A quick break from the history trail. As suggested we attempted to bring you #EveryDisusedStation along this line (as there is plenty). But time got away from us and it became apparent trying to do this from the train was very tricky. We hope you enjoy this little video. Back to "Abandoned" next week.
Have you already done the Lydd Railway line, which is in the same area as (and sometimes competed with) the RH&DR? There's not much left now, but Lydd Town Station still exists in a delapidated state.
The disused Dungeness main line station is only a short walk from the terminus there. It's almost parallel to the turning loop of the RH&DR after it leaves the station. The site of Lake station are near the eastern end of the Romney Sands Holiday Camp although not from any roads at the camp, you have to walk up a road towards a school but even then you'll only see a car park.
One element missing from your history lesson was the role of the RH & DR during WW2. They managed to set it up with a minature armoured train. One german aircraft was shot down by this creation and complained bitterly about "being shot down by a toy train."
I love this little railway, I first rode on it probably about 55 years ago. I was 4 years old. I have been back several times with my children. It will always have a place in my heart
Well done for taking some time out for yourselves, we didn't miss not seeing disused stations. That is one of the best mini rail tours you can take, loads of interest on the way and the peace and quiet of Dungeness beach. It's good being a big kid!!!!! 🚂👍🍦
Absolutely fantastic "miniature" railway. We had one here in Arbroath called Kerr's Miniature Railway. He had several different trains but way smaller than the ones you were on & it only went straight for about 1/2 a mile but when I was on it they had a turntable on either end which gave us a bit of fun watching the engine turning round. Latterly they didn't bother & just run the train just up & down. Great for the wee kids
St Mary's Bay was the site of our Sunday School annual summer outing in the late 1950s/early 1960s. Now, as a 66 years old man I love it just as much as I did then. Fantastic railway - and I hope you two had a thoroughly enjoyable day. A fish 'n' chip lunch in 'The Pilot is always a treat, too. Thanks so much for another fab video! Peter A
Happy memories. Got put on the train with my sister by my folks when we were children and once with my late fiance in the late 1990s. We rode in the "club car" for that one. only time i've ever seen the track receding behind us. Dungeness looks like a desert from the top of the old lighthouse.
I traveled over to England in 1985 and this was one of many train rides and cab rides. My father asked the driver about a cab ride and it was granted, well the driver got Northern Chief No.2 up to a speed of 35 m.p.h. Thank you for your information of the line.
I grew up in East Kent and the RH&DR was a big part of my childhood. Every time I go back it has changed a little but somehow stayed the same. Which is probably just what you would want! Great video, cheers.
Enjoyed you videos very much. Small world, I managed the Waitrose Andover Branch for a year. Was back for a day last month a seen Nigel in shopping and was telling him about this TH-cam channel as I seen him in one of your earlier ones, then told me he was your father/father in law... Small world indeed! Keep up good work
It is several decades since I last went on this railway it was actually well before the surge of Health and Safety. It is good to see the rolling stock still has plenty of open sided carriages
Same twentyfive mph as other lines..... BUT.... you are six inches off the ground AND you pass the other train at 50 mph (which you could touch if you are daft enough). Still one one the most impressive and enjoyable rides around! Glad you enjoyed it too.
Fantastic! I rode this line with my Uncle In 2000. Great historical info hear and I really want to return there! Sadly my uncle passed away from COVID 19 two weeks ago. This railway will always have a place in my heart. We were diesel hauled heading out of Hyth and Had a steam lead for the trip back.
I love this line, it's very special to me and I really can't wait to go back there again, so much history in that area, including the old british rail line to new Romney as well
Just rewatched and realised we travelled this same area three or four years ago and had no idea the minature railway existed. Thanks for all the details and bits of conversation. We do plan on going that way again and this new info will assist greatly.
You brought back great memories of when I stayed for two weeks in June 1957 for a school holiday at St Mary's Bay Holiday Camp, which has since been demolished and replaced with houses. On our very first walk around the village we of course were drawn to the railway and travelled on it many times to explore the coastal region. Wonderful railway memories!
Great video Paul and Rebecca,it's a small world,I'm actually here in dymchurch for a break with my family 😀,it's an amazing railway it's kept in pristine condition and so clean👌👍
Thanks for bringing back many happy memories of my childhood - used to live in Sandgate a 1/4 mile from the abandoned Sandgate station on the line that originally was intended to run to Folkestone Harbour to replace the steep incline to Folkestone East. Would cycle down to Hythe station a lot to watch the steam trains come in, then turn around on the turntable before heading out again. Next time you come down to this part of Kent you can do the Sandling, Hythe & Sandgate line (including Sandling Tunnel), the Folkestone Harbour line as well as the Eltham line. Glad you took the time off for a break & spent most of the day enjoying yourselves.
