This week (14-20th November 2022)

This weekend is a Work Weekend

We will be working at Kemsley Down again this weekend, from 10am until 3pm both days.

If you need picking up from Sittingbourne National Rail station, Sittingbourne Viaduct station or Kemsley Paper Mill car park, please email info@sklr.net and we’ll arrange this. Please bring lunch and wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty or ruined, also wear layers in case it is cold or wet.

Lots of work has already been carried out – including the installation of a new building which will be used a s a museum and Santa’s Grotto. The building is the opposite side of the site to the Footplate Café so only a short walk. It will be wheelchair accessible, the ramp and walkway is being laid during the Work Weekends.

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


Santa Specials – some trains have sold out!

Ticket sales are now open. 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!

As you can see from the detailed list below, the 11am train on Saturday 3rd December is fully booked as are all trains on Saturday 10th and Sunday 18th December. There are limited spaces available on the 11am and 3pm trains on Saturday 17th. Bizarrely, no one has booked a single seat on the 3pm train on Saturday 3rd December!

The 3pm trains give a different experience of travelling on the Railway as they run at dusk on the return journey. The compartments and seating bays have lights and additional Christmas lights.

If you have any issues booking or any questions about booking, please call email Paul at admin@sklr.net or call 07973 192938. You may have to leave a message but he will get back to you by text or call.


Ashford 180 Celebrations

The Away Sales Team will be at Ashford College as part of the Ashford 180 celebrations this weekend with a range of gifts and information on the Santa Specials next month. It’s a celebration of 180 years of railway history in Ashford, Kent. Paul will be taking Santa Specials bookings on Saturday.

 


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

  • Saturday 19thWork Weekend – all members welcome to come along and help ready the Railway for Christmas
  • Saturday 19thAshford 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 20thAshford 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:

Green, 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.