Cab Ride - Ashford to Hastings (Marshlink line)

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Published 2021-06-28
A cab ride aboard a tamper, travelling from Ashford to Hastings across the affectionately known Marshlink line, through Rye. The line was singled in 1979.

All Comments (21)
  • I always watch these videos and really appreciate them, always been train mad from when I was a kid living in Brighton and going up to London on the train with my mum, sometimes on a steam train. I have lived on the Marsh for over 25 years and it is a beautiful part of England. Thanks for video, always my early morning piece of peace and quiet.
  • @MarioDSLife
    Play it at 2x speed and it feels like I’m on a high speed train! Thank you for the video. I’ve always wanted to see that line in person but getting to Ashford International itself is expensive and time consuming.
  • @flapland1
    Travelling this line today. Looks lovely and looking forward to seeing the semaphores at Hastings.
  • @martinmarsola6477
    Another fantastic video to view. Always love seeing these. Thank you. Cheers mates! πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ™‚πŸ‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
  • @DavidCollison
    Thank you for a great cab-ride video on one of my favourite routes
  • @RichardWells1
    A very pleasant ride with some of Kent's beautiful scenery. Thank you!
  • @tonyday7233
    Lovely line, lovely video, thanks from Australia.
  • @kipsome45
    Travelled on this route from Winchelsea to Hastings and back in summer β€˜76. Great to revisit!
  • @naturerelax7892
    Lived in Rye for 2 years thanks for the video and good memories.
  • Fantastic video, great to see the journey from a driver's view on a route I regularly travel- thanks for posting! I must have missed this passing as I presume it was the last moment VST schedule & I didn't check Real Time Trains! Simon (Hastings)
  • Now this is a route I’ve been looking forward to seeing on your channel
  • @shaunwest3612
    Great video emmo, lovely journey, Dymchurch, rye, Winchelsea such a beautiful part of Kent, been to Hastings many times, looking forward to seeing your next video, thanks πŸ‘πŸ˜€πŸ‘Œ
  • @alanwrigley3154
    More wonderful childhood memories! We holidayed several times in Winchelsea and Camber and would change at Hastings or Ore onto the steam train for Rye. After the Dorking line trip, all I need now to complete the set is a fine-weather journey from Coulsdon to Chichester via Horsham. (Yes I know you did it in the gloom...)
  • @johntyjp
    The slam door Thumpers were fun back in the day, you really felt you were on a Country branch line!!πŸ˜„
  • I'm sure Hastings Diesels did this journey on their channel, but the other way round, however it was quite a miserable day, so it was a real pleasure to see the countryside in all its glory on your video. Thanks for sharing.