The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway rounded off its 90th Anniversary season in fine style over the weekend of October 28th & 29th 2017 with its annual 'END of SEASON PARADE'.
The two-day event saw eight of the railway's locomotives in action hauling both stopping and non-stop expresses in single, double and even triple-header combinations at times.
The locomotives in use were...
- RHDR 'Greenly'-class 4-6-2 No.2 "Northern Chief"
- RHDR 'Krauss'-class 0-4-0 No.4 "The Bug"*
- RHDR 'Mountain'-class 4-8-2 No.5 "Hercules"
- RHDR 'Greenly'-class 4-6-2 No.7 "Typhoon"
- RHDR 'Greenly'-class 4-6-2 No.8 "Hurricane"
- RHDR 'Canadian Pacific'-class 4-6-2 No.9 "Winston Churchill"
- RHDR 'Canadian Pacific'-class 4-6-2 No.10 "Doctor Syn"
- RHDR DH Bo-Bo No.12 "J. B. Snell"
* "The Bug" was substituting for the unavailable RHDR 'Greenly'-class 4-6-2 No.3 "Southern Maid" which was under repair.
Shots seen in this video are as follows...
- 5 “Hercules” + 2 “Northern Chief” and 9 “Winston Churchill” + 10 “Doctor Syn” parallel running on the approach to Hythe from new Romney
- 5 “Hercules” + 2 “Northern Chief” + 9 “Winston Churchill” depart Dymchurch for New Romney as 8 “Hurricane” arrives
- 8 “Hurricane” departs Dymchurch for Hythe
- 7 “Typhoon” + 10 “Doctor Syn” pass through Dymchurch non-stop from Hythe to New Romney
- 4 “The Bug” + 8 “Hurricane” arrive at Dymchurch from Hythe
- 7 “Typhoon” + 8 “Hurricane” departs New Romney with the 'RHDR Association Special' for Dungeness
- 4 “The Bug” departs New Romney for Hythe as 12 “J. B. Snell” arrives
- 10 “Doctor Syn” + 9 “Winston Churchill” depart from Dungeness with the 'RHDR Association Special' for Hythe
- 2 “Northern Chief” passes through New Romney non-stop
- 5 “Hercules” + 8 “Hurricane” depart from New Romney
- 7 “Typhoon” arrives at New Romney from Hythe
- 2 “Northern Chief” arrive at New Romney with the non-stop
- 7 “Typhoon” departs New Romney for Dungeness
- 12 “J. B. Snell” arrives at New Romney from Dungeness
- 12 “J. B. Snell” departs Dymchurch for Hythe
- 5 “Hercules” + 2 “Northern Chief” + 8 “Hurricane” passes through Dymchurch with the 'RHDR Association Special' from Hythe
- 9 “Winston Churchill” + 7 “Typhoon” arrive at Dymchurch from New Romney
- 7 “Typhoon” + 9 “Winston Churchill” depart Hythe for New Romney
Filmed on Saturday 28th October 2017.
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