Rail minister Peter Hendy has given his personal support to the Rother Valley Railway (RVR) Heritage Trust’s £350,000 Buildings Appeal, which was launched last month.
Train operators which have been brought back into public ownership have published information about their passenger numbers, which shows significant increases.
Vehicle drivers will not be able to access Isle of Grain village for 29 hours in mid-February because of critical work to renew a railway level crossing.