This week (15th-21st June 2026)

Trains are running on Sunday for Father’s Day

Give your Dad the treat of a trip behind a real steam locomotive to Kemsley Down and then a footplate ride on the locomotive with the driver and fireman. Driver Tim will show him how it all works.

You can then head over to the Footplate Café for some refreshments, explore Kemsley Down, the museum and shop before returning to Sittingbourne Viaduct. We recommend two hours for your visit as there may be a queue of Dads waiting for a footplate ride.

Timetable

• Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
• Trains depart Kemsley Down at 1.35pm, 2.35pm, 3.35pm & 4.45pm
• Footplate rides will be at the driver’s discretion and is subject to a very limited period of time while the train is at Kemsley Down.

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Steam & Beer Music Festival

Next weekend is the Steam & Beer Music Festival – the website has been updated with the bands, timetables and the provisional beer list (this is what has been ordered).

Tickets are on sale through TicketSource or you can buy them on the day. Special fares apply.

For full information click here.

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2026 Return Fares

• £10 for adults
• £5 for children (3-15)
• Infants aged under 3 travel free
• £9 for senior citizens
• £27 for families (2 adults and 4 children)
• Other fares available

Twenty tickets per train are available for advanced booking through TicketSource (book below) but there will still be plenty of tickets available for turn-up-and-go passengers.

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This month

• Saturday 27th June – Steam & Beer Music Festival – Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station regularly from 11am – special fares apply
• Sunday 28th June – Steam & Beer Music Festival – Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station regularly from 11am – special fares apply.

Next month

• Sunday 5th July – Green Timetable – Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
• Sunday 12th July – Green Timetable – Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
• Sunday 19th July – Green Timetable – Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
• Saturday 25th July – Wild West Weekend – Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11am*, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
• Sunday 26th July – Wild West Weekend -Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11am*, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
• Wednesday 29th July – Yellow Timetable – Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm.

All trains will be hauled by steam locomotive ‘Premier‘. The journey takes 15 minutes each way, we recommend allowing at least two hours for your visit.

Special fares and a special timetable apply for the Steam & Beer Music Festival. Some trains may be diesel-hauled.

* due to the gap in the timetable this train must be booked in advance – no tickets will be sold on the day for this particular train. There is no need to book on the other trains. Passengers on this train cannot return to Sittingbourne Viaduct until 12.35pm.

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