An overview of the RH&DR operation as it entered the 1990s. Summer and winter operation, passengers, freight and school kids. Workshop shots, Control Office and lots more.
Thought I would re-visit this to pass some lockdown time! Great to see it as it was when we were volunteering on the Bar Car. And I loved that tender on Typhoon! Thanks for the memories Derek.
wonderful mate! love this railway...time gap didnt matter... the line is timeless....thinking about trying to get a job folkestone way so i can volunteer for the rh & dr
"Great Little Railways of the World". I wore out my library's copy when I was a kid, and later was able to get a used copy at a train show. It had a great deal of influence on my love of live steam.
Absolutely marvellous, thank you! I live in Canada and have just retired; this is a definite Bucket List item!
Thanks Charles. Hope you enjoy your visit if and when you can make it.
Thought I would re-visit this to pass some lockdown time! Great to see it as it was when we were volunteering on the Bar Car. And I loved that tender on Typhoon! Thanks for the memories Derek.
My pleasure, hope you are keeping well - they were good days. Best wishes, Derek
wonderful mate! love this railway...time gap didnt matter... the line is timeless....thinking about trying to get a job folkestone way so i can volunteer for the rh & dr
am in the states . first heard about this line in a book called small railroads . glad to see its still about.
"Great Little Railways of the World". I wore out my library's copy when I was a kid, and later was able to get a used copy at a train show. It had a great deal of influence on my love of live steam.
Nice mini documentary. I wish we had something like this in Canada which was still a British colony until 1967.
Too bad this film missed the visit in September '92 of The Redwood Valley Railway Train from Orinda (Berkeley) Calif... I was there :)
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Such a charming film
Beutiful.
Very Interesting, thankyou. Subscribed
awesome video Derek Smith :)
Many thanks, all seems a long time ago now :-)
I like these little engines...I may see about visiting
As Kent used to have working coal fields, I wonder if they supplied coal to the RHDR, assuming it was of good steaming properties!
Yes, the railway did use Kent coal at one time. It was very dusty and smoked quite a bit.
I would build 2 locos to run on this line
Thing is , they would need to be reliable and pull 12 bogies. Which rules out building a sort of rail -dragster with a pre-WWII aero engine...
Would be nice in this modern day to see the track replaced with contuses rail
Did those factory units ever get built?
arch9enius Certainly not up to now, but I believe the site is being built on for a new Aldi superstore.
Well that could be built on a platform over the old trackbed. eh well.
A great little locomotive. Pity the tracks are a disgrace and should be re-laid for a comfortable ride (9:15).