I love the RH&DR used to visit every year as my Grandparents lived in Folkestone. Went from New Romney to Dungeness last year for the first time for 50 years,brilliant.
Quality video and a quality day from an amazing railway. Thank you both very much. Happy to say that I have been on it. The line speed is 25 mph, which, for a 15 inch gauge line, feels that you are doing 75 mph. And you had great weather.
Still head down there every now and then, couldn't get my folks to take me there enough, as a kid! There's a lovely run from Canterbury down to Hythe on the B2068 (aka the Roman road Stone Street).
My uncle Bob used to work at Dungeness Power Station. Spend many an hour on the line at trying for fish in the Military Canal at Hythe. Or visiting Dr Syns at Dymchurch. He was a local Doctor who was alleged to have been a smuggler in the times of the Napolenic Wars
I just love the RH&DR even though it is a bit of a bone-shaking ride !! The last time we were there, someone had chartered a WHOLE train for some sort of party - and they wheeled out their bar car for the occasion - complete with several optics on-board for spirits & loads of bottled beers, soft drinks etc. I wish that I'd taken a picture of it !!
I’ve been on that railway line many times both as a kid and an adult, It may interest you to know that one of the Engines “The Black Prince “ was Gifted to the RH&DR just before WW2 by Herman Goering later to be the head of the German Luftwaffe.
Amazing little railway, and rather quick, for it's size. Count Louis Zvboroski was a remarkably interesting fellow- he drove the original, actual chitty-chitty-bang-bang! He did quite a bit, in a relatively short life.
Another very enjoyable video. It's a funny thing; I have been around that area so many times (I especially like the bleakness around Dungeness, but also like the Cinque-Portedness of Hythe) and have never been on that railway. I will go. My kids will love it, and I am sure my wife will too. BTW, Minehead's in Somerset, not Devon.
A few years ago I visited the home of a railway book seller. He was building a railway of the same gauge as the RH&DR in his garden! To paraphrase Buzz Lightyear "To standard gauge and beyond". Go Brunel.
I met John a couple of times when he came back to New Zealand. We had him in our car chasing a steam train from Whangarei to Auckland and also met him at the home of John Stitchbury, one of the founding fathers of the Railway Enthusiasts Society and Glenbrook Vintage Railway. JB was indeed a true gentleman.
Nice little video guys. I remember going down to the RHDR a number of times when I was younger. It was built as an accurate representation of a main line railway with the locos being entirely accurate to the main line locos they were modelled on. I certainly recall Dungeness as a really bleak place complete with a nuclear power station which may be closed now? At least you had a nice sunny day for it but as ever in that part of the world very windy. Definitely recommend a visit and as you say a “ proper trip”.
While you are in Kent, a abonded railway you could have tried to trace was the line that ran along the seafront at Dover linking the Western and Eastern docks. and the railways in the docks them selves, The Western arm had the boat trains until a few years ago, and there was always freight to be found in both docks, I can just rember the seafront railway when I stayed with uncle & Aunt in Dover, probably 60 to 70 years ago
@@pwhitewick I think if you Google it there is a limited amount of information on the railway, I can remember steam loco's working along the sea front, these eventually gave way to a small diesel shunter
That was my first (and so far only) steam train back in 2018! We (Tram tram tram officianado JC Callaghan & some friends of ours) went from Dungeness to New Romney bc it was the last train of the day. But I got a great video of the engine on the turntable. I'll try to post it. 🚂♥️ I definitely want to go & do more!!! Also, I have that same little booklet!! 😁 Thanks for the awesome video! (Gag reel: LOL! I was like, "ummm, Paul?" Good thing she's your wife!)
It's an amazing little railway. I only live a few miles away so I really should get down there more. Thanks for this video. Maybe sometime in the future you could cover the standard gauge abandoned stations at Dungeness and New Romney. Cheers, Pete.
Thank you for coming down to our area. I live just outside Folkestone. I have heard of tales about the disused railway from Folkestone up through the Elham valley, up to Canterbury. The story I heard was it was used by the army in WW2 for huge cannons aimed at France. It was in such disrepair it was closed permanently after the war. Never verified the story. It's yours to investigate. Keep up the good work.
