The railways of the Isle of Sheppey

Gleaves, Graeme, 1968-2024

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The Isle of Sheppey sits just off the north coast of Kent, where the Medway & Thames estuaries flow into the North Sea. Over centuries this was a place that was home to farmland, castles, a dock yard, an air station, industrial instalations, calm beaches & a population of islanders who have taken a pride in their home. To serve the needs of all of this a small railway network was built up & even an urban tram network. Included in this was a fixed link that was the first to ever link the island to the mainland. From 1860 the network grew as the importance of the island grew. Continental boat passengers, dockyard workmen & day trippers, they were all caried on the trains & trams that shuttled about to, from & across the flat terrain of this often overlooked island. Being an island can create its own unique set of challenges & the railways on the island were certainly challenged by missfortune & circumstances.