043 Romney Hythe and Dynchurch Railway, Plaque
Romney Hythe and Dynchurch Railway, Plaque
ABOUT BRITAIN ALBUM
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623921574989
Any description belies the brilliance of this railway, although narrow gauge the engines and rolling stock look like minuature version of their full size counterparts. Plus the railway not only caters for tourists and rail enthusiast but also regularly conveys fare paying local residents.
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR) is a 15 in gauge light railway operating both steam and internal combustion rolling stock over its 13.5 mile (one way) tracks linking the cinque ports of Hythe via Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay, New Romney and Romney Sands to Dungeness, close to Dungeness nuclear power station and Lighthouse. The railway was the dream of millionaire racing drivers Captain John Edwards Presgrave ("Jack") Howey and Count Louis Zborowski, but following Zborowskis death at the 1924 Monza Grand Prix, Captain Howey continued the project alone. After the various planning and legal wrangles, The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Light Railway Order 1926 was made in May 1926. During construction, the Duke of York (later King George VI) visited the railway on 5 August 1926 and drove the Northern Chief, hauling a train with about 100 passengers from Jesson Halt to New Romney and back. The railway was opened on 16 July 1927 its locomotives designed by Henry Greenly who was commissioned by Howey to work on the construction of the entire railway and who would also become the railways first Chief Engineer. Howey was not satisfied with just 8+1⁄4 miles (13.3 km) of track from Hythe to New Romney and plans were in hand for an extension even before the original section had opened. The line was to be extended 5+1⁄2 miles (9 km) from New Romney to Dungeness, double-tracked throughout apart from a balloon loop on which the station at Dungeness was sited. In 1940 the railway was taken over by the military during World War II, carrying troops for embarkation and freight needed for the war effort and a miniature armoured train was used on the line. t was also used by the Department of Petroleum Warfare in the construction of PLUTO ("Pipe Line Under The Ocean") intended to supply fuel to the Allied forces after the D-Day Normandy landings. Postwar the Hythe - New Romney section reopened in 1946 the New Romney to Dungeness section following with a formal opening by Laurel and Hardy on 21 March 1947. From 7 September 1977 until 24 July 2015, the railway provided school trains to transport children to and from the Marsh Academy in New Romney. The service was finally withdrawn due to falling usage. The railway's role as part of the local public transport network was extended when Warren Halt re-opened in 2009, providing a link to the Romney Marsh Visitor Centre. The railway, which carries over 150,000 passengers each year and celebrated its 80th birthday in 2007 with a week of celebrations including reconstructions of scenes on the railway from the previous eight decades. All ten original steam locomotives remain in service, each covering up to 10,000 miles (16,000 km) a year the fleet already the largest for a 15 inch railway in the World was expanded in 1976 with the addition of German-built Krupp locomotive No 11 Black Prince (formerly Fleißiges Lieschen. The RH&DR is still the only user of the 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotive in the UK, with No 6 Samson and No 5 Hercules in regular service. Nos 9 and 10 were built in a Canadian-outline with the intent to resemble Canadian Pacific Railway G3 class 2300 4-6-2.
Among other things at New Romey station is a trult fantastic and vast model railway
So this is no ordinary narrow gauge railway, it is unique and well worth a visit.
Diolch yn fawr am 68,520,724 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
Thank you 68,520,724 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe
Shot 27.09.2018 SHDR Station, New Romney, Kent Ref 137-043
043 Romney Hythe and Dynchurch Railway, Plaque
Romney Hythe and Dynchurch Railway, Plaque
ABOUT BRITAIN ALBUM
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623921574989
Any description belies the brilliance of this railway, although narrow gauge the engines and rolling stock look like minuature version of their full size counterparts. Plus the railway not only caters for tourists and rail enthusiast but also regularly conveys fare paying local residents.
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR) is a 15 in gauge light railway operating both steam and internal combustion rolling stock over its 13.5 mile (one way) tracks linking the cinque ports of Hythe via Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay, New Romney and Romney Sands to Dungeness, close to Dungeness nuclear power station and Lighthouse. The railway was the dream of millionaire racing drivers Captain John Edwards Presgrave ("Jack") Howey and Count Louis Zborowski, but following Zborowskis death at the 1924 Monza Grand Prix, Captain Howey continued the project alone. After the various planning and legal wrangles, The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Light Railway Order 1926 was made in May 1926. During construction, the Duke of York (later King George VI) visited the railway on 5 August 1926 and drove the Northern Chief, hauling a train with about 100 passengers from Jesson Halt to New Romney and back. The railway was opened on 16 July 1927 its locomotives designed by Henry Greenly who was commissioned by Howey to work on the construction of the entire railway and who would also become the railways first Chief Engineer. Howey was not satisfied with just 8+1⁄4 miles (13.3 km) of track from Hythe to New Romney and plans were in hand for an extension even before the original section had opened. The line was to be extended 5+1⁄2 miles (9 km) from New Romney to Dungeness, double-tracked throughout apart from a balloon loop on which the station at Dungeness was sited. In 1940 the railway was taken over by the military during World War II, carrying troops for embarkation and freight needed for the war effort and a miniature armoured train was used on the line. t was also used by the Department of Petroleum Warfare in the construction of PLUTO ("Pipe Line Under The Ocean") intended to supply fuel to the Allied forces after the D-Day Normandy landings. Postwar the Hythe - New Romney section reopened in 1946 the New Romney to Dungeness section following with a formal opening by Laurel and Hardy on 21 March 1947. From 7 September 1977 until 24 July 2015, the railway provided school trains to transport children to and from the Marsh Academy in New Romney. The service was finally withdrawn due to falling usage. The railway's role as part of the local public transport network was extended when Warren Halt re-opened in 2009, providing a link to the Romney Marsh Visitor Centre. The railway, which carries over 150,000 passengers each year and celebrated its 80th birthday in 2007 with a week of celebrations including reconstructions of scenes on the railway from the previous eight decades. All ten original steam locomotives remain in service, each covering up to 10,000 miles (16,000 km) a year the fleet already the largest for a 15 inch railway in the World was expanded in 1976 with the addition of German-built Krupp locomotive No 11 Black Prince (formerly Fleißiges Lieschen. The RH&DR is still the only user of the 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotive in the UK, with No 6 Samson and No 5 Hercules in regular service. Nos 9 and 10 were built in a Canadian-outline with the intent to resemble Canadian Pacific Railway G3 class 2300 4-6-2.
Among other things at New Romey station is a trult fantastic and vast model railway
So this is no ordinary narrow gauge railway, it is unique and well worth a visit.
Diolch yn fawr am 68,520,724 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
Thank you 68,520,724 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe
Shot 27.09.2018 SHDR Station, New Romney, Kent Ref 137-043