instance_of bromley north line
Wales is a ___MASK43___ that is part of the United Kingdom and the ___MASK90___ of Great Britain . It is bordered by ___MASK62___ to the east , the Irish ___MASK7___ to the north and west , and the Bristol Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon , its highest summit . The ___MASK43___ lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . South East ___MASK62___ is the most populous of the ___MASK97___ official regions of ___MASK62___ at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes . It consists of Berkshire , Buckinghamshire , East Sussex , Hampshire , the Isle of Wight , Kent , Oxfordshire , Surrey and West Sussex . As with the other regions of ___MASK62___ , apart from Greater London , the south east has no elected ___MASK36___ . The South Eastern ___MASK79___ is a long - distance major railway route in South East England , UK , one of the ___MASK82___ main routes crossing the ___MASK56___ of Kent , via Sevenoaks , Tonbridge , Ashford and Folkestone to Dover . The other route is the Chatham ___MASK79___ , which runs along the north Kent coast to Ramsgate and Dover via Chatham . Folkestone is a ___MASK30___ town on the English Channel , in Kent , south - east England . The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs . It was an important harbour and shipping ___MASK30___ for most of the 19th and 20th century . ___MASK62___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish ___MASK7___ lies northwest of ___MASK62___ and the Celtic ___MASK7___ lies to the southwest . ___MASK62___ is separated from continental Europe by the North ___MASK7___ to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . ___MASK27___ Rail is the owner ( via its subsidiary ___MASK27___ Rail ___MASK70___ Ltd which was known as Railtrack plc before 2003 )) and ___MASK70___ manager of most of the rail network in England , Scotland and Wales . ___MASK27___ Rail is an arms length public body of the ___MASK31___ for Transport with no shareholders , which reinvests its income in the railways . The Bromley North ___MASK99___ is a short ( less than 2 miles ( 3 . 2 km ) long ) branch ___MASK99___ in Greater London that connects at Grove Park with the South Eastern ___MASK79___ operated by Southeastern . The ___MASK99___ is known as Network Rail route SO350 . Kent is a ___MASK56___ in South East England and one of the home counties . It borders Greater London to the north west , Surrey to the west , East Sussex to the south west , and Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north . The ___MASK60___ is Maidstone . Scotland ( Scots : ) is a ___MASK43___ that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the ___MASK90___ of Great Britain . It shares a border with ___MASK62___ to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic ___MASK39___ , with the North ___MASK7___ to the east and the North Channel and Irish ___MASK7___ to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the ___MASK43___ is made up of more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . The Chatham ___MASK79___ is a railway line in England that links London Victoria and Dover Priory / Ramsgate , travelling via Medway ( of which the ___MASK26___ of Chatham is part , hence the name ). Railtrack was a ___MASK23___ of companies that owned the ___MASK87___ , signalling , tunnels , bridges , level crossings and all but a handful of the stations of the British ___MASK37___ from 1994 until 2002 . It was created as part of the privatisation of British Rail , listed on the London Stock Exchange , and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . In 2002 , after experiencing major financial difficulty , most of Railtrack ' s operations were transferred to the state - controlled non - profit company Network Rail . The remainder of Railtrack was renamed RT Group plc and eventually dissolved on 22 June 2010 . The ___MASK31___ for Transport ( DfT ) is the ___MASK36___ department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved . The department is run by the Secretary of State for Transport , currently ( since 14 July 2016 ) Chris Grayling .