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50°56′17″N 0°46′12″E / 50.938°N 0.770°E / 50.938; 0.770

Rye and Camber Tramway
Overview
HeadquartersRye
LocaleEngland
Dates of operation1895–1939
Successorabandoned
Technical
Track gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Length1+34 miles (2.8 km)
Rye & Camber Tramway
Legend
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Camber Sands
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Golf Links
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Rye
Rye and Camber Tramway - 'Victoria' with train crosses Broadwater Bridge (1914)
Map of the Rye and Camber Tramway
Rye and Camber Tramway - Rye Station
Rye Station
Rye and Camber Tramway - 'Camber' at Rye with the Bagnall coach (1895)
Rye and Camber Tramway - Original Rye Station (1895)

The Rye and Camber Tramway was an English railway in East Sussex. It was of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge, relatively unusual amongst British narrow gauge railways. It operated from 1895 until 1939, connecting Rye to the coast. It was about 1+34 miles (2.8 km) in length, and had three stations - Rye, Golf Links and Camber Sands. It operated mainly to transport golfers to the golf links and holidaymakers to the coastal dunes.

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