Official Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway Photographs
Story Time with 'Jack the Station Cat' and 'Edward Bear' 2007
13th May 2007

The first of the Story Time events in 2007 saw the Railway transformed into the 'Llanberis & Sittingbourne Extension Railway', Sittingbourne Viaduct station becomes 'Tails End' and Kemsley Down is 'Much Purring'. Our steam locomotive 'Triumph' appears in the latest of the books - 'Jack the Station Cat and The Tail's End Tickets'.

Jack entertained passengers between trains and children were able to have footplate rides on locomotives 'Melior' and 'Triumph'. A 'Mouse Hunt' for children involved completing a log of where and the name of each mouse around Much Purring.

Tales of Jack's antics are published in the 'Jack the Station Cat' books by Alan Cliff (see the link on the front page).

The 'Edward Bear' books are exclusive to the Railway and can be purchased from the Railway Shoppe at Kemsley Down. The author, Barry Langford, is a member of the Railway.

The next Story Time event will be over the August Bank Holiday Weekend - with 'Ivor the Engine'. Ivor's classic tales will be the highlight of the weekend and Ivor will be present at Kemsley Down!

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Triumph passes over the viaduct with the first train to Much Purring
Triumph passes over the viaduct with the first train to Much Purring
2007-05-07 10:09:28
 Buy Print		 Triumph approaches the end of the viaduct with the first train to Much Purring (aka Kemsley Down)
Triumph approaches the end of the viaduct with the first train to Much Purring (aka Kemsley Down)
2007-05-07 10:09:33
 Buy Print		 Sittingbourne Viaduct station becomes Tails End for the event
Sittingbourne Viaduct station becomes Tails End for the event
2007-05-07 11:39:50
 Buy Print		 Triumph approaches Tails End (aka Sittingbourne Viaduct) station
Triumph approaches Tails End (aka Sittingbourne Viaduct) station
2007-05-07 11:50:52
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Melior awaits departure from Much Purring
Melior awaits departure from Much Purring
2007-05-07 12:38:26
 Buy Print		 'Jack the Station Cat' poses with Triumph at Much Purring. Triumph appears in 'Jack the Station Cat and the Tail's End Tickets'
'Jack the Station Cat' poses with Triumph at Much Purring. Triumph appears in 'Jack the Station Cat and the Tail's End Tickets'
2007-05-07 12:40:42
 Buy Print		 Barton Hall is going green! She will be the same green livery as the rest of the diesel locomotive stud
Barton Hall is going green! She will be the same green livery as the rest of the diesel locomotive stud
2007-05-07 13:07:10
 Buy Print		 The Railway's traction engine 'Suzie'
The Railway's traction engine 'Suzie'
2007-05-07 13:14:23
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Jack, laying on the platform, waves goodbye to passengers of Jack's Express to Tails End
Jack, laying on the platform, waves goodbye to passengers of Jack's Express to Tails End
2007-05-07 13:39:01
 Buy Print		 This weekend the Railway is transformed into the Llanberis and Sittingbourne Extension Railway
This weekend the Railway is transformed into the Llanberis and Sittingbourne Extension Railway
2007-05-07 13:40:24
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