Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway 10TH April 2017 in Green Service

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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.

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Lydd on Sea and Dungeness Station Disused and Abandoned

Although the trackbed from Romney Junction towards New Romney is easily traceable, nothing remains of Lydd-on-Sea Halt today except for a gated concrete approach road from Kerton Road .

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Promoted  by holiday camp development in the area, the Southern Railway decided in 1937 to realign its branch line to New Romney (which had been opened in 1884) closer to the sea and to open two intermediate stations - Lydd-on-Sea and Greatstone-on-Sea.

 The opening of Lydd-on-Sea on 4 July 1937 coincided with the closure of Dungeness station to passengers 

it was intended that Lydd-on-Sea, ½-mile from Dungeness, would serve both locations and its running in board read "Lydd-on-Sea (for Dungeness)"

To handle the expected flow of holiday traffic, the station was equipped with a long curved island platform with a passing loop on which was perched a small wooden shed.
The traffic never materialised and the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 20 September 1954 when its passing loop was also lifted.
 As passenger traffic dwindled and freight became insignificant, the New Romney branch fell into decline and was listed for closure in the Beeching Report. In 1966 the Minister of Transport Barbara Castle announced her intention of closing the Appledore to New Romney Branch and passenger services ceased on 6 March 1967.
Today (2017)

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