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| Spa Valley Railway | |
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 British Railways 0-6-0 Class A No. 52322 at Eridge | |
| Commercial operations | |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Stations | 4 |
| Length | 5.5 mi (8.9 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Commercial history | |
| Closed | 1985 |
| Preservation history | |
| December 1996 | Re-open first 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Tunbridge Wells West to near High Rocks |
| August 1997 | Open to Groombridge |
| 2005 | line to Birchden Jn open for special services |
| 25 March 2011 | Open to Eridge |
| Headquarters | Tunbridge Wells West railway station |
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The Spa Valley Railway (SVR) is a standard gauge heritage railway in the United Kingdom that runs from Tunbridge Wells West railway station in Royal Tunbridge Wells to High Rocks, Groombridge, and Eridge, where it links with the Oxted Line.
It crosses the Kent and East Sussex border, covering a distance of 5 miles (8 km), along the former Wealden Line between Tunbridge Wells Central and Lewes. The railway headquarters is also at Tunbridge Wells West railway station.