Southend Pier Railway services were halted on Sunday after a train was damaged in an incident at the sea end of the pier. The service runs for 1.25 miles (2km) along Southend Pier - Britain's ...

Scott Dolling, director of culture and tourism for Southend Council, said: “We are aware of an issue that has occurred with the new pier train where the doors have not opened as planned.

Southend Pier (TripAdvisor) (Image: Newsquest) Starting off this list is the Southend Pier & Railway, which extends 1.34 miles into the Thames Estuary and is the longest pleasure pier in the world ...

The Five Best Things About Southend: 1. The iconic Southend Pier At 1.33 miles, it’s the longest pleasure pier in the world – a claim to fame that locals are proud of and visitors can’t resist.

A former pier manager has admitted to selling scrap metal from the dock where he worked for personal gain. Lee Sturgeon, 50, of Arnold Avenue in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, entered a guilty plea at ...

The plans will revitalise the pier’s fortunes following a fire that devastated the structure in 2005. Originally constructed in the Victorian era, the Grade II listed structure has its own train line ...

Southend Pier was originally built from timber in 1829 when the town was rapidly growing as a popular seaside resort. It was rebuilt in iron in 1889, and features a narrow-gauge single-track railway ...

Hundreds of spectators gathered on Southend Pier for the official start of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. On the first leg, the fleet will race from the pier to Brest in France, before ...