@@pwhitewick very much built. From euro tunnel complex, through Pene and Elham, up to the A2 and the hospital on the edge of Canterbury you can follow the tracks on Google Earth. I have been told there were tunnels where the cannons were hidden away when not in use. At Pene there is a museum at the disused station. There is another village (sorry name escapes me) where in Station Road you can clear see a building that must of been a station (I think). Hope that helps.
I visited the RH&DR back in December 2012, it looks much nicer during your summer visit though. Thoroughly interesting railway. Have you been to the standard gauge line at Dungeness, there is i believe a disused station at Lydd, not too far from the little airport there. This line branches off the Marshlink line at Appledore. I think you can get to this little station, certainly within a worthwhile distance of it.
Just a couple of things guys. First, a lovely little vlog that wetted the appetite. Second, it was intended and succeeded in being, a true 'miniature railway' - a railway that would run regular timetables, all day, every day, year round. As far as I know, very few enthusiasts and holiday makers are going to be around in February, but the RH&DR run school trains, morning and evening and I believe they run timetable trains all year round to actually carry the people of the area. You missed a couple of things while at Dungeoness. You mention the lighthouse, but not the Nuclear Power Station? Also, out that way somewhere, are the experimental aircraft detection by sound alone parabolic 'mirrors'. These huge, concrete structures were built before the war, to examine the possibility of detecting (and tracking) aircraft over the channel. The sound would be reflected off the paraboloids (?) and focused on sensitive microphones. Radar, it seems, was much better, with a much higher signal to noise ratio. The RH&DR was part of my childhood, as mum and dad would take us to Dymchurch for a holiday, in a cottage that literally backed onto the line. I could watch the trains all day! (I still could!) Thanks for the vlog. Nice one.
That's a great little railway with the working minature steam locomotives. I actually used the line for a practical purpose as doing my coast walk around there I'd walked to Dungeness and needed a way to get back, hence a ride on the train. I don't think there is a bus there anyway and the train is much nicer anyway!
Massive dollop of narrow gauge. Lovely locos and fantastic line with a descent running length! Good video guys, nice to see you out and enjoying the sun. I haven't been there for sooooo long - must revisit. That outtake - lol ;)
I spent today travelling on a "miniature" railway. The Island Line on the Isle of Wight. What an experience. Highly recommend it. Lots of disused stations over there. Something for the Summer perhaps?
@@pwhitewick I think if you went on a Summer weekend for maximum light it would be possible. You would have to do the Havenstreet Railway and the existing Island Line too. That way you could say you've done all the stations on the IOW disused or otherwise. There is a combined "rover" ticket available for about £17.00. Park at Ryde St.Johns hop on the Island Line. Jump off at Smallbrook Junction for the Havenstreet. Bargain!! Possible tunnel at Ventnor. Not sure about access.
Count Louis Zborowski, a colleague of Captain Howey's (the RHDR's founder) wasn't killed at Le Mans but at Monza, at the time of the Italian Grand Prix, in 1924, predating the construction of the RHDR by two years. Also, the Southern Railway (previously the South Eastern Railway) had their own stations in Hythe, New Romney, and Dungeness respectively which closed in 1937, 1951, and 1967 respectively.
youve made me remember how much i miss that amazing railway, and i still watch as many of your videos as i can, hope you had a chance to explore the old br new romney line and the old camber sands tramway, keep up the good work to you both :)
I just about remember having a holiday here when I was small, my takeaway memories is the dunes, to get to the beach we had to walk over the top of them to get to the beach and the dry sand would blow over the top and sting my legs so my dad had to pick me up just before the top and carry me over and my just past 6 foot tall dad scrunching up to get into the carriages, I really have to go back some day.
I'm 6' 10" so I'd have no chance in those carriages but those scaled down steam engines look phenomenal. Then again, I never go out so it wouldn't be an issue.
Dungeness is one of the strangest places I have ever visited. Did you go around the village and see the homes made from old railway carriages? The view from the lighthouse is fantastic
Really enjoyed the video of your day out on the RH&DR - thanks for sharing it. I guess you didn't have time to explore the abandoned New Romney-Lydd-Appledore line...? But, then, the fascination of “Kent’s Mainline in Miniature” was possibly all-consuming! Very enjoyable!
