Today we will explore the Sheerness branch. The Sheerness line is located in Kent, England, and connects Sheerness-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey with Sittingbourne on the mainland, and with the Chatham Main Line for trains towards London, Ramsgate or Dover Priory. It opened on 19 July 1860. Route map.
Sittingbourne station as already featured on SEHS. Kemsley station. Swale station. Queenborough station. Sheerness-on-sea terminus station.
Thames Valley Branches has shown that there is a demand for very short branch lines. There are several reasons for this, one of which is time. Sometimes we have very little spare time, and the chance to drive a train along the entire length of such a short branch line from one end to the other is a very attractive option. Also, there are people like me who simply enjoy driving back and forth I would therefore like to ask the team at Firefly Simulations to consider creating the Sheerness Line for TSW. You’ve already developed the Class 375/3 model; all that remains is to recreate this short and charming branch line. It will complement the Medway Valley Line perfectly, as if I’m not mistaken, both lines are served by the Gillingham depot. Oh, and I’m sure that only Firefly Simulations will be able to script the stop in Swale in such a way that we don’t see crowds of passengers there.
That was pre-covid Sittingbourne, I remember it well. Now they only have one footbridge over the railway.
When they extended SEHS for TSW3, I did think it was a silly idea not to include the Sheerness Branch
True. It is just a short shuttle to "the island" and back. I thought there might still have been freight opportunities but I'm not sure now.
