Rail fare protesters are vowing to fare dodge their way to Kent dressed as the Railway Children today.

Members of the campaign group Climate Rush will be travelling without a ticket wearing clothes from the popular children's novel.

They say they'll make it from London to Canterbury West to highlight what they claim are "unfair" fare hikes.

On Facebook, the group said: "We were promised 'fair fares' but instead prices are up and our trains are overcrowded.

"A complicated ticketing system makes it even more difficult for us to choose the train.

"Another budget and another set of cuts. If we fail to protest, we wave goodbye to an affordable and integrated public transport system and we say hello to bigger roads, bigger airports, more planes and cars."

A Southeastern spokesman said: "This is a political issue for the government to address.

"Our priority is the safety of our passengers and staff."