Period: 1930s/1940s Region: Southern Gauge: 00 (4mm:1ft) Size: 38ft x 8ft Owner: Terry Whitling

Grove Ferry & Upstreet station was on the Canterbury to Thanet branch of the South Eastern Railway. The layout is a replica of the station and surrounding area set in the 1930s, although it can be run to any period up to the end of the Southern Railway days. Building of the station did not start until July 1846, after the line opened. The station and area was considered for changes over the next 70 years, but these did not come to fruition, including replacing the ferry with a bridge and changing the track work configuration. The proprietors of Grove Ferry Hotel not only had the ferry rights but also grew 17 acres of lavender which attracted many tourists by train from 1900 to 1930. During World War II the ferry was replaced with a Bailey bridge but this was removed at the of the war, reverting back to the ferry. Goods traffic ceased here on 30 April 1960 and the station was closed on 3 January 1966. Around the same time the river was bridged permanently to replace the ferry. The layout has visited exhibitions in Germany (twice), York and Warley National MRE.