Maybe one of your future videos could cover other local railways in (but going into other counties) East Sussex? I'm sure you'd adore the Bluebell Railway and you'll probably be (nearly) equally enamoured with the Kent and East Sussex Railway and (two I've not been on) the Lavender Line and the Spa Valley Railway.
Love your travelogue videos ,what a fantastic railway must get back there and travel on it one day, thanks for sharing both ...once again cracking music ! There is an abandoned railway on Cyprus you could check out !
A quick break from the history trail. As suggested we attempted to bring you #EveryDisusedStation along this line (as there is plenty). But time got away from us and it became apparent trying to do this from the train was very tricky. We hope you enjoy this little video. Back to "Abandoned" next week.
I loved the video.I have drove past that railway many times I will have to go on it one day
Have you already done the Lydd Railway line, which is in the same area as (and sometimes competed with) the RH&DR?
There's not much left now, but Lydd Town Station still exists in a delapidated state.
@@RoyCousins sadly not as yet.
The disused Dungeness main line station is only a short walk from the terminus there. It's almost parallel to the turning loop of the RH&DR after it leaves the station. The site of Lake station are near the eastern end of the Romney Sands Holiday Camp although not from any roads at the camp, you have to walk up a road towards a school but even then you'll only see a car park.
One element missing from your history lesson was the role of the RH & DR during WW2. They managed to set it up with a minature armoured train. One german aircraft was shot down by this creation and complained bitterly about "being shot down by a toy train."
Always a great day out, try it if you have not been, if you have been you will return.
I love this little railway, I first rode on it probably about 55 years ago. I was 4 years old. I have been back several times with my children. It will always have a place in my heart
One of my favourite places! Thanks for spreading the word and encouraging people to visit! Really needs a two day visit!
Couldn't agree more
The Ravenglass and Eskdale railway in the Lake District is another very good miniature railway.
Have memories of this line, especially the section between New Romney & Dymchurch, will never forget the Rat Train in the model railway display
Haven’t been on the railway since about 1990, happy memories , thank you
Loved the little trains 🚂 the beach 🌊 and lighthouse 🗼🕯 a real gem 💎
Lovely part of the country!
Well done for taking some time out for yourselves, we didn't miss not seeing disused stations. That is one of the best mini rail tours you can take, loads of interest on the way and the peace and quiet of Dungeness beach. It's good being a big kid!!!!! 🚂👍🍦
Thanks Bob, much appreciated.
Absolutely fantastic "miniature" railway. We had one here in Arbroath called Kerr's Miniature Railway. He had several different trains but way smaller than the ones you were on & it only went straight for about 1/2 a mile but when I was on it they had a turntable on either end which gave us a bit of fun watching the engine turning round. Latterly they didn't bother & just run the train just up & down. Great for the wee kids
St Mary's Bay was the site of our Sunday School annual summer outing in the late 1950s/early 1960s. Now, as a 66 years old man I love it just as much as I did then. Fantastic railway - and I hope you two had a thoroughly enjoyable day. A fish 'n' chip lunch in 'The Pilot is always a treat, too. Thanks so much for another fab video! Peter A
Thanks Peter. We did indeed have a great day out
Plus it's fantastic to see a non stop miniature steam railway passing new Romney too!!
Happy memories. Got put on the train with my sister by my folks when we were children and once with my late fiance in the late 1990s. We rode in the "club car" for that one. only time i've ever seen the track receding behind us. Dungeness looks like a desert from the top of the old lighthouse.
I traveled over to England in 1985 and this was one of many train rides and cab rides. My father asked the driver about a cab ride and it was granted, well the driver got Northern Chief No.2 up to a speed of 35 m.p.h.
Thank you for your information of the line.
That brought back memories, must be 60 years since I last went on it.
Me too. I used to go to Dymchurch every weekend when I was very young - before I was six. Been back since and it is a lovely little railway.
I grew up in East Kent and the RH&DR was a big part of my childhood. Every time I go back it has changed a little but somehow stayed the same. Which is probably just what you would want! Great video, cheers.
Thanks Chris. Happy memories indeed.
A marvellous film. Very enjoyable. Than you.
Another random in my feed 😆 enjoyed this, happy memories 👍
'Big tick'!!! 👍🤣
Thanks Hugh, we like random in feeds.
I've never been on the RH&D ... but my dad used to talk about it ... and he was born in 1918! I think I want to take my grandkids on it!
