Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
Northern Chief at New Romney
Overview
LocaleKent, South East England
Termini
Stations8
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Service
TypeLight railway
Operator(s)Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Co.
Depot(s)New Romney
History
Opened1927
Technical
Line length13+12 miles (21.7 km)
Number of tracks2 (north of New Romney), 1 (south of New Romney with passing loops at the stations)
Track gauge15 in (381 mm)
Operating speed25 mph (40 km/h)
Route map
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, 1927 and 1928 sections, showing the location within Kent, and proximity to other railways. The red line is the boundary of Kent.
Romney, Hythe &
Dymchurch Railway
Hythe
Prince of Wales Halt
Prince of Wales Bridge
over Burmarsh Road
Freight siding
Botolph's Bridge Halt
Botolph's Bridge Road
New Cut
Burmarsh Road
Burmarsh Road
Eastbridge Road
Dymchurch
St Mary's Road
Golden Sands Halt
St Mary's Bay
Jefferstone Lane
New Sewer
Duke of York Camp
branch sidings
Warren ballast pit line
Warren Halt
Romney Depots
New Romney
Greatstone Dunes
Baldwin Road
Seaview Road
Maddieson's Camp
Romney Sands crossing
Romney Sands
War Department Halt
Derville Road
Hull Road
Taylor Road
Lade
Williamson Road
Kerton Road
former turning triangle
Battery Road
The Pilot Inn
Dungeness Road
Beach Fish Line
Britannia Points Halt
Britannia points
Dungeness

The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR) is a 15 in (381 mm) gauge light railway in Kent, England, operating steam and internal combustion locomotives. The 13+12-mile (21.7 km) line runs from the Cinque Port of Hythe via Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay, New Romney and Romney Sands to Dungeness, close to the Dungeness nuclear power stations and Dungeness Lighthouse.[1] The line is double track north of New Romney and single track south.

  1. ^ "History and Heritage - RH&DR - Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway". www.rhdr.org.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2020.