Railway 200 Events, Activities and Station Birthdays
A record of station birthdays and our events and activities taking place during this special year.
Please keep checking back as we will be updating this page as new events are added.
January
Station Birthdays: Kemsley, 1st January 1927, Sittingbourne 25th January 1858
Sittingbourne station’s birthday celebration, Saturday 25th January
February
Kent Downs Line Cycle Rails Celebration, Tuesday 18th February
Oasts and Orchards Walk, Paddock Wood, Thursday 20th February
Southeastern unveils the Railway 200 Networker, Tuesday 25th February
March
Station Birthdays: Halling, 1st March 1880
Cuxton and Ranscombe Farm Rail Ramble, Sunday 9th March
Charing to Harrietsham Rail Ramble, Friday 21st March
April
Publication of our 2024/25 Annual Report
Annual Stakeholder Event, 30th April 2025
May
Station Birthdays: Tonbridge, 26th May 1842
We will be celebrating Tonbridge station’s birthday on Thursday 22nd May as part of Community Rail Week
Promotional stall at Faversham Festival of Transport, Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th May
June
Station Birthdays: Strood, 18 June 1856
Kemsing, Borough Green and Wrotham, West Malling, Barming, Maidstone East, 1st June 1874
Sheerness-on-Sea, 1st June 1883
East Malling, 1st June 1913
We will be celebrating Maidstone East, Strood and Lenham stations’ birthdays
Rail Ramble as part of the Maidstone’s Big Day Out, Saturday 14th June
Strood station’s birthday, Wednesday 18th June
Verena Holmes celebration day – Southeastern, Monday 23rd June
North Downs Way Rail Ramble, Kent Downs Line, Tuesday 24th Jun
July
Station Birthdays: Queenborough, 19th July 1860
Maidstone Barracks, 1st July 1874
Bearsted, Hollingbourne, Harrietsham, Lenham, Charing 1st July 1884
We anticipate celebrations of Queenborough, Bearsted and Hollingbourne stations’ birthdays
North Downs Way Rail Ramble, Kent Downs Line, Thursday 3rd July
Inspiration, the Railway 200 Exhibition Train will be at Margate. We anticipate holding a promotional stall.
Promotional stall at the Maidstone River Festival, Saturday 26th July
August
Station Birthdays: Paddock Wood, 31st August 1842
We will be celebrating Paddock Wood station’s birthday on Thursday 28th August
Promotional Stall at Southeastern’s Ashford Depot Open Day, Sunday 24th August
September
Station Birthdays: Beltring, Yalding, Wateringbury, East Farleigh, Maidstone West, 25 September 1844
We will be celebrating Maidstone West station’s birthday on Thursday 25th September
Launch of “Time Tunnel” decals at Ashford International, Friday 26th September
Launch of the education garden at Charing station, date to be confirmed
October
The last “slam door” train operates on the Southeastern network, 7th October 2005
North Downs Way Rail Ramble, Kent Downs Line, Tuesday 28th October
November
Station Birthdays: Swale, 25 November 1913
The body of the Unknown Warrior was transported from Dover to London in the Cavell Van, for burial in Westminster Abbey, 10th November 1920
December
Station Birthdays: Ashford, 1 December 1842
New Hythe, 9 December 1929
First Class 465 Networker train enters service, 1 December 1992.
Picture – Southeastern
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