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Heritage railway’s ‘finest jewels’ set for vital £40k restoration work

THE Kent& East Sussex Railway’s historical Tenterden Town station building, which dates from the original line’sopeningin1903, and the Victorian signal box at the same location are to be restored to ensure their long-term future as the railway continues its recovery from the dark days of the Covid pandemic.

Described by KESR chairman Simon Marsh as “truly special and iconic” and by a local dignitary

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