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Community Rail Partnership
LINE GUIDE
Community Rail Partnership
LINE GUIDE
Bringing together communities along one of Britain's most scenic railway lines. from Sandwich along the famous White Cliffs from Sandwich, deal, Walmer, Martin Mill, Dover Priory, Folkestone, Sandling and Westenhanger.
Find Out more as you travel the line:
Sandwich
Dal
Walmer
Matin Mill
Dover Priory
Folkestone Central
Folkestone West
Sandling
Westenhanger
Find Out more as you travel the line:
Sandwich
Dal
Walmer
Matin Mill
Dover Priory
Folkestone Central
Folkestone West
Sandling
Westenhanger
Next stop - SandwichSandwich
Bringing the railway history to life
TO COMMEMORATE THE STATIONS’ HISTORY and to celebrate the 60th anniversary of electric trains on the line,, Trains4deal suggests:
Publicise local cycle-hire facilities and work with local cycle hire business (including possibly a new start-up on Deal station) on an EXPERIMENT with BIKE SHARE systems and E-BIKES - including the first public charging point in the district. This will pave the way towards a longer-term project to get visitors to explore the wider areas within reach of the stations (with the help of leaflets and waymarking), and encourage commuters to local workplaces to use train+bike rather than car.
Conduct a FEASIBILITY STUDY of costed options for transforming the under-used stations into thriving local HUBS for TOURISM and SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, including:
TO COMMEMORATE THE STATIONS’ HISTORY and to celebrate the 60th anniversary of electric trains on the line,, Trains4deal suggests:
- an on-site display and leaflet(s);
- walking- and cycling- guide leaflets (or online) to the existing routes to/from the stations,
- matching branded information boards, and a website
Publicise local cycle-hire facilities and work with local cycle hire business (including possibly a new start-up on Deal station) on an EXPERIMENT with BIKE SHARE systems and E-BIKES - including the first public charging point in the district. This will pave the way towards a longer-term project to get visitors to explore the wider areas within reach of the stations (with the help of leaflets and waymarking), and encourage commuters to local workplaces to use train+bike rather than car.
Conduct a FEASIBILITY STUDY of costed options for transforming the under-used stations into thriving local HUBS for TOURISM and SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, including:
- scope for new community uses and community-based local small businesses to bring more life and people to the buildings and sites;.
- checking out the highways, traffic, safety and land ownership issues,
- establishing railways operational requirements
- addressing the needs of disabled and impaired-mobility travellers
