RD11776. CAPTAIN HOWEY at Romney Sands.
RD11776. Although the 15 inch gauge Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is mostly operated by stream locomotives, they do have a couple of main line diesel locomotives. So, for the benefit of the diesel fans, here's a shot of one of them, No.14 CAPTAIN HOWEY, running into Romney Sands.
Captain Howey was the founder of the RH&DR and ran it from the the opening in 1927 until his death in 1963 apart from the war years when it requisitioned by the War Department. The locomotive that now bears his name was built in 1989 by TMA Engineering of Erdington in the West Midlands and it has a Perkins six cylinder diesel engine.
Romney Sands Station serves a large holiday caravan park and it is also the only passing loop on the single line section from New Romney to Dungeness.
Monday, 10th August, 2015. Copyright © Ron Fisher.
RD11776. CAPTAIN HOWEY at Romney Sands.
RD11776. Although the 15 inch gauge Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is mostly operated by stream locomotives, they do have a couple of main line diesel locomotives. So, for the benefit of the diesel fans, here's a shot of one of them, No.14 CAPTAIN HOWEY, running into Romney Sands.
Captain Howey was the founder of the RH&DR and ran it from the the opening in 1927 until his death in 1963 apart from the war years when it requisitioned by the War Department. The locomotive that now bears his name was built in 1989 by TMA Engineering of Erdington in the West Midlands and it has a Perkins six cylinder diesel engine.
Romney Sands Station serves a large holiday caravan park and it is also the only passing loop on the single line section from New Romney to Dungeness.
Monday, 10th August, 2015. Copyright © Ron Fisher.