Enjoyed you videos very much. Small world, I managed the Waitrose Andover Branch for a year. Was back for a day last month a seen Nigel in shopping and was telling him about this TH-cam channel as I seen him in one of your earlier ones, then told me he was your father/father in law... Small world indeed! Keep up good work
Ah yes Rebecca mentioned the connection. Very small world indeed!! Thanks Matt, much appreciated.
It is several decades since I last went on this railway it was actually well before the surge of Health and Safety. It is good to see the rolling stock still has plenty of open sided carriages
Same twentyfive mph as other lines..... BUT.... you are six inches off the ground AND you pass the other train at 50 mph (which you could touch if you are daft enough). Still one one the most impressive and enjoyable rides around! Glad you enjoyed it too.
Fascinating little railway. Thanks again, Paul and Rebecca. Come up and do the abandoned railways of Leicestershire and Warwickshire!
We definitely will do soon.
Fantastic! I rode this line with my Uncle In 2000. Great historical info hear and I really want to return there! Sadly my uncle passed away from COVID 19 two weeks ago. This railway will always have a place in my heart. We were diesel hauled heading out of Hyth and Had a steam lead for the trip back.
Super! Keep exploring. Grts from Belgium.
Hello Belgium
I love this line, it's very special to me and I really can't wait to go back there again, so much history in that area, including the old british rail line to new Romney as well
I used to work at the holiday park on that seafront! New beach, just 5 miles away! Went on it years ago, great to see it again! Thanks for the video!
Thanks Gareth. A pleasure.
Another fabulous vlog. Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks Malcolm.
Just rewatched and realised we travelled this same area three or four years ago and had no idea the minature railway existed. Thanks for all the details and bits of conversation. We do plan on going that way again and this new info will assist greatly.
You brought back great memories of when I stayed for two weeks in June 1957 for a school holiday at St Mary's Bay Holiday Camp, which has since been demolished and replaced with houses. On our very first walk around the village we of course were drawn to the railway and travelled on it many times to explore the coastal region. Wonderful railway memories!
Ah thank you for sharing.
Great video Paul and Rebecca,it's a small world,I'm actually here in dymchurch for a break with my family 😀,it's an amazing railway it's kept in pristine condition and so clean👌👍
Small world indeed. Enjoy your time on it!
@@pwhitewick thank you 👍
A lovely “miniature “. Railway. I must plan a visit when next in the UK. 👍👍😎
We would highly recommend it!
Well worth it. There's also good footage of Laurel and Hardy when they were special guests opening the Dungeness extension.
Thanks for bringing back many happy memories of my childhood - used to live in Sandgate a 1/4 mile from the abandoned Sandgate station on the line that originally was intended to run to Folkestone Harbour to replace the steep incline to Folkestone East. Would cycle down to Hythe station a lot to watch the steam trains come in, then turn around on the turntable before heading out again. Next time you come down to this part of Kent you can do the Sandling, Hythe & Sandgate line (including Sandling Tunnel), the Folkestone Harbour line as well as the Eltham line.
Glad you took the time off for a break & spent most of the day enjoying yourselves.
Thanks David and thanks for sharing. Yup we decided to have day off the history and relax indeed!
I love the RH&DR used to visit every year as my Grandparents lived in Folkestone. Went from New Romney to Dungeness last year for the first time for 50 years,brilliant.
Had it changed much!?
No not really especially the locos although some had changed their colour.My favourite was always Hurricane and she is still blue.
And why not relax and enjoy a great part of the world, brilliant railway and video too. 👏👏
Thanks Jon.
Great video as always. You show lots of places that I can visit. Thanks for cheering the nice videos. Keep on the good work.
Thank you Thomas. 👍
Quality video and a quality day from an amazing railway. Thank you both very much. Happy to say that I have been on it. The line speed is 25 mph, which, for a 15 inch gauge line, feels that you are doing 75 mph.
And you had great weather.
We almost used that as a title... "The 75mph miniature guage"
Small gauge railway! ❤️👏
Thanks Whitewick's!
Always a pleasure, never a chore.
Still head down there every now and then, couldn't get my folks to take me there enough, as a kid! There's a lovely run from Canterbury down to Hythe on the B2068 (aka the Roman road Stone Street).
Thanks both of you, i have really enjoyed all your video`s.
Ah thank you very much. Plenty more.planned 😁
Great little railway, loved the video, so much to see, thank you both. xx
Thanks Colin.
