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Go on a train - like Laurel and Hardy ?
so i did
The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway – the smallest public railway in the world
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Opened on July 16 1927, with locomotive Hercules hauling the inaugural train from Hythe to New Romney.
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When first opened to the public the line only covered, in double track, the eight miles between the two small towns.
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But owner Captain Jack Howey soon had his eye on extending the line and in 1928 double tracks carried the trains to Dungeness running close to Greatstone - a ride of 13.5 miles.
The railway operates one-third scale locomotives, both steam and diesel powered – and a fleet of passenger carriages which include mobile bars.
Trains run at around 25 mph, slowing down to negotiate the numerous level crossings and bridges which carry the track across the landscape.
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Locomotives are based on classic British and Canadian-Pacific Railroad designs – with the latter being constructed as it was felt the enclosed cabs would give drivers more protection against the rain and wind which occasionally sweeps across the Marsh.
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Their names include Dr Syn, the legendary smuggler of the area, and
Winston Churchill.
