Category: Railway 200 Archive – do not delete

Linked to Railway 200 main page. Do not delete while Railway 200 has relevance

June 23, 2025

Celebrating Strood Station’s 169th Birthday On Wednesday 18th June we joined Southeastern to celebrate Strood station’s 169th birthday.  School groups from St James the Great Academy and laddingford School were treated to free pencils, rulers and other goodies from the Southeastern and Kent Community Rail Partenership stalls.   The fun atmosphere continued throughout the afternoon,…

Loading

June 16, 2025

Maidstone’s Big Day Out Rail Ramble, Saturday 14th June 2025 Working in collaboration with Maidstone’s Big Day Out, Kent CRP guided this walk along the river Medway from Wateringbury into the town centre, one of many events taking place that day to celebrate Maidstone’s Big Day Out.   At the station another group of around…

Loading

June 2, 2025

10.30 – 12noon, 3rd July 2025 Leaving from Sheerness Station  🎶 Rail 200: The Singing Train 🚆A Celebration of 200 Years of Passenger Rail Travel in the UK Join us for a truly unforgettable journey as we celebrate Rail 200—the bicentenary of passenger rail travel in the UK—with a magical musical experience like no other! In a joyful…

Loading

May 29, 2025

Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th May Kent CRP had a fantastic time with a pop-up stand at the Faversham Festival of Transport. It was a busy weekend, spanning Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May, with the Faversham streets filled with inspiring vintage vehicles. We were lucky enough to be located in the Mayor’s Parlour in…

Loading

May 27, 2025

Celebrating Tonbridge Station’s 183rd Birthday On Thursday 22nd May, we joined Southeastern, Southeast Communities CRP and The Oaks Specialist College to celebrate Tonbridge station’s 183rd birthday and Community Rail Week. Our stall had promotional materials for our projects and activites, tote bags, pens and other freebies to help us engage with passengers as they passed…

Loading

May 6, 2025

Annual Stakeholder Event, 30th April 2025 We were delighted to welcome our stakeholders, partners, members and volunteers to our Annual Stakeholder Event, on Wednesday 30th April at Maidstone Town Hall.   The event provides an opportunity to showcase our achievements to our stakeholders, and to celebrate the contributions of our volunteers. People Powered Movement and…

Loading

April 9, 2025

Faversham Festival of Transport 18/19 May – Community Rail Week 2025 Community Rail Week for 2025 has a theme of “Railway 200”, celebrating the 200th anniversary of passenger rail travel. We’re grateful to Faversham Town Council for their invitation to return to the Faversham Festival of Transport, to bring Kent Community Rail Partnership to a…

Loading

April 3, 2025

Sustainable Tourism Guided Walk, Charing to Harrietsham, Friday 21 March 2025 Working in collaboration with Visit Maidstone, Explore Kent and with funding from Farming in Protected Landscapes, Kent CRP guided this walk on the North Downs Way. Together we aim to bring more sustainable tourism to the area and extend the typical summer tourist season…

Loading

March 16, 2025

Community Rail Awards 2025 At the Community Rail Awards 2025, we were honoured to be recognised for an “Oustanding Contribution to Community Rail”.   Community Rail Network said, “Since it was formed in 2003, Kent CRP has grown from an initial five stations to a remarkable 31 across three lines – Swale Rail, Medway Valley…

Loading

March 10, 2025

“Putting Down Routes” Rail Ramble from Cuxton Station, Sunday 9th March. The Kent Downs National Landscape Putting Down Routes team partnered with Kent Community Rail Partnership and North Downs Way Ambassadors to deliver the Cuxton and Ranscombe Farm Circular Rail Ramble. Together we aim to bring under-represented groups into the Kent Downs, encourage sustainable tourism to…

Loading

March 9, 2025

Celebrating Railway 200 We’ve set up a calendar to showcase the events and activites going on for Railway 200.   We’ll add more dates and details as we confirm events onto our Action Plan,   Keep checking back throughtout the year for updates.

Loading

February 24, 2025

Guided walk on the Oasts and Orchards Rail Trail, Thursday 20th February. Working in collaboration with Visit Maidstone, Explore Kent and North Downs Way National Trail, Kent Community Rail Partnership are guiding walks from our stations to explore the Kent countryside. Together we aim to bring more sustainable tourism to the area and extend the typical…

Loading

February 19, 2025

Kent Downs Line Cycle Rails Celebration, Tuesday 18th February On Tuesday 18th February, members and guests met at Hollingbourne station to celebrate the installation of cycle rails at stations along our Kent Downs Line. Kent Community Rail Partnership has worked with Southeastern to lay cycle rails on the footbridge steps of stations along the Kent…

Loading

January 29, 2025

25th January 2025 – Sittingbourne Station Birthday Celebrations On Saturday 25th January, Kent Community Rail Partnership and Southeastern celebrated the 167th birthday of Sittingbourne Train Station. Gathering at 11am, with our station adopters, the 4th Milton Regis Cub Pack, and volunteers, we got the party started, with a happy birthday announcement over the Tanoy, followed…

Loading