Town mayor Anita Walker blew the whistle and waved the green flag to start proceedings at Kent's Garden Railway Show, which showcased model locomotives and trains from Britain, Germany, Austria and the USA.
The event, run by Kent's G-Scale Society, featured scale representations of trains powered by electricity, batteries and live-steam, provided by organisations such as East Kent O-Gauge Group, which is based in Faversham.
Children's favourite Thomas the Tank Engine made an appearance with his friends, much to the delight of the youngsters, who were even allowed to drive the trains themselves.
There was also a raffle, with a top prize of a G-Scale starter set, as well as various stalls offering books, videos and other railway-themed items, and scale accessories from the world of dolls' houses.
Assistant show organiser Ross Shimmon said: "It went very well indeed. We had more than 300 visitors, some of them regulars, but also many who had never come along before.
"People were particularly impressed with the models that ran on live steam, which isn't something often seen at model railway exhibitions. It proved to be a big draw."
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