 The line was constructed by Thomas Jones and Sons in 1903.The line was constructed at 3 ft 6in [1,067mm] gauge as although this was not common for light railways it was the gauge used by the Isle of Thanet Tramways and there was some possibility that it might have been incorporated into the Cinque Ports Light Railway, an abortive Electric Tramway Scheme which planned a coastal tram route from Ramsgate to Hastings.There was a single 250 foot riverside siding with a run round loop at Guilford Wharf on a section of the River Stour known as Bowling Green Reach.