This week (31st October – 6th November 2022)

This weekend is a Work Weekend

This weekend is a Work Weekend – there’s lots to do before Christmas. There has already been a lot of work undertaken so come along and see the changes!

We will start at 10am at Kemsley Down, finishing at about 4pm. Please bring your own lunch.

If you’re interested in attending a Work Weekend – drop us an email at info@sklr.net to arrange access.


Santa Specials

Ticket sales are now open. It has also been confirmed that celebrity locomotive ‘Premier’ should be operating all of the trains this December. Click on the picture below for more details or click on Book Now to go to the booking site. Be quick, we sold out last year!


Gravesend Model Railway Exhibition

The Away Sales Team will be attending the Gravesend Model Railway Exhibition in Northfleet this weekend with a range of gifts and information on the Santa Specials next month.


This month (November) at Sittingbourne’s Steam Railway:

  • Saturday 5thWork Weekend – all members welcome to come along and help ready the Railway for Christmas
  • Saturday 5th – The Gravesend Model Railway Show – 10am to 5pm at Northfleet School for Girls, Hall Road, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 8AQ. Standard rate: £5, accompanied children under 16: free
  • Sunday 6thWork Weekend – all members welcome to come along and help ready the Railway for Christmas
  • Sunday 6th – The Gravesend Model Railway Show – 10am to 5pm at Northfleet School for Girls, Hall Road, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 8AQ. Standard rate: £5, accompanied children under 16: free
  • Saturday 19thWork Weekend – all members welcome to come along and help ready the Railway for Christmas
  • Saturday 19th – Ashford 180 – to celebrate 180 years of Railway History in Ashford, there will be various events at venues across the town, we will be exhibiting at Ashford College
  • Sunday 20thWork Weekend – all members welcome to come along and help ready the Railway for Christmas
  • Sunday 20th – Ashford 180 – to celebrate 180 years of Railway History in Ashford, there will be various events at venues across the town, we will be exhibiting at Ashford College

Next month (December) at Sittingbourne’s Steam Railway:

  • Saturday 3rdSanta Specials – 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm
  • Sunday 4thSanta Specials – 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm
  • Saturday 10thSanta Specials11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm
  • Sunday 11thSanta Specials11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm
  • Saturday 17thSanta Specials11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm
  • Sunday 18thSanta Specials11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm 
  • Monday 19thSanta Specials11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pmGreen, plain text = plenty of tickets still available
    Orange, bold, underlined text = limited number of tickets still available
    Red, strike through = train sold out

Days shown in bold italics green should have Melior as the train locomotive.

Days shown underlined should have Premier as the train locomotive.

Days shown in black bold have two or more locomotives operating.

Days shown in plain black are currently unallocated to a particular locomotive.

Days shown in bold italics underline blue are Away Sales Events and not held at the Railway.

Days shown in italics orange are Work Weekends.