This week (26th February – 3rd March 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 Sittingbourne National Rail station, Sittingbourne Viaduct station or Kemsley Paper Mill car park, please email info@sklr.net to arrange a lift as there will not be a Works Train.

Full information can be found here and you are reminded that you will need to bring your own food as there are no shops close by when we are working at Kemsley Down.

Work Weekend dates are as follows:

  • Saturday 2nd March – Kemsley Down
  • Sunday 3rd March – Kemsley Down
  • Saturday 16th March – Kemsley Down – to be confirmed
  • Sunday 17th March – Kemsley Down – to be confirmed.

Our volunteers are feverishly working at the Railway between Work Weekends. Typically, different teams work on regular days:

Other teams work as necessary, usually on a Wednesday or weekend.

If you are interested in volunteering with one of the teams mentioned above please email info@sklr.net and we’ll put you in contact with that team.

Here comes Easter!

Train start running again over the Easter Weekend (29th March – 1st April), then it’s every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday until the end of September. This year, we will have more Wednesday trains during school half-terms as well as throughout August.

We’re always on the lookout for volunteers who would like to be ticket inspector, guard, station master or in our sales and catering teams. Training will be provided, no previous experience is necessary. You must be over 18 for some roles. To find out more, email info@sklr.net or come along to our Behind the Scenes Day on Sunday 14th April.

What’s happening?

This month

  • Saturday 2nd – Kemsley Down
  • Sunday 3rd – Kemsley Down
  • Saturday 16th – Kemsley Down – to be confirmed
  • Sunday 17th – Kemsley Down – to be confirmed
  • Friday 29th – Good Friday – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11.30am, 12.30pm then 2pm, 3pm & 4pm – Good Friday Flowers, pot a plant and take it home with you – free event
  • Saturday 30th – Easter Saturday – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11.30am, 12.30pm then 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 31st – Easter Sunday – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11.30am, 12.30pm then 2pm, 3pm & 4pm – Easter Egg Hunt – free event

Next month

  • Monday 1st – Easter Monday – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11.30am, 12.30pm then 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Wednesday 3rd – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 7th – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Wednesday 10th – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 14th – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11.30am, 12.30pm then 2pm, 3pm & 4pm – Behind the Scenes Day, have a look around and find out what it takes to keep the Railway running
  • Sunday 21st – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 28th – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm – Jack the Station Cat Day, we will be launching the latest book of the series – ‘Jack the Station Cat Sorts it Out’ – with readings and book signing by illustrator Roger Dilley.

Fares

Fares have been frozen so you will be paying the same as last year for the regular fares. Here are the return fares:

Adult – £8

Senior Citizen – £7

Child (aged 3-15) – £4

Family (2A + 4C) – £22

Other fares are available – click here for more information.

Photo of the Week

Last week we announced that ‘Leader’ was retiring to the seaside – by the end of the week, the loco was gone! ‘Leader’ will be in storage at the One:One Collection in Margate for the next five years, during which time we will be fundraising for its overhaul. So we now only have two Brazils at the Railway for now but ‘Leader’ will return.

Find out more…

To find out more about the Railway – visit our website (www.sklr.net), see our page on Facebook, or find us on X (formerly known as Twitter), Threads or Instagram or Tumblr as @SandKLR. To contact us, email info@sklr.net