My uncle Bob used to work at Dungeness Power Station. Spend many an hour on the line at trying for fish in the Military Canal at Hythe. Or visiting Dr Syns at Dymchurch. He was a local Doctor who was alleged to have been a smuggler in the times of the Napolenic Wars
I went on that on a school trip in 1973. I really must go again lol. Great vid as always guys.
Cheers Martin. Yup definitely go again. Well worth the fair.
Awesome views, that shot of the railways track was really photogenic. Liking the production too awesome steam trains.
Cheers Guys. We keep getting told to make short snappy ones. We liked how this one panned out and it was a tad easier to edit.
Very nice video, thanks for taking us along.
A pleasure thank you
Another great clip, thank you. We have ben going there for years as the Railway is magic as is Romney Marsh.
I just love the RH&DR even though it is a bit of a bone-shaking ride !! The last time we were there, someone had chartered a WHOLE train for some sort of party - and they wheeled out their bar car for the occasion - complete with several optics on-board for spirits & loads of bottled beers, soft drinks etc. I wish that I'd taken a picture of it !!
I’ve been on that railway line many times both as a kid and an adult, It may interest you to know that one of the Engines “The Black Prince “ was Gifted to the RH&DR just before WW2 by Herman Goering later to be the head of the German Luftwaffe.
I don't think this is true as Black prince only arrived at the RHDR in the 1970s
Well that was sooooo fantastic. Absolutely loved it. I am pea green with envy
Thank you Linda. A very enjoyable day out whatever your age.
Amazing little railway, and rather quick, for it's size. Count Louis Zvboroski was a remarkably interesting fellow- he drove the original, actual
chitty-chitty-bang-bang! He did quite a bit, in a relatively short life.
Indeed, very sad. A racing drivers life!
Another very enjoyable video.
It's a funny thing; I have been around that area so many times (I especially like the bleakness around Dungeness, but also like the Cinque-Portedness of Hythe) and have never been on that railway. I will go. My kids will love it, and I am sure my wife will too.
BTW, Minehead's in Somerset, not Devon.
Quite a pleasurable indulgence I found! Make it happen Nigel.
A few years ago I visited the home of a railway book seller. He was building a railway of the same gauge as the RH&DR in his garden! To paraphrase Buzz Lightyear "To standard gauge and beyond". Go Brunel.
Nice film of the RH&DR, home of some of the most gracious and elegant steam locomotives in Britain. They‘re just smaller.
Absolutely agree Philip.
RIP John Snell, the GM at RH&DR for ~25 years.
I met John a couple of times when he came back to New Zealand. We had him in our car chasing a steam train from Whangarei to Auckland and also met him at the home of John Stitchbury, one of the founding fathers of the Railway Enthusiasts Society and Glenbrook Vintage Railway. JB was indeed a true gentleman.
Big boys toys for those who could afford to build this fantastic little railway and I just love the end bit, lol
When I win the lottery!
@@pwhitewick You will have to get in the queue Paul, behind me, lol
What a fab railway it’s a real corker and one for my bucket list definitely 👍🏻
Definitely add it to your bucket list!
Brilliant video! I love a trip on the R,H&D! Love the model railway at New Romney to!
Nice little video guys. I remember going down to the RHDR a number of times when I was younger. It was built as an accurate representation of a main line railway with the locos being entirely accurate to the main line locos they were modelled on. I certainly recall Dungeness as a really bleak place complete with a nuclear power station which may be closed now? At least you had a nice sunny day for it but as ever in that part of the world very windy. Definitely recommend a visit and as you say a “ proper trip”.
Yup, we stayed in Brighton so it was still a four hour round trip for us. Lots more to see here we are sure.
Enjoyed watching
Lovely - great to see you guys back - thank you
I stumbled on this video after being enticed to watch the one about the Roman road deviation. I enjoyed both. Subscribed!
Welcome good Sir. This video isn't typical as such, we normally explore a tad more. Check out the back catalogue and you'll see what I mean. 👍👍
Fantastic..! An impossibly cute railway...
Very much so John
While you are in Kent, a abonded railway you could have tried to trace was the line that ran along the seafront at Dover linking the Western and Eastern docks. and the railways in the docks them selves, The Western arm had the boat trains until a few years ago, and there was always freight to be found in both docks, I can just rember the seafront railway when I stayed with uncle & Aunt in Dover, probably 60 to 70 years ago
Sadly we ran out of time on this little trip. We will definitely be back again. 👍
@@pwhitewick I think if you Google it there is a limited amount of information on the railway, I can remember steam loco's working along the sea front, these eventually gave way to a small diesel shunter
That was my first (and so far only) steam train back in 2018! We (Tram tram tram officianado JC Callaghan & some friends of ours) went from Dungeness to New Romney bc it was the last train of the day. But I got a great video of the engine on the turntable. I'll try to post it. 🚂♥️ I definitely want to go & do more!!! Also, I have that same little booklet!! 😁 Thanks for the awesome video! (Gag reel: LOL! I was like, "ummm, Paul?" Good thing she's your wife!)
