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This week (30th December 2024 – 5th January 2025)

Posted On: December 30th, 2024

Happy New Year! 2025 is going to be an exciting year at railways across the world and we're no exception! Starting with the Whistle-Up (see below) on New Year's Day, we are working on a…

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This week (21st-27th October 2024)

Posted On: October 26th, 2024

Operation Sittingbourne Tremendous start with Operation Sittingbourne - our project to replace the platform at Sittingbourne Viaduct station. The old platform has been dismantled and will be redeployed to provide a border around the lower…

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This week (11-17th March 2024)

Posted On: March 13th, 2024

This weekend is the last Work Weekend before the Season This is the last chance to work during a formal Work Weekend until October. We will be working from 10am until about 4pm both days.…

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This week (26th February – 3rd March 2024)

Posted On: March 1st, 2024

This weekend is a Work Weekend The Work Weekends see tasks undertaken to reduce the outstanding jobs list. We will be working from 10am until about 4pm both days. If you require picking up from…

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This week (19-25th February 2024)

Posted On: February 21st, 2024

More work carried out at Kemsley Down There's a lot of work being carried out during the Work Weekends. Last week we saw the front of the Railway Shop with its new doors but shabby…

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This week (12-18th February 2024)

Posted On: February 14th, 2024

[caption id="attachment_4973" align="alignright" width="640"] New double-door frontage on the shop at Kemsley Down[/caption] It's all go at Kemsley Down! There's a lot of work being carried out during the Work Weekends. The latest exciting development…

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This week (22nd-28th January 2024)

Posted On: January 24th, 2024

Busy, busy, busy! There's a lot of work being carried out during the Work Weekends. Last week saw the arrival of a metals skip, so on Saturday, the big task was to fill it with…

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This week (15th-21st January 2024)

Posted On: January 17th, 2024

It's a Work Weekend! This weekend is the second of our fortnightly Winter Work Weekends. We will be working from 10am until about 4pm. If you require picking up from Sittingbourne National Rail station, Sittingbourne…

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This week (8-14th January 2024)

Posted On: January 10th, 2024

It's not a Work Weekend but that doesn't mean there's nothing going on! Did you know our volunteers are feverishly working at the Railway between Work Weekends? Typically, different teams work on regular days: Carriage…

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This week (1st-7th January 2024)

Posted On: January 3rd, 2024

Happy New Year! It all begins with a Work Weekend! This weekend is the first of our fortnightly Winter Work Weekends. We will be working at Kemsley Down on both days from 10am until about…

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