The Spa Valley Railway has been operating steam and heritage diesel trains from Tunbridge Wells West for the past 20yrs re-opening the line in stages through the support and work of dedicated volunteers.

Now the Spa Valley Railway needs help to raise £10,000 to undertake some repair work to one of its bridges located right next to High Rocks station. High Rocks Cattle Creep allows walkers to pass under our line and into the lovely countryside, it carries our trains over the footplate and has been in existence for many many years.

Once these repairs are complete it will allow the lines steam and heritage diesel trains to continue operating for many years to come over the bridge.

Our railway is a 100% voluntary organisation and is a not-for-profit organisation, any money raised is invested into the railways longterm future and development.

In 2016 the line had a record breaking year carrying over 43,126 passengers, an increase of 41% from the previous year. This just showed how popular the Spa Valley Railway is and that continued investment in our infrastructure is needed to ensure the railway can keep carrying passengers for many years to come.

Without these repairs the bridge will ultimately be subjected to speed restrictions or worse still closure pending repair work. It is therefore vital that we raise the money and get this work completed as soon as possible to allow our trains to continue travelling through the glorious High Weald countryside.

Some initial work has already been carried out and funded by the railway however to enable to the project to be completed we need the publics help to keep our trains steaming into the future.