Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
Northern Chief at New Romney
Overview
Locale	Kent, South East England
Termini	Hythe Dungeness
Stations	8
Website	www.rhdr.org.uk
Service
Type	Light railway
Operator(s)	Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Co.
Depot(s)	New Romney
History
Opened	1927
Technical
Line length	13+1⁄2 miles (21.7 km)
Number of tracks	2 (north of New Romney), 1 (south of New Romney with passing loops at the stations)
Track gauge	15 in (381 mm)
Operating speed	25 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.

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Legend
Hythe proposed extension to Sandling Prince of Wales Halt Prince of Wales Bridge over Burmarsh Road Freight siding Botolph's Bridge Halt Botolph's Bridge Road New Cut proposed extension to Sandling 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  A259  Romney Depots New Romney  B2071  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+1⁄2-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.