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The Metropolitan Water Board Railway Society was formed with a view to the complete restoration of the line, to provide a visitor attraction. A 300-yard section of the new railway in the form of a continuous loop, the Kempton Steam Railway, is open for rides, and is an extra attraction for visitors to the Kempton Great Engines.
A "spinney" was inclosed as a park in 1246 to which the next year 24 deer were set up from Havering-atte-Bower. 24 acres (9.7 ha) in Hanworth (now in Greater London) were added to the park in 1270; rabbits were mentioned in deeds in 1251 and in 1276, 100 deer were sent to Kempton. Horses were bred at Kempton in the early 14th century as on ...
The Staines Reservoirs Aqueduct is a 13 km (8.1 mi) aqueduct [10] that runs from the River Thames at Hythe End in Buckinghamshire (51°26'24.4"N 0°32'28.8"W) to the Red House distribution reservoir (51°25'11.6"N 0°23'20.4"W) near Kempton Park. [10] It was built by the Staines Reservoirs Joint Committee and originally completed in 1902. [6]
Kempton Park Reservoirs are a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the London Borough of Hounslow and Kempton Park in Surrey. [1] [2] It is owned by Thames Water. [3] It is part of South West London Waterbodies Ramsar site [4] and Special Protection Area [5] Kempton Park East reservoir is also a local nature reserve. [6] [7]
The ring main comprises a major loop linking the Hampton, Walton, Ashford and Kempton water treatment works clustered in west London, to central London by a southern branch via Brixton and northern branch via Kew. Spurs run to Coppermills Water Treatment Works near Walthamstow, and to the reservoir and pumping station at Honor Oak.
Ashford is a town in Spelthorne, in Surrey, England, including some areas within the London Borough of Hounslow. The town lies 14 mi (23 km) west of central London. [n 1] Its name derives from a crossing point of the River Ash, a distributary of the River Colne. Historically part of Middlesex, the town has been part of Surrey since 1965. [2]
The same site also features a 2-foot gauge steam railway, the Kempton Steam Railway, [7] the largest steam railway offering rides to the public on selected days, [8] in London. The steam engines now form a museum operated by Kempton Great Engines Trust, a registered charity.
Kempton Park is only around 600 metres (660 yd) from Sunbury station, the shortest distance between two stations on the line. Until June 2006 it opened only for event days at Kempton Park Racecourse; since then, following the increase in racing days and after consultation with the Jockey Club , it has had stopping services every day.