Kent & East Sussex Railway

England's Finest Rural Light Railway

 

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Casual Catering Assistants required. If you have a proven track record of excellent customer service, enjoy cooking & have a flexible attitude to working patterns we would like to hear from you! Call the Catering Manager for more details or for an application form on 01580 765155.

Cavell Van Restoration Appeal

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We need to raise £35,000 to restore the van in time for the National Service of Remembrance on 11 November 2010. The ‘Cavell Van’, built in 1919, is important in the railway preservation movement for being the prototype of a class of vans used for mail and luggage on express passenger trains from the 1920s. Please click on the title for more information.

Branch Line Weekend on the K&ESR - 20th & 21st March

On the 20th and 21st March you can enjoy the K&ESR's small locomotives over this weekend. The Special Timetable for Saturday & Sunday can be downloaded by clicking on the title above.

Grandparents Travel for Free at the Kent & East Sussex Railway

Children can treat their grandparent's to a nostalgic day out for FREE on the Kent & East Sussex Railway during a special grandparents' weekend on 17 and 18 April; when every child rover ticket purchased (costing £7.80) entitles a grandparent to travel for free. Please click on the title for more information.

Spring Walks - (25% off single fares) RailTrails

Combine a ramble with a nostalgic steam train ride with the Kent & East Sussex Railway. On 24 and 25 April everyone can take advantage of the Kent & East Sussex Railway's special weekend spring promotion which combines a walk with a nostalgic steam train ride. Please click on the title for more information.

The Great K&ESR Gala Weekend 1st - 3rd May

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The K&ESR May Gala is now an established "must visit" for railway enthusiasts from all over the country. In addition to seeing K&ESR's own locomotive "Charwelton" in traffic following its recent overhaul, K&ESR is pleased to announce that Llangollen Railway's BR Standard Class 4 locomotive – no. 80072 will be visiting.

Visit Our Kent & East Sussex Railway Photo Albums

Our Photo Album contains 100's of new images taken by Lewis Brockway in several new collections, Railway Experiences, CAMRA Beer Festival, 1940's Weekend and our Day Out with Thomas Event. We also have a Volunteers Photo Album available for viewing from the link on the main menu.

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Visit our Online Store where you can purchase a large selection of items, Publications, Clothing, Special Event tickets (i.e. Day out with Thomas), Driver Experience Days and become a member of the railway.
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coach_party_at_tenterdenGroup Travel on The Kent & East Sussex Railway for parties of 20+ or 15+ if taking one of our joint itineraries.

 

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To Help You Plan Your Outing Our 2010 Group Visits leaflet is available upon request, telephone 01580 765155 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We'll gladly send you a copy. Alternatively, you can download a pdf copy of the leaflet using the link below.



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The following information should help you plan and budget your outing.

Please use the fare table and any catering options you would like to calculate the cost per person. A typical example is set out below to help.

Remember to take 10% off the total fare cost.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of your proposed visit please telephone a member of the customer service team on 01580 765155 any weekday between 9.00am and 5.00pm or between 9:00am - 2:00pm at weekends.

 

TRAIN FARES

 

Single

Return

Adult

£9.50

£12.80

Senior Citizen

£8.50

£11.80

Child (under 16)

£6.00

£ 7.80


Example:

22 adults, 24 senior citizens & 4 children would like to book a return train journey with half taking a Ploughman’s Lunch and half taking a Cream Tea.

FARES 22 @ £12.80 = 
24 @ £11.80 = 
4 @ £7.80 = 
SUB TOTAL

Less 10% discount (£59.60)

£281.60
£283.20
£  31.20
£596.00

£536.40

CATERING

Plus….. 25 Cream Teas @ £4.90 =  
25 Ploughman’s Lunches@ £5.95 =  
SUB TOTAL

 

£122.50
£148.75
£271.25

Add FARE to FOOD

£536.40
£271.25
£807.65

A SAVING of £59.60on fares

=A Grand Total of £807.65

ON-TRAIN CATERING

PRICES HELD FROM 2008


Tea or Coffee with a fresh Pastry

£3.50


Cream Tea

Two scones, butter, cream & jam served with a selection of cakes and tea or coffee

£4.90


Ploughman’s Lunch

A traditional Cheddar and ham Ploughman’s served with tea or coffee (fruit tart & cream for an additional £2.50)

£5.95


Children’s Party Boxes

Combine the excitement of a steam train trip with a special Birthday tea. Children have individual party boxes packed with food and drink, whilst adults may enjoy a ploughman's lunch or cream tea (see below). It's a real treat for the whole family - because we do all the preparation, as well as the cleaning up!

£3.00


Picnic Hampers
Let us prepare a sumptuous hamper for you and your companions, which will be ready for collection when you arrive at Tenterden Station.


£4.50 child, £8.50 adult.


Please note that any of these catering options can be taken on either a return
(approx.1¾ hrs) or single journey (45 minutes).



The fares above are for single or return travel between Tenterden & Bodiam ONLY, other fares are available - please enquire for details.

 Advance booking is necessary for all group packages. It means that you, the customer has peace of mind in knowing that your booking is made and that we have reserved the seating and the staff are prepared for your visit.

A 25% deposit is required at the time of booking with the balance of payment and final confirmed numbers required ten days prior to the date of travel.

We value the business brought to the Railway by group organisers and coach operators.

A warm welcome also awaits your coach driver at Tenterden Station. He or she qualifies for FREE TRAVEL on the same train as the booked party with refreshments as booked or will be made welcome with refreshments in the Station Refreshment Rooms.

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K&ESR Daily News

Saturday 13th March

Sorry no trains running today, we next run on 20 & 21 March with our Branch Line Weekend. A time to enjoy the K&ESR's small locomotives.

Next Special Event

Branch Line Weekend
Saturday 20 / Sunday 21
March 2010

Monthly Competition

WIN FREE Tickets for the K&ESR

February WINNER .... 
Mrs Evans from Chatham - Congratulations!

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