Just uploaded it! th-cam.com/video/UL72w-sCH4c/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Kiwi. I'll check it out later today.
should have added that Dungeness is Europes only desert - really worth a visit - stunning beach
Ah we didn't visit the beach here.
@@pwhitewick Its does get even windies there
It's an amazing little railway. I only live a few miles away so I really should get down there more. Thanks for this video.
Maybe sometime in the future you could cover the standard gauge abandoned stations at Dungeness and New Romney. Cheers, Pete.
Thanks Pete. Yup easy to neglect the things on your doorstep! We will be back for certain.
I have seen one nuke train held in the Sidings near dungeness - I forget the station (closed to passengers) on the branch which is now freight only.
Lucky you! I live in Minnesota, so so so far away from this gem of a railway…….love it!!!
Brilliant video. Really enjoyed it. This has been on my 'To Do' list for as long as I can remember. You have spurred me on to make the effort.
Thank you for coming down to our area. I live just outside Folkestone. I have heard of tales about the disused railway from Folkestone up through the Elham valley, up to Canterbury. The story I heard was it was used by the army in WW2 for huge cannons aimed at France. It was in such disrepair it was closed permanently after the war. Never verified the story. It's yours to investigate.
Keep up the good work.
That's Robert. I had an inkling that the line you mention was planned but not built?
@@pwhitewick very much built. From euro tunnel complex, through Pene and Elham, up to the A2 and the hospital on the edge of Canterbury you can follow the tracks on Google Earth. I have been told there were tunnels where the cannons were hidden away when not in use. At Pene there is a museum at the disused station. There is another village (sorry name escapes me) where in Station Road you can clear see a building that must of been a station (I think). Hope that helps.
@@robertperring4194 I have a feeling that might be the village of Bridge
@@paulcurran2977 I think you are right.
I went there in 2016!! I had a blast! I came from Tennessee USA
Nice one Tim. Yup very unique. A blast indeed.
I visited the RH&DR back in December 2012, it looks much nicer during your summer visit though. Thoroughly interesting railway. Have you been to the standard gauge line at Dungeness, there is i believe a disused station at Lydd, not too far from the little airport there. This line branches off the Marshlink line at Appledore. I think you can get to this little station, certainly within a worthwhile distance of it.
If I ever get to the UK , this would be on my bucket list.
Definitely worthy of inclusion Richard.
that was great thank you both for sharing this all the best from trev and christine
Thanks Trev and Christine.
Awesome video :)
Thank you 👍👍
I love Dungeness! It is so bleak and beautiful, but the wind does blow a little there.
Bleak and beautiful sums it up well!
Just a couple of things guys. First, a lovely little vlog that wetted the appetite. Second, it was intended and succeeded in being, a true 'miniature railway' - a railway that would run regular timetables, all day, every day, year round. As far as I know, very few enthusiasts and holiday makers are going to be around in February, but the RH&DR run school trains, morning and evening and I believe they run timetable trains all year round to actually carry the people of the area.
You missed a couple of things while at Dungeoness. You mention the lighthouse, but not the Nuclear Power Station? Also, out that way somewhere, are the experimental aircraft detection by sound alone parabolic 'mirrors'. These huge, concrete structures were built before the war, to examine the possibility of detecting (and tracking) aircraft over the channel. The sound would be reflected off the paraboloids (?) and focused on sensitive microphones. Radar, it seems, was much better, with a much higher signal to noise ratio.
The RH&DR was part of my childhood, as mum and dad would take us to Dymchurch for a holiday, in a cottage that literally backed onto the line. I could watch the trains all day! (I still could!) Thanks for the vlog. Nice one.
That's a great little railway with the working minature steam locomotives. I actually used the line for a practical purpose as doing my coast walk around there I'd walked to Dungeness and needed a way to get back, hence a ride on the train. I don't think there is a bus there anyway and the train is much nicer anyway!
Absolutely agree Jonathan.
