45669 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Evening All, The 15 inch gauge Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway held a steam and diesel gala over the weekend and the first instalment of my video footage is now on YouTube; if anyone is interested in seeing it, here it is: Hope you like it. TTFN, Ron. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamThomas Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Thanks Ron, most enjoyable. I see the US habit of flying flags on the front of locomotives has now crossed the atlantic (or had I not noticed it before now ?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 On 28/10/2021 at 09:49, SamThomas said: Thanks Ron, most enjoyable. I see the US habit of flying flags on the front of locomotives has now crossed the Atlantic (or had I not noticed it before now ?) I don't know whether they do that all the time or whether it was just for the gala weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Informant Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 The RH&DR tend to have flags on the front of their locomotives on galas, certain special event days, and on special trains, such as the end of season special train for the members of the RH&DR Association. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Part Two of my weekend footage is now on my YouTube channel: Hope it meets with your approval. TTFN, Ron. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamThomas Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Excellent - more so (for me anyway) to see Black Prince at the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted November 9, 2021 Author Share Posted November 9, 2021 Another RHDR video can now be seen on my YouTube channel: Still plenty more to come in the fullness of time... TTFN, Ron. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 Here's Part Four of my RHDR footage: Hope you like it. TTFN, Ron. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 And now for a ride behind BLACK PRINCE: Still plenty more in the pipeline. (Not the PLUTO, Pipe Line Under The Ocean, pipeline though.) TTFN, Ron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamThomas Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Excellent - nice to see Black Prince at work. IIRC Black Princes two siblings in the UK ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Informant Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 24/11/2021 at 19:42, SamThomas said: Excellent - nice to see Black Prince at work. IIRC Black Princes two siblings in the UK ? Yes, Black Prince has two 'siblings' in the UK. Both of them run on the Waveney Valley Railway at Bressingham Steam Museum & Gardens. Rosenkavalier and Männertreu are both out of service requiring overhauls. Like Black Prince (original name Fleißiges Lieschen or Busy Lizzie in English), the locomotives were built by Krupp of Essen in 1937 for Trade Fair in Dusseldorf. The three were imported to Britain in the 1970s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamThomas Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Thanks for the info'. It must have been at Bressingham where I saw the siblings many years ago - pity they are out of service ATM. I seem to recall that they were found under a pile of scrap ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 And now for a ride behind HERCULES, a 4-8-2 'Mountain', from New Romney to Romney Sands: Lots more still to come... TTFN, Ron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamThomas Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Thanks Ron, always a pleasure to watch your posts. The power of these locomotives always amazes me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Eastern Lady Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 @SamThomas A few of Black Prince I took over that weekend 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamThomas Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Thank you for those images of Black Prince - most appreciated. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 On 23/12/2021 at 16:56, SamThomas said: Thank you for those images of Black Prince - most appreciated. They certainly are! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) Evening All, Here's a bit more of the RHDR for your delight and delectation: TTFN, Ron. Edited January 20, 2022 by 45669 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamThomas Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Thanks for posting the video. Must make every effort to go there this year with Mrs T. Those trains much run close to a scale 100mph at times. I've often wondered why they did not use 20" gauge - after all virtually everything was custom built ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bittern Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 21/01/2022 at 23:47, SamThomas said: I've often wondered why they did not use 20" gauge - after all virtually everything was custom built ? IANAL etc., but I seem to recall that 14" gauge or less does't count as a railway for some legal purposes (instead they're now regulated as amusement rides), so if that was true back then too it might be that they chose the smallest gauge they could, and then enlarged the locos to make them more practical. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 21/01/2022 at 13:17, SamThomas said: I've often wondered why they did not use 20" gauge - after all virtually everything was custom built ? I believe the choice of 15” was more or less taken out of the hands of the railway builders - locos 1,2 & 3 were originally destined for the estate railway of Count Louis Zbrowski and the order was only taken on by Howey after the count’s death at the Italian Grand Prix 15” was also the gauge of some of Capt Howey’s old locos (Colossus was, I believe the first pacific loco to run in the UK) and allowed the use of some off the shelf/second hand equipment from Arthur Heywood & Basset-Lowke who favoured the gauge. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamThomas Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Bittern & Edge. Thanks for the information, makes sense. Another thing I've often wondered about is did the good Captain & Count actually get any permission to build the line or did they more or less just get on with it anyway ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bittern Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 It was built using a light railway order. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamThomas Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 On 05/02/2022 at 11:47, Bittern said: It was built using a light railway order. Thanks, I was aware of that, but I wondered about the aquisition of land aspect (especially near to Dungness). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bittern Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 A Light Railway Order gave the power to compulsorily purchase land, and simplified the rules about level crossings (a private tramway could cross roads, as on the Selsey Tram, but there were complexities). I don't know if they had to formally invoke the compulsory purchase powers, or if they managed to negotiate land sales with it just in the background. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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