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Herne Bay Railway Historian
@hernebayrailway.bsky.social
Historian of Herne Bay railway history, Southeastern Railway employee, and Railway 200 exhibition curator.

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Thank you for visiting Simon,
I hope you had a lovely day at Herne Bay and enjoyed the exhibition.
Thank you,
Mark
April 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Trouble with AI is, it has a mind of its own. Here's an outtake from a forthcoming music video "Old Neptune's Car", & an exhibition celebrating 200 years of railway travel at The Seaside Museum, Herne Bay, from 12 April.
There'll be plenty of events inc. history talks, film screenings, guided tours.
March 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
1980s British Rail staff at Herne Bay, showing their camaraderie in the station staff room.

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March 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Get ready to celebrate what's old & new with @serailway.bsky.social at the Seaside Museum, Herne Bay. Exhibition, history tours, film screenings, model trains, & archive footage!
200 years of railway evolution, #Railway200 is coming to Herne Bay.
Starts 12th April.
Details in the link below:
March 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In March 1960, thirty rose trees, a gift from Mr T J Ford of Beltinge, were planted by his gardener in the two circular gardens on the up platform at Herne Bay station, and the narrow flowerbed on the downside. Two of the flowerbeds have recently been removed to make way for the new accessible lift.
January 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I'm amazed how often Canterbury & Whitstable Railway gets overlooked. It was the 1st railway to haul passengers by steam as part of a regular service when it opened 3rd May 1830. The S&DR was Horse drawn, & Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened 15th September 1830. I plan to address that #railway200
January 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I'm delighted to say that I'll be returning to the Seaside Museum, Herne Bay in 2025, with a brand new exhibition to celebrate #Railway200, with history walks, talks, documentary screenings & much more. There will be associated events by Crab & Winkle Line Trust, Whitstable Museum. More to follow...
January 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM