Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway - October 2000
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The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a 15in. gauge miniature railway that runs between Hythe and Dungeness in Kent. 2002 is the 75th Anniversary of its opening. However, a celebration was held in October 2000 to mark the 75th Anniversary of the building of its first two locomtives and the photographs here record that event.
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45% to optimise download time. All photos taken with a Nikon Coolpix 950 camera.
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| “Northern Chief” seen at New Romney getting ready to head up to Hythe to start the formal celebrations. (77Kb) |
“Green Goddess”. LZ1 on the headboard refers to the builders’ order no. - no1 from Louis Zborowski. “Northern Chief” (no. 2) had a similar headboard. (44Kb) |
Both locos being lovingly prepared by their drivers in readiness for the parallel run down to New Romney. (108Kb) |
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| “Green Goddess” with its LZ1 headboard. (90Kb) |
Cab detail. (58Kb) |
A photo call at Hythe. The lady, attempting to sit on the knee of the driver of “Green Goddess” is allegedly one of the very first passengers when the railway opened in 1927. The chap stood up was the driver of “Green Godess” for over 30 years from 1947. (83Kb) |
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| The parallel run allows one train to accelerate past the other and they alternate as they go down the line. This gives the passengers in each train the chance to see one of the powerful locomotives at speed. “Northern Chief” is accelerating by. (80Kb and 58Kb) |
There are also a couple of large diesels, as well, usually used the haul the school trains throughout the year. (84Kb) |
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From New
Romsey to Dungeness and return, the train is double-headled
by the two locos and it bears a new headboard. (43Kb) |
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