- The Canterbury & Whitstable Railway — the "Crab and Winkle" — was a pioneering passenger line opened on 3 May 1830 linking the north Kent coast with Canterbury.
- The surviving Invicta locomotive, an improved, four‑wheel‑drive version of Stephenson’s Rocket built for hill traction, is on display at Whitstable Museum.
- Passenger services ended in 1931 and the line closed in 1952; much of the route is now a national cycle path.
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