" /></a><figcaption>Site of Blean & Tyler Hill Halt in 1963</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Closure">Closure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Closure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The final scheduled freight train ran on 29 November 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_102_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_102-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The line closed with effect from 1 December 1952, when R Class locomotive 31010 hauled two <a href="/wiki/Brake_van" title="Brake van">brake vans</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19968_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19968-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although there was a short reprieve during the floods of February 1953, the line being reopened from 5 February to 1 March in order for traffic to bypass the main line between Whitstable and Faversham damaged in the flood.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScott-Morgan200874–75_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScott-Morgan200874–75-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Afterwards, track was lifted almost immediately and the associated infrastructure was removed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Surviving_infrastructure">Surviving infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Surviving infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway" title="Special:EditPage/Canterbury and Whitstable Railway">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>All traces of the Whitstable Harbour stations have been removed and the sites are occupied by public toilets and a medical centre, respectively. The concrete base of the former goods shed that stood between the mid-1920s and 2009 is still visible adjacent to the harbour, with the former entrance gates still displaying the initials "SE&CR" (South Eastern & Chatham Railway). The bridges crossing Teynham Road and the mainline were removed in the 1950s, although their abutments are still in place. The famous bridge at Old Bridge Road (previously Church Road) was demolished in 1969. The track bed leading from the site of the bridge adjacent to Whitstable railway station to the site of South Street Halt was surfaced in 1983 as a designated footpath and cycle track. There is no trace of South Street Halt, although remains of the level crossing gates were visible until the early 1980s. The railway embankment can be clearly seen from the adjacent cycle route bridge as it crosses fields and is cut through by the A299 road. A bridge remains near Bogshole Brook, which dates from the line's construction, although it was almost certainly reconstructed c.1846. A section of trackbed through Clowes Wood is also a footpath where the site of the winding house can be found. The site of Blean & Tyler Hill Halt is occupied by the driveway leading to a bungalow. About a half-mile section of trackbed remains abandoned leading to the visible blocked up tunnel mouths of Tyler Hill Tunnel. At the south end of the tunnel, the blocked up tunnel can be seen with a short section of embankment. South of Beaconsfield Road, there is a short section of embankment near St. Stephen's Pathway. A pedestrian tunnel is preserved, probably built during the 1830s following a death on the line. The site of Canterbury North Lane station was a goods yard until the 1980s when it was closed. A plan was mooted in the 1980s to open a railway museum on the site, but it remained derelict until being sold for housing development and the extension of Station Road West in about 1998. <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Goods_Shed&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Goods Shed (page does not exist)">The Goods Shed</a> was restored and became the country's first 6-day farmers' market and restaurant. The original weighbridge house and a level crossing gate into the former goods yard are preserved in the development. The <i>Invicta</i> has been preserved, having been extensively restored in 1979, and can be seen in the <a href="/wiki/Whitstable_Museum_and_Gallery" title="Whitstable Museum and Gallery">Whitstable Museum and Gallery</a>. The locomotive is not in its original form, since various modifications were made around 1836 in an effort to improve its performance. One of the stationary steam engines also survives, having been in the possession of the University of Kent and is currently (2021) undergoing restoration. Its wheel and engine are visible in Whitstable Museum, Whitstable. </p><p>Part of the Tyler Hill tunnel collapsed at the beginning of July 1974, causing severe subsidence to some buildings at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kent" title="University of Kent">University of Kent at Canterbury</a> that had been built on the hill above. The resulting voids were filled over the next year, using fly-ash from <a href="/wiki/Richborough_Power_Station" title="Richborough Power Station">Richborough Power Station</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMartin1990225–231_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMartin1990225–231-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preservation">Preservation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Preservation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Winding_Wheel_Seat,_Clowes_Wood_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1520926.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/The_Winding_Wheel_Seat%2C_Clowes_Wood_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1520926.jpg/220px-The_Winding_Wheel_Seat%2C_Clowes_Wood_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1520926.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/The_Winding_Wheel_Seat%2C_Clowes_Wood_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1520926.jpg/330px-The_Winding_Wheel_Seat%2C_Clowes_Wood_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1520926.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/The_Winding_Wheel_Seat%2C_Clowes_Wood_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1520926.jpg/440px-The_Winding_Wheel_Seat%2C_Clowes_Wood_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1520926.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="427" /></a><figcaption>This seat made by Tim Norris. It is part of a rest area beside the Winding Wheel Pond.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1997, a charity, The Crab and Winkle Line Trust,<sup id="cite_ref-The_Crab_and_Winkle_Line_Trust2_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Crab_and_Winkle_Line_Trust2-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was formed to reopen the route as a footpath and cycleway, 'The Crab and Winkle Way'. In 1999, a 7 mile long footpath and cycleway was opened between Canterbury and Whitstable, running along part of the original trackbed.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWood200973–77_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWood200973–77-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are plans to allow public access to more of the line. </p><p>The Winding Pond, which formerly supplied water for the static winding engine which brought trains up the hill from Whitstable, was incorporated into a picnic and rest area for cyclists and walkers on the route. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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<span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWhishaw1842">Whishaw 1842</a>, pp. 50–51.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESearle198212-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESearle198212_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSearle1982">Searle 1982</a>, p. 12.