Kent news: Margate's Scenic Railway at Dreamland receives last-minute appeal as locals fume at 'shocking' decision to back permanent closure

Kent news: Margate's Scenic Railway at Dreamland receives last-minute appeal as locals fume at 'shocking' decision to back permanent closure

Britain's oldest rollercoaster has received a last-minute boost after an appeal was lodged to the Department of Culture, Media & Sport against its permanent closure.Dreamland Margate confirmed on Tuesday that the Scenic Railway, a Grade II* listed wooden attraction dating back to 1920, will no longer operate as a ride.The historic structure, which has attracted thrill-seekers to the Kent coast for more than a century, has been out of service sin…