News - Official Press Release:- 31/08/04

An incident occurred on the Kent and East Sussex Railway on Bank Holiday Sunday at Rolvenden Level Crossing gates which involved damage to one of the gates and a passing car. A train was also involved in the incident.

David Lloyd General Manager of the K&ESR stated “we confirm an incident took place which has been reported to Her Majesty’s Railway Inspectorate. No injuries were sustained and the car involved received only slight damage. A full investigation has already been started and the matter will be the subject of a full report in due course”.

The K&ESR has an excellent safety record and operates under strict guidelines issued by the HSE which are also used by all railway operating companies. The incident caused a slight delay but services were operating normally the following day.

A daily service operates for the remainder of this week then until the end of September is reduced to Tue, Wed & Thu and weekends.

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