This week (17th-23rd June 2024)

Trains running on Sunday afternoon

We’re running trains on Sunday, operating the Green Timetable. Come along for a nostalgic trip on an industrial railway behind 119 year old steam locomotive ‘Premier’. It takes 15 minutes to cross the kilometre-long Milton Regis Viaduct, pass through Milton Creek Country Park and Church Marshes into Britain’s largest paper mill at Kemsley Down.

Spend a quiet afternoon at Kemsley Down or go for a walk along England’s Coastal Path, bring a picnic or buy light refreshments from the Footplate Café and visit our new museum.

Feel free to buy your tickets online at TicketSource or arrive about 10-15 minutes early to buy your tickets at the ticket office at Sittingbourne Viaduct station.

Trains will depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm.

Trains depart Kemsley Down at 1.35pm, 2.35pm, 3.35pm & 4.45pm. 

Steam & Beer (& Diesel!) – next week!

Tickets are on sale for those who want to book (or you can buy tickets on the day) – there is also be a TicketSource exclusive fare for an adult weekend ticket:

  • £12 for adults
  • £11 for senior citizens
  • £8 for children (aged 3-15)
  • Under 3s go free
  • £4 for SKLR Adult Members
  • £4 for SKLR Child Members
  • £20 Weekend Ticket – exclusive to TicketSource (will not be available for purchase on the day)

To pre-book tickets click the button below or phone our dedicated TicketSource booking line – 0333 666 3366. There is a small booking fee for booking through TicketSource.

Steam & Beer will be different this year – we have 10 bands playing over the two days, professional sound & lighting, and our hosts Tracy T and DJ Nat S will be ensuring that the entertainment continues throughout band changes. Professional chillers will be keeping the 18 craft real ales and 12 craft ciders cooled. There will also be Pimms and more in our beer tent, The Edward Lloyd Bar. There’s even a souvenir plastic pint glass for just £3.50 each.

For more information on the bands and beers & ciders visit the Steam & Beer page by clicking here.

 

What’s happening?

Click on the image to see our timetable leaflet

This month (June)

  • Sunday 23rd – green timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Saturday 29th – Steam & Beer (and diesel!) – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11am, 11.30am*, 12.15pm, 1pm*, 2pm, 3pm*, 4pm, 5pm*, 6pm*, 7pm, 8pm & 9pm – special fares apply for this event – live music both days
  • Sunday 30th – Steam & Beer (and diesel!) – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11am, 11.30am*, 12.15pm, 1pm*, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm & 5pm- special fares apply for this event – live music both days

Next month (July)

  • Sunday 7th – green timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 14th – green timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 21st – green timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Saturday 27th – Wild West Weekend – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 28th – Wild West Weekend – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Wednesday 31st – green timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm

On days in bold underline, ‘Premier’ is scheduled to be the locomotive of the day.

On days in bold, ‘Premier’ and one of our diesel locomotives (shown as *) will be hauling trains.

Fares

Here are the return fares:

A limited number of tickets are available for pre-booking on each train from Sittingbourne Viaduct – click on the button below or call the TicketSource hotline on 0333 663366. There is no need to pre-book, this option is for those who feel more secure having done so. There is a small booking fee for booking through TicketSource.

Future events (click on the images to find out more)

Photo of the Week

Last year’s photo charter featured ‘Premier’ with a demonstration mixed passenger/freight train. Here it is, finally reaching Sittingbourne Viaduct station after a lot of photographic stops on the way. Some real freight trains will be operated this autumn to facilitate the replacement of the wooden platform at Sittingbourne Viaduct between Gala Weekend and Santa Specials.

 

Find out more…

To find out more about the Railway – visit our website (www.sklr.net), call 01795 424899, 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 or call 01795 424899.

We now have a new telephone system – you can be connected straight through to TicketSource to book tickets over the phone, listen to a 4 minute-long talking timetable message or leave a message for one of our volunteers to get back to you if you would like to know about group bookings, footplate experiences, private hire, birthday parties etc. (details are also available on the website) – all by calling 01795 424899.

Travel information

We recommend using a live journey planner such as Google Maps due to the large number of road works in the area.

For more information on key closures of the M25 for the Wisley Interchange works click here and for more information on the A249/M2 interchange works at Stockbury Roundabout click here.

To keep abreast of the Kingferry Bridge closures which affect both road and rail see above or click on the image to be taken to the relevant page on the Southeastern website.