Kent 11 - RailAdvent

Photo of Gold Award Winner for the Travel Content Award at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2023 - Alicia Miller, The Independent (Alicia Miller, Alexander Layton, VisitEngland Board member Nadine Thompson, Compere Alex Polizzi) - in front the Hogwarts Express on stage

Kent & East Sussex Railway volunteer receives Tourism Superstar award at the Making of Harry Potter tour

Kent and East Sussex volunteer stationmaster Geoff Colvin received his VisitEngland Tourism Superstar award at a ceremony and dinner last Wednesday (7…

Janine Booth 13th June 2023

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Network Rail Southern Region announces new Operations Director

Network Rail’s Southern Region has announced that David Davidson has been appointed to lead its operations in Kent and South East London.

Roger Smith 12th June 2023

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Brand new Garden of England Lunchtime Tour launched by Steam Dreams Rail Co.

The special lunchtime steam-hauled journeys will see a nostalgic and magical trip through Kent, starting this June through to August.

Chloe White 7th June 2023

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Wittersham Road Station on the Kent & East Sussex Railway

Rail workers take paid leave to help heritage railway station in Kent

Railway power workers took two days away from their usual duties to brighten a heritage railway station near Tenterden in Kent.

Janine Booth 31st May 2023

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London Charing Cross to get free drinking water with Network Rail

Late May Bank holiday to see disruption for rail passengers in Kent as Network Rail carries out vital upgrade work

Passengers travelling by rail in Kent are advised to check ahead of travelling as work takes place in Rochester and South London

Chloe White 25th May 2023

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Steve Backhouse (IOWSR) Alison Houghton (Mid Hants) Robert Patterson (Swanage Railway) Rebecca Dalley (Mid Hants) Lisa Boyle (Bluebell Railway) Robin Coombes (KESR) Jonnie Pay (Spa Valley)

Six south of England heritage railways meet for second meeting

Last week, a group of six heritage railways in the south of England held its second meeting at the Kent & East Sussex Railway at Tenterden in Kent.

Roger Smith 25th May 2023

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Spa Valley Railway to Host Jolly Roger’s Swashbucklin’ Train Rides this Summer!

Family fun is to be had for all at the heritage railway this summer for a pirate adventure full of laughs all onboard a steam train!

Chloe White 23rd May 2023

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Sevington Shoeboxes to run from Tonbridge to Nottingham on 11 June

The Branch Line Society will run an unusual locomotive-hauled excursion from Tonbridge in Kent to Nottingham on Sunday 11 June,

Janine Booth 14th May 2023

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Kent’s Spa Valley Railway to run ‘NERF Train’ for summer holiday fun

The Spa Valley Railway in Tunbridge Wells in Kent will launch a new ‘NERF Train' experience this summer,

Janine Booth 11th May 2023

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Steam locomotive No. 65 heads loco line-up at Spa Valley Railway’s Summer Steam Up

The Spa Valley Railway in Tunbridge Wells in Kent has announced an impressive line-up for its annual ‘Summer Steam Up’ on 17 and 18 June.

Janine Booth 7th May 2023

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