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Whitstable_Harbour_Branch-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Whitstable_Harbour_Branch_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Whitstable Harbour Branch.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Whitstable_Harbour-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Whitstable_Harbour_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Whitstable Harbour.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_94-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_94_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_94_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_94_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Illustration 94.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Find-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Find_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free 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href="http://www.kentfind.co.uk/about/whitstable/history.php">"The world's first steam-hauled passenger railway"</a>. Kentfind.co.uk<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+world%27s+first+steam-hauled+passenger+railway&rft.pub=Kentfind.co.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentfind.co.uk%2Fabout%2Fwhitstable%2Fhistory.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19967-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19967_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19967_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19967_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19967_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19967_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHarding1996">Harding 1996</a>, p. 7.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_98-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_98_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_98_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Illustration 98.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_88-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_88_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_88_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_88_11-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Illustration 88.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Crab_and_Winkle_Line_Trust-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-The_Crab_and_Winkle_Line_Trust_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.crabandwinkle.org/past">"Past"</a>. The Crab and Winkle Line Trust<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Past&rft.pub=The+Crab+and+Winkle+Line+Trust&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crabandwinkle.org%2Fpast&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_92-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_92_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Illustration 92.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Passenger_Services_14-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Passenger Services.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEScott-Morgan200874–75-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScott-Morgan200874–75_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScott-Morgan200874–75_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScott-Morgan200874–75_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFScott-Morgan2008">Scott-Morgan 2008</a>, pp. 74–75.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGammell199748-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGammell199748_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGammell199748_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGammell1997">Gammell 1997</a>, p. 48.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarding19968-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19968_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19968_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19968_17-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19968_17-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHarding19968_17-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHarding1996">Harding 1996</a>, p. 8.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_99-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_99_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Illustration 99.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_96-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_96_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Illustration 96.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_93-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_93_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Illustration 93.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_95-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_95_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Illustration 95.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_101-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_101_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Illustration 101.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_102-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_102_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith1995Illustration_102_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchellSmith1995">Mitchell & Smith 1995</a>, Illustration 102.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMartin1990225–231-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMartin1990225–231_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMartin1990">Martin 1990</a>, pp. 225–231.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Crab_and_Winkle_Line_Trust2-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-The_Crab_and_Winkle_Line_Trust2_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://crabandwinkle.org/about/">"About"</a>. Crab and Winkle Line Trust<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=About&rft.pub=Crab+and+Winkle+Line+Trust&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcrabandwinkle.org%2Fabout%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWood200973–77-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWood200973–77_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWood2009">Wood 2009</a>, pp. 73–77.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canterbury_and_Whitstable_Railway&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGammell1997" class="citation book cs1">Gammell, Christopher (1997). <i>Southern Branch Lines</i>. Yeovil, England: Oxford Publishing Co. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-86093-537-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-86093-537-X"><bdi>0-86093-537-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Southern+Branch+Lines&rft.place=Yeovil%2C+England&rft.pub=Oxford+Publishing+Co&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=0-86093-537-X&rft.aulast=Gammell&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLewis1848" class="citation journal cs1">Lewis, Samuel (1848). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51400">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Whitley - Whittering'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>A Topographical Dictionary of England</i>. Institute of Historical Research<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 March</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=A+Topographical+Dictionary+of+England&rft.atitle=%27Whitley+-+Whittering%27&rft.date=1848&rft.aulast=Lewis&rft.aufirst=Samuel&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.british-history.ac.uk%2Freport.aspx%3Fcompid%3D51400&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMartin1990" class="citation book cs1">Martin, Graham (1990). <i>From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury</i>. University of Kent at Canterbury. