Heritage Railway – August 01, 2019

Above: TheRomney, Hythe&DymchurchRailway’sDavey

Paxman4-6-2No. 1GreenGoddessisba ckin2019 after

amajoroverhaul.The15ingauge1925-builtlocomotive

hasbeenhail edas‘theFlying Scotsman’oftheminiature

railway world.’RHDR

Left:July3saw boilertestda y–allfoursteamlocomotives

beinggivenanewticketfortheyear.Acenturyof running

BarnesAtlanticsonthelinewillbec elebratedin2020when

Joan,whichisc urrentlyunderrepair,celebratesits100th

birthday.RMR

Above: TheSeatonTramway runsfromthecoastup
thewester nsideofthebeaut ifulAxeValleyonthe
trackbedoftheformerLSWRbran ch,tot heresort,
usingafleetofstreettramswhicharebetweenhalf
andthree-quartersthesizeoft heoriginals.BENKAPU

Righ t:Asnear amicrocosmoftheSouthernRailway/

Regionasyoucouldhopefortoday: BRStandard

4MT2-6-4 TNo. 80104passesthetoweringruinsof

thegreatmedievalcastleasitarrivesat CorfeCastle

stationwithaservicetrainfromNordenpark-and-

ride station.ANDREWPMWRIGHT

ROMNEY,HYTHE &DYMCHURCH

RAILWAY

LENGTH:13½miles

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:Up to2hours45

minutes

WHAT’S NEWIN2019:

DaveyPaxman 4-6- 2No. 1GreenGoddessisbackin2 019

afteramajor overhaul.

Hythe Venetian Fete Trainheld ontheRoyal Military Canal

on August21. Therailway is biddingto enco uragetheuse of

publ ic transp orttoc ut pollution in Hythearound theevent.

ON THE ROSTER:

No.1GreenGoddess;No.2Northern Chief; No.5Hercules;

No.6Samson;No. 8Hurricane;No. 9WinstonChurchill;and

No.12JBSnell(diesel).

EVENTS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER:

■August4:Dungeness Li feboatStation open day: train

stopping nearby.

■September1:Busrally daywithmore than 40 vehicle s.

■September14:FiremanSam, withlocal fire brigade

safetydisplay. Pre-booking oftraintickets esse ntia l.

■September21:Dungeness eveningdiner.

RHYL MINIATURERAILWAY

LENGTH:1mile(15in gauge)

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:10-15mins

WHAT’S NEWIN2019:

AUGUST 17/18:WildWestWeekend with

Cowboy-themedactivities.

ON THE ROSTER:

Barn es AtlanticsRailwayQueenandMichael;Cagney No.44;

BassettLowkePrinceEdwardofWales;and dieselClara.

OTHER EVENTS IN AUGUST &SEPTEMBER:

■August3/4:TeddyBears’ picnic.

■August26:Double-headerday.

SEATONTRAMWAY

LENGTH:3miles (2ft 9in gaugeelectrictramway)

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:54-56mins

ON THEROSTER:Trams Nos.2; 4; 6; 8; 9: 10;11; 12;14; 15;

and16.

EVENTSINAUGUST&SEPTEMBER:

■August4,9,16, 15,30:Fairyspeci al (new attraction).

■August5,1 1, 18,26:DinosaurTramAdventure.

■August9,3 0:Wildlife &Landscape PhotographyTram.

■August7,1 4, 21,28:Pirate Tram adventure on The

Seaton Pearl.

■August11, 21 and September8, 22:

Birdwatching tram.

■August24:QueenLivetributeband.

■August26and September8,1 5, 22,29:Driver’s

Eye Experi ences.

■September 6:TheStory Tram

SWANAGERAILWAY

LENGTH:5½ mile s(Norden to Swanage).

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:65 minutes

WHAT’S NEWIN2019:

Swindo n-buil tBRClass 2Ivatt tender2-6-0 No.46521

visiting from theGreat CentralRailway in August.

ON THE ROSTER:

SR unrebuiltBulle id PacificNo. 34072 25 7Squadron;BR 4MT

2-6-4T No.80104 in addition to theabove.

EVENTS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER:

■July 27-August3:AnnualSwanageRegatta

andcarni val.

■August3:Eveningtrain from Nordenfor fireworks

displays on Swanageseafront.

■September6-8:Class ic transp ortrally at Harman’s Cross

closetoHarman’s Cross station.

TALYLLYN RAILWAY

LENGTH:7½ miles

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:2½ hours

WHAT’S NEWIN2019:

Loco motive No.7andTobythetrolley backin action

follow ing overhaul.

Appupdated –whichgives theabilitytotrack ajourney

along theline andinfor mation at eachstation such as walks

andaquiz foryoungsters to co mplete.

Newopencoa ch expectedtobecomplete lat er in theyear.

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