Custodians of locomotives No 3 "Bodiam" and No 32678

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  • 32678 works the K&ESR's train of magnificently restored Victorian carriages - May 2018. © Alan Crotty

    32678 works the K&ESR's train of magnificently restored Victorian carriages - May 2018. © Alan Crotty

  • No 3 Bodiam crosses Cranbrook Road with a Tenterden-bound goods train at the K&ESR's Spring Gala on 4 May 2008. © Graham Hukins

    No 3 Bodiam crosses Cranbrook Road with a Tenterden-bound goods train at the K&ESR's Spring Gala on 4 May 2008. © Graham Hukins

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    32678 leaves Rolvenden 21st March 2010. © Tony Eaton

  • 32678 sporting The Terrier Trust headboard, runs round it's train at Bodiam - 12 May 2018. © Neil Instrall

    32678 sporting The Terrier Trust headboard, runs round its train at Bodiam - 12 May 2018. © Neil Instrall

  • An immaculate No 3 Bodiam at Tenterden Town Station at the start of the All Terriers Great & Small Gala on 6 May 2006. © Ralph Tilley; A timeless scene as 32678 heads a short goods train round Orpin's Curve en route from Rolvenden to Tenterden Town on 24 March 2012. © David Haggar; A bucolic scene as 32670 sets off from Wittersham Road with a single brake van in tow to convey the Forestry & Conservation gang to their worksite at Rother Bridge. Autumn 2016 © Neil Instrall

    No 3 Bodiam at Tenterden 6-5-06 © R Tilley; 32678 heads a short goods train 24-03-12 © D Haggar; 32670 sets off from Wittersham Road - autumn 2016 © N Instrall

  • 32670 heads a 2 car special conveying K&ESR volunteers who who helped re-open the line in 1974. The re-union was part of the K&ESR's 40th Anniversary of reopening celebrations. © Hugh Nightingale

    32670 heads a 2 car special conveying K&ESR volunteers who who helped re-open the line in 1974. Part of the K&ESR's 40th Anniversary. © Hugh Nightingale

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THE TERRIER TRUST

The Terrier Trust is the custodian of two Victorian steam locomotives that can be seen at the Kent & East Sussex Railway.  Almost uniquely in preservation, the pair have spent the majority of their working lives hauling trains on this delightful, rural railway which was associated with "Terriers" before its closure and reinvention as a popular heritage railway.

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32678 filming contract 10 10 18 Phil Edwards

Starring TV Role for 32678

On Wednesday 10 October, 32678 was in action hauling a mixed train comprising the K&ESR's beautifully restored "Birdcage" coach and two goods wagons to film sequences for a forthcoming TV documentary.  The programme is due to air early in the New Year.  Photograph © Phil Edwards

32678 in Charge of The Mixed

Saturday October 13 will probably be the last opportunity to see the 1880 veteran in action on the K&ESR in 2018.  The diminutive loco will head a mixed train made up of passenger coaches and goods wagons departing from Tenterden Town Station at 11.30, 1.45 and 4.00pm.  Further details here.

32678 to Star at Avon Valley Railway Gala

32678 will become the first Terrier to visit the Avon Valley Railway when she heads to the Bristol-based line this Autumn to take a lead role at the railway's End of Season Gala on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 November.  FULL STORY HERE

Locomotives' Long-Term Future Secured

The Trust has concluded new agreements with the K&ESR for both No 3 “Bodiam” and No 32678. The arrangements secure the long-term future of both Terriers and will ensure that both will continue to be a feature of the line on which they have operated since 1901 and 1940 respectively. FULL STORY HERE