This week (3rd-9th April)

The countdown is on – we will be reopening for the 2017 Season on Good Friday, 14th April.

We have still got lots to do before reopening, this weekend is the last Work Weekend before reopening – everyone’s welcome to come along and help out at the Railway.

On Saturday, work will be based at Sittingbourne Viaduct station 10am-4pm. Lunch will NOT be provided but can be purchased from numerous outlets close by.

On Sunday, the work will be based at Kemsley Down  so a Works Train will be departing Sittingbourne Viaduct at 10am, returning at about 4pm. Lunch will be provided.

Everyone’s welcome to come along and help out on both days!

Work continues on projects throughout the year so the Work Weekends are not the only way to help out – our track gang, for example, work every Sunday and Wednesday so there’s often someone working on the Railway – to offer assistance on a non-Work Weekend day, please email volunteer@sklr.net

Don’t forget that we are currently raising money to buy stays for steam locomotive ‘Premier’ and our second podcast of the new series – Sittingbourne’s Steam Railway Podcast is available here, at iTunes or You Tube. The best way to listen to it is through the Sittingbourne’s Steam Railway Podcast App which is available from your app store – you will receive bonus features too; such as monthly calendar pages and videos.

You can now download our timetable leaflet – SKLR Timetable 2017.

This month (April):

• Saturday 8th – Work Weekend – we are working at Sittingbourne Viaduct station 10am-4pm, lunch is not provided but there are plenty of shops nearby
• Sunday 9th – Work Weekend – Works Train departs at 10am and returns at about 4pm, lunch is provided
• Friday 14th – Good Friday, the first day of the season and the first of Four Days of Steam – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 11am-4pm – passengers will be able to pot a plant to take home with them
• Saturday 15th – Easter Saturday, day two of Four Days of Steam – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 11am-4pm
• Sunday 16th – Easter Sunday, day three of Four Days of Steam – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 11am-4pm – there will be an Easter Egg Hunt at Kemsley Down
• Monday 17th – Easter Monday. the last day of Four Days of Steam – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 11am-4pm
• Sunday 23rd – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 1-4pm
• Sunday 30th – Jack the Station Cat and Edward Bear Weekend – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 11am-4pm – there will be a mouse hunt at Kemsley Down plus other activities for children

Next month:

• Monday 1st – Jack the Station Cat and Edward Bear Weekend – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 11am-4pm – there will be a mouse hunt at Kemsley Down plus other activities for children. A new Jack the Station Cat book will be launched at the Railway on this day of the event
• Sunday 7th – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 1-4pm
• Sunday 14th – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 1-4pm
• Sunday 21st – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 1-4pm
• Sunday 28th – Teddy Bears Picnic – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 11am-4pm – children with teddy bears travel free
• Monday 29th – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station hourly 11am-4pm