The RVR aspires to connect the Kent & East Sussex Railway to the main line at Robertsbridge by rebuilding the Railway along as much of the original trackbed route as possible.

The Connection

We are working to reconnect Robertsbridge with Bodiam, providing a link from the main line with the Kent & East Sussex Railway (KESR), boosting tourism in the Rother Valley area and helping to relieve traffic congestion and pollution.

Our goal is that once again passengers will be able to travel by train from the main line at Robertsbridge to visit the beautiful and established tourist attractions at Bodiam and the ancient town of Tenterden.

Although our goal is very clear, our way to get there is fraught with all the usual barriers which beset and challenge Heritage Railways.

 Old Ordnance Survey Map (1974 Landranger Sheet 199 Eastbourne and Hastings 1:50,000 First Series). Extract showing section to be restored. Reproduced by kind permission of Ordnance Survey. Crown Copyright NC/03/20262

Modern Ordanance Survey Map 1997 Explorer Sheet 136. The Weald Royal Tunbridge Wells 1:25,000 Edition A). Reproduced by kind permission of Ordnance Survey. Crown Copyright NC/03/20262. 

The significant obstacle of the A21 Robertsbridge by-pass and the missing embankments will be observed.