Dixter Halt railway station
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Dixter Halt was a short-lived halt station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway
on an unmade road leading to Great Dixter
house near Northiam
in East Sussex
. Opened in May 1981 it was used for occasional special services to and from Bodiam until the line from Northiam was finally reopened for regular passenger services to Bodiam
in 2000.
(KESR) between Northiam
and Bodiam
. It was located at the point where the grounds of Great Dixter
house adjoin the line. The station was ceremonially opened on 25 May 1981, the first train to call being hauled by a Peckett
0-4-0T Marcia and composed of a former District Railway coach and an ex-LNWR brake van
. These services continued on Bank Holiday
s and other special occasions until the August Bank Holiday in 1983, the Thameside Area Group of the KESR using the halt for their Steam at Bodiam Events.
Kent and East Sussex Railway
The Kent & East Sussex Railway refers to both an historical private railway company in Kent and Sussex in England, as well as a heritage railway currently running on part of the route of the historical company.-Historical Company:-Background:...
on an unmade road leading to Great Dixter
Great Dixter
Great Dixter is a house in Northiam, East Sussex close to the South Coast of England. It has a famous garden which is regarded as the epitome of English plantsmanship. - House :...
house near Northiam
Northiam
Northiam is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. The village is located thirteen miles north of Hastings in the valley of the River Rother. The main road that passes through it is the A28 which goes to Canterbury and Hastings.-Governance:The lowest level of...
in East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
. Opened in May 1981 it was used for occasional special services to and from Bodiam until the line from Northiam was finally reopened for regular passenger services to Bodiam
Bodiam railway station
Bodiam is a heritage railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway in Bodiam, East Sussex.- History :Situated half a mile from the Bodiam village itself and its fourteenth century castle, the station opened in 1900 in a rather remote and rural location...
in 2000.
History
Dixter Halt was opened before the reopening of the section of the Kent and East Sussex RailwayKent and East Sussex Railway
The Kent & East Sussex Railway refers to both an historical private railway company in Kent and Sussex in England, as well as a heritage railway currently running on part of the route of the historical company.-Historical Company:-Background:...
(KESR) between Northiam
Northiam railway station
Northiam is a railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. It is located to the west of the level crossing on the A28 road linking the Kentish village of Newenden and the East Sussex village of Northiam...
and Bodiam
Bodiam railway station
Bodiam is a heritage railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway in Bodiam, East Sussex.- History :Situated half a mile from the Bodiam village itself and its fourteenth century castle, the station opened in 1900 in a rather remote and rural location...
. It was located at the point where the grounds of Great Dixter
Great Dixter
Great Dixter is a house in Northiam, East Sussex close to the South Coast of England. It has a famous garden which is regarded as the epitome of English plantsmanship. - House :...
house adjoin the line. The station was ceremonially opened on 25 May 1981, the first train to call being hauled by a Peckett
Peckett and Sons
Peckett and Sons was a locomotive manufacturer at the Atlas Works in St. George, Bristol, England.-Fox, Walker and Company:The company began trading in 1864 at the Atlas Engine Works, St. George, Bristol, as Fox, Walker and Company, building four and six-coupled saddle tank engines for industrial use...
0-4-0T Marcia and composed of a former District Railway coach and an ex-LNWR brake van
Brake van
Brake van and guard's van are terms used mainly in the UK, Australia and India for a railway vehicle equipped with a hand brake which can be applied by the guard...
. These services continued on Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday
A bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom or a colloquialism for public holiday in Ireland. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although the majority of the population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract...
s and other special occasions until the August Bank Holiday in 1983, the Thameside Area Group of the KESR using the halt for their Steam at Bodiam Events.