This week (7-13th August 2023)

It’s Jack the Station Cat Day on Sunday

Jack the Station Cat returns to Sittingbourne’s Steam Railway on Sunday (13th).

Roger Dilley, one of the book series illustrators, will be reading stories from the various Jack the Station Cat books, one of which even features Sittingbourne’s Steam Railway.

For this event, Sittingbourne Viaduct station becomes Tail’s End and Kemsley Down is Much Purring in reference to locations mentioned in the books.

The series is aimed at younger children with books costing only £2.95 each – there’s a free CD (whilst stocks last) if you buy two or more books.

You will be able to have photo taken with Jack the Station Cat and enjoy the mouse hunt at Much Purring.

The orange timetable and usual fares apply.

Trains are running on Sundays, Wednesdays and Bank Holiday Monday in August

On Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday the orange timetable will be in operation and the green timetable on Wednesdays. 

The locomotive will be Premier on Wednesday (9th) and Melior on Sunday (13th).

You can book tickets in advance (only 20 tickets are available, leaving plenty of space for turn up & go passengers) or just turn up 15 minutes before departure time to buy your tickets at the ticket office and you’ll be good to go! We take cards and cash at the ticket office, Footplate Café and the Railway Shop.

Wednesdays

Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm

Trains depart Kemsley Down station: 1.35pm, 2.35pm, 3.35pm & 4.45pm

Sundays

Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station: 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm

Trains depart Kemsley Down station: 1.35pm, 2.35pm, 3.35pm & 4.45pm

Limited pre-booking available throughout August

Due to popular demand, we have made 20 seats per train bookable through our ticketing agent, TicketSource, only return fares are available although you can upgrade to a rover ticket at the ticket office when you check-in.

The seats will be allocated to one coach of the four coach train, leaving plenty of turn up & go tickets available so if it is shown as sold out, there will still be plenty of seats available on a first come, first served basis. TicketSource will apply a booking fee to your booking – to book, click on the button below.

Return fares this Season are:

Please check our website, Facebook Page or Twitter (@SandKLR) before you leave home to make sure everything’s going to plan. Also, please note that there are roadworks on the A249/M2 interchange which often closes the A249 between the M2/A249 roundabout and Sittingbourne – use real time journey planners, such as Google Maps, to check your route – our car park is at ME10 2XD or on what3words we are: format.fits.trains

Give us your time or money!

  • Money can be donated via our fundraising page – we are currently raising funds to put the Boiler back in Superb, reconstruction of the platform at Sittingbourne Viaduct station, cosmetic restoration of Alpha and of course Milton Regis Viaduct maintenance. Please add your preference or general in the text field when making your donation
  • Time can be donated by emailing us at volunteer@sklr.net
  • You can also buy items from our Amazon Wishlist which will be delivered to one of our members – in most cases there is a little bit of text explaining what we use the item for – it may not be as you expect! The list has been refreshed with some new items added, such as cat food!
  • For more information visit our Donate & Support page.

This month (August)

  • Wednesday 9th – Green Timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 13th – Jack the Station Cat Day – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm (please note there is no 1pm train)
  • Wednesday 16th – Green Timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 20th – Orange Timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm (please note there is no 1pm train)
  • Wednesday 23rd – Green Timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 27th – Orange Timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm (please note there is no 1pm train)
  • Monday 28th – Orange Timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm (please note there is no 1pm train)
  • Wednesday 30th – Green Timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm.

Next month (September)

  • Sunday 3rd – Green Timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 10th – Green Timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 17th – Green Timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Sunday 24th – Green Timetable – trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct station at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
  • Saturday 30th – Gala Weekend
  • Sunday 1st October – Gala Weekend

On dates shown in Bold Underlined: trains will be hauled by steam locomotive Premier*

On dates shown in Bold Italics: trains will be hauled by steam locomotive Melior*

On dates shown in just Bold: trains will be hauled by two or more locomotives

On dates shown in plain text: we’re not sure which locomotive will be operating today

* subject to availability, may be changed at short notice.