The Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway is a quite special Railway. It was opened in 1927 mainly as a millionaires toy, but is operated since then as a public railway with scheduled public services... (more)
Here is my favorite miniature railway and my favorite locomotive from that railway. The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch was built in the 1920's and it runs 13 1/2 miles of 15 1/8 gauge track along the s... (more)
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway was built in the 1920's to a 15 inch gauge. Basically a rich man's toy in those days but has survived to be a major tourist attraction in the area. Most trains ... (more)
Built in 1925 for the 15 inch Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, No. 2 "Northern Chief" is seen shortly after departing Dungeness with the 17:02 to Dymchurch
The guard and trainee fireman (far right) gaze in wonderment at an engineering masterpiece named "Samson" which has paused with its train at Dungeness, the southern terminus on the 15-inch gauge R... (more)
Driver Wayne Avery is about to place a shovel load of coal on the fire as RHDR #1 'Green Goddess' speeds along on just a breath of steam. The locomotive is of a running in turn following overhaul.... (more)
RHDR #4 "The Bug" was built by Krauss in 1926 for use in the construction of the RHDR. It was sold to an amusement park in 1933 and later ended up in a Belfast scrap yard. Sir William McAlpine rec... (more)
My first steam shot of the new year, Driver Robert Featherstone has #3 'Southern Maid' linked up to around 10% and full regulator as he works a late evening train from Hythe to New Romney, the tra... (more)
The clocks have moved to daylight saving, so the last two trains of the day run in darkness. Station Master Peter Carpenter sees the 17:20 away from Hythe as the signalman prepares to radio New Ro... (more)
Whilst the passengers enjoy a fish and chip dinner in the station restaurant Senior Driver Richard Batton works his pacific 'Hurricane' around the balloon at Dungeness to be ready for the return t... (more)
RHDR mountain heads empty coaching stock from Hythe to New Romney. As it was a bit breezy I had asked the driver to work hard to lift the exhaust. He did, I could hear #6 coming for well over a m... (more)
A couple of times a year the RHDR run evening diner trains. I am a signalman on the line so asked the driver, Wayne if he minded a flash shot being taken, "OK, as long as I get a copy". So here is... (more)
Pacific #7 races west with the 11:10 from Hythe, crossing one of the many canals draining the Romney Marshes. I tried for rods down, but shooting one of these 15" gauge locos at 25 mph is like sho... (more)