USA Tank on the Kent and East Sussex Railway Tenterden Town Kent Happy Independence day July 4th USA

 Photo  Framemeplease 

Built for the United States Army Corps of Engineers as No 1968, and sent to the UK under Lend-Lease. Stored at Newbury Racecourse. One of fourteen purchased by the Southern Railway and sent to the Melbourne Military Railway for running in. Entered service with the Southern Railway in November 1947 as USA Class number 65. Renumbered 30065 by British Railways. Worked at Southampton Docks. Withdrawn, and entered Departmental service as DS237 at Ashford Wagon Works. Withdrawn in April 1967 and sold to Woodham Brothers, Barry, Wales in March 1968. Developed a hot box en route and dumped at Tonbridge. Sold to K&ESR in August 1968 and delivered the next month. arriving at Rolvenden a month later became  DS 237 No. 22.

No. 22 was the first large locomotive in service in 1974, proving itself very capable of hauling five coach trains up Tenterden bank. She was fitted with an extended bunker and a improved lubrication to overcome its bearing problems. In 1978 it exchanged boilers with No. 21 and after overhaul re-entered service in April 1981 in black livery lined out in red. Various mechanical problems occurred and were overcome before the boiler certificate again expired and the locomotive was taken out of traffic at the end of the 1990 season. Another extensive overhaul followed, the locomotive re-entering service as Southern Railway No. 65 in the summer of 1997. Its original post-war livery of black with sunshine lettering was now carried. However by 2002 a new firebox was required. This was fitted and a further overhaul undertaken the engine returning to service in 2008. has been  withdraw service on 1st January 2017 when its boiler certificate expired 

Kent and East Sussex Railway IN Tenterden Town 1904 and 2017

To Promote its new railway , the Kent and East Sussex Railway issued a set of six postcards in 1904 each showing an attractive view with the name of the nearest station in Brackets 

(5) TENTERDEN , OLD HOUSES IN HIGH STREET (TENTERDEN TOWN STATION) THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN 1904

THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN JUNE 2017

Things to Do in and around Tenterden Kent England

Kent & East Sussex Railway 

Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom

Kent & East Sussex Railway, steam trains, special events, railway experiences, Pullman dining, station refreshment rooms for coffee/tea, lunches, afternoon tea https://www.kesr.org.uk/

Old Dairy Brewery

Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom

Old Dairy Brewery - Brewery, beers, brewery shop and tourshttp://tenterdentown.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/old-dairy-brewery-tours-15th-june-230-pm.html

Rare Breeds Centre

Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom

South of England Rare Breeds Centre, Farm Attraction set in 100 acres with friendly farm animals, a lovely family day out with lots of fun activities for the childrenhttp://tenterdentown.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/rare-breeds-centre-highlands-farm.html

Smallhythe Place  

Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom

Smallhythe Place, Ellen Terry's early 16th-century house and cottage gardens, characterful vintage tearoom serving scrumptious cakes and a gift corner with jams and books to buyhttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/smallhythe-place

Tenterden Folk Festival

Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom

Tenterden Folk Festival normally held on the first weekend in October every yearhttp://tenterdentown.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/25th-tenterden-folk-festival-thursday.html

The Wealden Pullman

Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom

The Wealden Pullman, the perfect venue to celebrate a special occasion or for a more intimate eveninghttps://www.kesr.org.uk/tickets/wealden-pullman

Biddenden Vineyards

Biddenden, Kent, United Kingdom

Biddenden Vineyards, visitors are welcome throughout the yearhttp://biddendenvineyards.com/

Bodiam Boating Station

Newenden, Kent, United Kingdom

Bodiam Boating Station http://www.bodiamboatingstation.co.uk/

Chapel Down                     

Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom

Chapel Down, Tenterden, Kent. England's leading winemakerhttps://www.chapeldown.com/

Hole Park Gardens      

Rolvenden, Kent, United Kingdom

Hole Park Gardens http://www.holepark.com/

Morgan Motor Museum - CM Booth Collection

Rolvenden, Kent, United Kingdom

Morgan Motor Museum, the CM Booth collection of historic vehicles with emphasis on Morgan 3 wheeled cars http://www.morganmuseum.org.uk/

Sissinghurst Castle Gardens   

Sissinghurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, a National Trust Propertyhttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sissinghurst-castle-garden

Tenterden Museum   

Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom

Tenterden Museum. Dip into 1,000 years of history with the help of our friendly stewards, and discover rich layers of history, architectural trends over the centuries, house or family histories.http://www.tenterdenmuseum.co.uk/