Spa Valley Railway
The Spa Valley Railway is a five and a half mile line which runs between Royal Tonbridge Wells and Eridge. The route had junctions with the mainline at both ends, and while the interchange station at Eridge survives, the line was severed for a short section in Tonbridge Wells. Based at Tonbridge Wells West in the surviving engine shed, the railway started operation over half a mile of track in 1996.
In 1998, a further three miles to Groombridge were opened, and another 1 mile to the mainline junction at Birchden in 2005.
2011 saw the final extension into the station at Eridge, which involves a (currently unique in preservation) 1 mile section of parallel running with Network Rail before the interchange station is met.
The railway had a modest collection of DMU vehicles, which were not exactly used extensively over the years. A 2-car Class 115 set was resident from 1999 to 2019 and was under long term restoration. Much work was done to one of the cars but eventually the restorations was deemed too greater task and the set sold on.
The 115 was joined in 2004 by a Class 101 trailer car which was put to use as a loco hauled observation saloon. It was not however majorly modified for this role and reatined its capability as a DMU vehicle, which was demonstrated on a few occasions by operating with one of the Class 115 power cars during a few test runs. After the 115's departure, the 101 trailer returned to its normal role as an item of hauled stock on the rear of the railway's rake of coaches, before itself being moved on in 2021, leaving no railcars on the railway.
| There are currently no vehicles located at Spa Valley Railway |