Sussex and Kent

Sussex and Kent

Model railway club and groups from Sussex and Kent

Clubs in Sussex and Kent

The counties of Sussex and Kent boast a diverse and enthusiastic modelling community, with many clubs drawing inspiration from the busy mainlines and historic branch lines of the South East. On this page, you’ll find an up-to-date list of clubs in the region, some of which also maintain exhibition layouts available for public display. From coastal branch line recreations to intricate urban settings, the layouts and clubs of Sussex and Kent continue to capture the imagination of railway enthusiasts throughout the area.

Folkestone & District Model Railway Club

Ashgate 24ft x 14ft OO Gauge

00 Gauge, modern image, analogue, fictional place located in different parts of the country according to stock and era being modelled

Required Operators: 4

Hawkesdown 36ft x 16ft O Gauge

The layout although fictitious is based on Southern practise in the early 1960s. It does however allow running rights for any regional visitors particularly GWR and LMS .

Required Operators: 4

Hythe 26’3ft x 6’7ft OO Gauge

00 (finescale), analogue, This is a scale reconstruction of the SE&CR station at Hythe, Kent.

Required Operators: 4

Much Firkin 26ft x 6ft OO Gauge

An Gauge ‘O’ 7mm model based on a proposed extension to the Cloebury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway in Shropshire. This involved building a line from the Severn Valley branch to the Much Wenlock branch a joint venture by both GWR and LMS and connecting this to the extension from Ditton Priors northwards to 800 yds east of Much Firkin.

Work was approved and building finished during the 1930’s thus opening a wider area to the local mine and mineral companies. It also allowed the Royal Navy to have an ordnance depot just south of Ditton Priors.

The layout is based circa 1948 around Spring time and traffic is fairly busy with both inbound and outbound either to connect to the CM&DP Lt Rly or exchange with the jointly operated LMS and GWR rail link between the Much Wenlock Branch and the Severn Valley Railway, now operated by British Railways.

Required Operators: 4