Evening you pair 🙂
I enjoyed your video very much
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Thanks Mr VXR
Massive dollop of narrow gauge. Lovely locos and fantastic line with a descent running length! Good video guys, nice to see you out and enjoying the sun. I haven't been there for sooooo long - must revisit. That outtake - lol ;)
Haha cheers Dave. No one else has mentioned that outtake as yet.... 😅
Hi. Great video. Have you looked at the Westerham branch line ? Brasted station is still standing and worth a look
Thank you. Not as yet, I'll do some research if you think it should be high on the list.
I spent today travelling on a "miniature" railway. The Island Line on the Isle of Wight. What an experience. Highly recommend it. Lots of disused stations over there. Something for the Summer perhaps?
Yes indeed Russ. We are thinking. "All the Disused IOW" Stations in a weekend. Doable?
@@pwhitewick I think if you went on a Summer weekend for maximum light it would be possible. You would have to do the Havenstreet Railway and the existing Island Line too. That way you could say you've done all the stations on the IOW disused or otherwise. There is a combined "rover" ticket available for about £17.00. Park at Ryde St.Johns hop on the Island Line. Jump off at Smallbrook Junction for the Havenstreet. Bargain!! Possible tunnel at Ventnor. Not sure about access.
Was there a few weeks back visited a few of the disused station on the line and walked the old BR line from Appledore down to Dungeness
Wish we had a little more time here to do the same!
Ah! You found some nice weather at last. When circumstances permit, you should try la' ratty.
Bob
Count Louis Zborowski, a colleague of Captain Howey's (the RHDR's founder) wasn't killed at Le Mans but at Monza, at the time of the Italian Grand Prix, in 1924, predating the construction of the RHDR by two years.
Also, the Southern Railway (previously the South Eastern Railway) had their own stations in Hythe, New Romney, and Dungeness respectively which closed in 1937, 1951, and 1967 respectively.
Wow! A Giant engine driver.
Lol. And the passengers.... They are huge!
Wonderful. Got to go there.
Definitely.
youve made me remember how much i miss that amazing railway, and i still watch as many of your videos as i can, hope you had a chance to explore the old br new romney line and the old camber sands tramway, keep up the good work to you both :)
At least it was a nice day out, lovely video
Cheers Simon, yes we were very lucky with the weather.
Great video.
Cheers Geoff.
I just about remember having a holiday here when I was small, my takeaway memories is the dunes, to get to the beach we had to walk over the top of them to get to the beach and the dry sand would blow over the top and sting my legs so my dad had to pick me up just before the top and carry me over and my just past 6 foot tall dad scrunching up to get into the carriages, I really have to go back some day.
Ah lovely memories, definitely worth a trip back if only to rekindle those memories once again.
Just the over bridge s are like tunnels on that line! I can remember having my knees under my chin if it was crowded 😆
Scale wise, they might just qualify.
I'm 6' 10" so I'd have no chance in those carriages but those scaled down steam engines look phenomenal. Then again, I never go out so it wouldn't be an issue.
You might well need a carriage to yourself on both accounts.
Dungeness is one of the strangest places I have ever visited.
Did you go around the village and see the homes made from old railway carriages? The view from the lighthouse is fantastic
It is a very surreal and let beautiful place at the same time!
hey paul and rebecca , great video as always , loved all of it , the trains were great , glad the weather was good for you , :)
Thanks Davie. Glad you enjoyed the video. A great little day out.
Really enjoyed the video of your day out on the RH&DR - thanks for sharing it. I guess you didn't have time to explore the abandoned New Romney-Lydd-Appledore line...? But, then, the fascination of “Kent’s Mainline in Miniature” was possibly all-consuming! Very enjoyable!
Loved it.
Do you know about the abandoned tunnels on the old Paddock Wood to Hawkhurst line? They've been shuttered since the 60s *before* the Beeching axe.
Indeed we do Captain, but not had a chance as yet to explore there.
Great video, well done..........
Thank you
Maybe one of your future videos could cover other local railways in (but going into other counties) East Sussex? I'm sure you'd adore the Bluebell Railway and you'll probably be (nearly) equally enamoured with the Kent and East Sussex Railway and (two I've not been on) the Lavender Line and the Spa Valley Railway.
Love your travelogue videos ,what a fantastic railway must get back there and travel on it one day, thanks for sharing both ...once again cracking music ! There is an abandoned railway on Cyprus you could check out !
Thanks Merv, much appreciated