Furthermore , the towns of Faversham , Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey had no railway communication at all .
The cathedral city of Rochester and the important dockyards of Chatham had no rail link nearer than Strood , on the opposite side of the River Medway .
The towns of Faversham , Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey had no railway communication at all .
The cathedral city of Rochester and the important dockyards of Chatham had no rail link nearer than Strood , on the opposite side of the River Medway .