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-904938-03-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-904938-03-4"><bdi>0-904938-03-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=From+Vision+to+Reality%3A+the+Making+of+the+University+of+Kent+at+Canterbury&rft.pub=University+of+Kent+at+Canterbury&rft.date=1990&rft.isbn=0-904938-03-4&rft.aulast=Martin&rft.aufirst=Graham&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMitchellSmith1995" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Vic_Mitchell" title="Vic Mitchell">Mitchell, Vic</a>; Smith, Keith (1995). <i>Branch Lines Around Canterbury</i>. Midhurst: Middleton Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-873793-58-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-873793-58-8"><bdi>1-873793-58-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Branch+Lines+Around+Canterbury&rft.place=Midhurst&rft.pub=Middleton+Press&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=1-873793-58-8&rft.aulast=Mitchell&rft.aufirst=Vic&rft.au=Smith%2C+Keith&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFScott-Morgan2008" class="citation book cs1">Scott-Morgan, John (2008). <i>Branches & Byways – Kent</i>. Hersham: Oxford Publishing Co. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-86093-616-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-86093-616-9"><bdi>978-0-86093-616-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Branches+%26+Byways+%E2%80%93+Kent&rft.place=Hersham&rft.pub=Oxford+Publishing+Co&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-0-86093-616-9&rft.aulast=Scott-Morgan&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSearle1982" class="citation book cs1">Searle, Muriel V. (1982). <i>Lost Lines: An Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways</i>. Andover, England: New Cavendish Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-904568-41-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-904568-41-5"><bdi>0-904568-41-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Lost+Lines%3A+An+Anthology+of+Britain%27s+Lost+Railways&rft.place=Andover%2C+England&rft.pub=New+Cavendish+Books&rft.date=1982&rft.isbn=0-904568-41-5&rft.aulast=Searle&rft.aufirst=Muriel+V.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWhishaw1842" class="citation book cs1">Whishaw, Francis (1842). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/stream/railwaysgreatbr00whisgoog"><i>The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland Practically Described and Illustrated</i></a> (2nd ed.). London: John Weale. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/833076248">833076248</a> – via archive.org.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Railways+of+Great+Britain+and+Ireland+Practically+Described+and+Illustrated&rft.place=London&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=John+Weale&rft.date=1842&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F833076248&rft.aulast=Whishaw&rft.aufirst=Francis&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fstream%2Frailwaysgreatbr00whisgoog&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWood2009" class="citation book cs1">Wood, Donna, ed. (2009). <i>Cycling in the UK</i> (2011 ed.). AA Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780749571566" title="Special:BookSources/9780749571566"><bdi>9780749571566</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Cycling+in+the+UK&rft.edition=2011&rft.pub=AA+Publishing&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=9780749571566&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Further reading</dt></dl> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFellows1930" class="citation book cs1">Fellows, Rev. R.B. (1930). <i>History of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway</i>. Canterbury: Jennings.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=History+of+the+Canterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway&rft.place=Canterbury&rft.pub=Jennings&rft.date=1930&rft.aulast=Fellows&rft.aufirst=Rev.+R.B.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarding1996" class="citation book cs1">Harding, Peter A. (1996). <i>Branch Lines in Kent</i>. Knaphill: Peter A. Harding. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9523458-1-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-9523458-1-1"><bdi>0-9523458-1-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Branch+Lines+in+Kent&rft.place=Knaphill&rft.pub=Peter+A.+Harding&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=0-9523458-1-1&rft.aulast=Harding&rft.aufirst=Peter+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHart1991" class="citation book cs1">Hart, Brian (1991). <i>The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway</i>. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-906867-97-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-906867-97-5"><bdi>0-906867-97-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Canterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway&rft.place=Didcot&rft.pub=Wild+Swan+Publications&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=0-906867-97-5&rft.aulast=Hart&rft.aufirst=Brian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMacnair2007" class="citation book cs1">Macnair, Miles (2007). <i>William James (1771–1837): the man who discovered George Stephenson</i>. Oxford: <a href="/wiki/Railway_and_Canal_Historical_Society" title="Railway and Canal Historical Society">Railway and Canal Historical Society</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-901461-54-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-901461-54-4"><bdi>978-0-901461-54-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=William+James+%281771%E2%80%931837%29%3A+the+man+who+discovered+George+Stephenson&rft.place=Oxford&rft.pub=Railway+and+Canal+Historical+Society&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0-901461-54-4&rft.aulast=Macnair&rft.aufirst=Miles&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMaxted1970" class="citation book cs1">Maxted, I. (1970). <i>The Canterbury & Whitstable Railway</i>. Oakwood Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7110-2934-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-7110-2934-2"><bdi>0-7110-2934-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Canterbury+%26+Whitstable+Railway&rft.pub=Oakwood+Press&rft.date=1970&rft.isbn=0-7110-2934-2&rft.aulast=Maxted&rft.aufirst=I.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOppitz2003" class="citation book cs1">Oppitz, Leslie (2003). <i>Lost Railways of Kent</i>. countrysidebooks. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85306-803-9" title="Special:BookSources/1-85306-803-9"><bdi>1-85306-803-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Lost+Railways+of+Kent&rft.pub=countrysidebooks&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=1-85306-803-9&rft.aulast=Oppitz&rft.aufirst=Leslie&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPage" class="citation book cs1">Page, Mike. <i>In the Tracks of Railway History: A Walk along the Line of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway</i>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9515828-1-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-9515828-1-X"><bdi>0-9515828-1-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=In+the+Tracks+of+Railway+History%3A+A+Walk+along+the+Line+of+the+Canterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway&rft.isbn=0-9515828-1-X&rft.aulast=Page&rft.aufirst=Mike&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACanterbury+and+Whitstable+Railway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRatcliffe1980" class="citation book cs1">Ratcliffe, R.L. (1980). <i>Canterbury & Whitstable Railway 1830–1980</i>. 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