Talk:Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway

message: I've removed the Kent Railways map posted by Pickle UK as it shows completely the wrong route for the RHDR! The 1927 line (Hythe - New Romney) is correct, but the map then follows the now defunct standard gauge line (roughly) to Lydd, with no sign of the RHDR 1928 route to Dungeness. I have informed the author of the map of his error and requested that the map be corrected, at which time I see no reason why it shouldn't go back on this page. Timothy Titus 02:37, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem, i was just taking advantage of the new map to show the line in context with the rest of Kent (rather than other railway lines in Kent). Pickle 04:19, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure. And I think your idea is a good one too! Hopefully the author will correct the mapping error quickly and we can put it back up again. Enjoy the sunshine! Timothy Titus 09:18, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The route has been corrected, so I've put the map back up again. Alas, the author has now labelled the 1928 extension as 1929 - but that's a small error compared with the former incorrect route! Timothy Titus 08:49, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map Removed 

message: Noitced a wl to Armoured train today,and if i recal rading a book on the RHDR some time ago, did the army not build one during the war for the RHDR or is my memory playing tricks on me ? Pickle 22:14, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Locomotive 5 'Hercules' was fully armoured, as well as the former bogie ballast wagons mentioned above. The locomotive took the centre of the formation, with a wagon on each side of it, each wagon having an anti-aircraft gun fitted. The armoured train was manned by soldiers of the Somerset Light Infantry and is known to have shot down at least one German 'plane during the hostilities. It was usually stabled under the overall station roof at Dymchurch, which was constructed by the army for that purpose, and was made of reinforced concrete. When this structure was finally demolished (late 70s, from memory) it was a MAJOR task, due to the metal rods reinforcing the concrete. Part of the armoured train was reproduced during the 1990s (without real guns!) for historical re-enactment. Timothy Titus Talk To TT 18:23, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: I have added a picture of the barriered level crossing at Botolph's bridge as I felt the page was lacking one, perhaps it could also do with an update to include that the barriers have now been installed on several crossings? Bluebellnutter 17.45, 14th August 2007 (UTC)
: Great pictures!! They really bring the railway to life. Alpha Ralpha Boulevard 11:30, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Level crossings 

message: It seems to me that this is currently a major omission from the article. These plans were taken very seriously in the 1980s. The Directors had land surveys done, drew up detailed potential route maps, and spoke to landowners in Pedlinge, and on Sandling Park Estate. There were serious discussions about motive power, and proposals for possible new locomotives powerful enough to handle some quite impressive inclines. As I recall from those days, the word 'extension' was slightly misleading as the plan was not to extend from Hythe, but rather to establish a branch line from a junction on the Willop. However, I have searched and searched for information, and cannot find anything. I've been through back issues of 'The Marshlander' and trawled the internet, but can't find any definitive records or outlines. I was on the staff of the railway back then, and could do some basics from memory, but without citations they probably wouldn't survive very long! Does anyone have anything that could help? Timothy Titus Talk To TT 04:24, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extension to Sandling 

message: The caption suggests barriers are to be installed, but the road signs show otherwise - will these signs be replaced or is the caption wrong? They're very pretty, for modern LCs... Worley-d (talk) 01:05, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The half-barrier installation programme is an on-going work. We have a lot of level crossings, and can only afford the manpower and the capital investment to do these crossings one at a time. However, they will all eventually be altered to half-barrier, and naturally this work includes changing the approach signs appropriately. The signs can't be changed before the work is done - that wouldn't make sense! As for 'pretty' - the whole of the RHDR is pretty. Thanks for noticing! Timothy Titus Talk To TT 10:11, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Second Level Crossing Picture

message: The current route map shows the former turning triangle as being between The Pilot and Dungeness Road level crossing.  In fact it was between Kerton Road Bridge and Battery Road crossing (as can be seen clearly on Google Earth and, if you keep your eyes peeled, from the train).  I have no idea how to edit the map.  Perhaps someone who does can correct it. Chatmool (talk) 16:07, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It should be correct now. Regards, Lynbarn (talk) 16:53, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Route Map / Triangle at the Pilot 

message: Given the success of similar such pages for the Bluebell Railway and Kent & East Sussex Railway, would it be an idea for this article as well, especially given the variety of stock (we don't need to list every carriage, but a general outline of the general carriage types plus the special saloons, and the same with the freight stock)?
It would also help to clean up the article (which is a little higgledy-piggledy at the moment), as we can move the New Tenders section as well. That way the article can focus on the other elements. The section on services should probably stay here, however. 
It would also allow photographs of the various items of rolling stock, as well as more detailed history and details for the various items as we'd have more space to play with, and increase the reliability of the article as an encyclopdic source. Bluebellnutter (talk) 17:18, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seperate article for rolling stock? 

message: Why is the Wells and Walsingham Railway considered a public railway? What is meant by "public railway" anyway? If, as I suppose, a railway with public transport function except/additionally to pure joy rides, I don't see how the Wells and Walsingham Railway is such, at least there is nothing mentioned about public transportation services in its article.
Greetings
Quork QTar (talk) 20:52, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: That's simple. The W&W is a "public railway" for all the same reasons as the RH&DR. Reason one, it's a public company. Reason two, it operates by virtue of a Light Railway Order issued by the Government (in this case the W&W Railway Order 1982, as amended by the W&W Railway Order 1994) as part of the national transport network. See here for more details. Reason three, it provides a public timetabled service - and if you've spent any time on the W&W you'll know that in addition to tourist passengers it also carries a lot of local people, especially from the little halts into Walsingham for the farm shop and other supplies. Timothy Titus Talk To TT 23:25, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah okay, thank you. That might use some clearing up in the W&W article then. Greetings Quork QTar (talk) 14:56, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

text: There was also a Pogles' Wood book based on that episode. I have a copy somewhere, and have been trying to find it. Wonderful RH&DR illustrations in it. Timothy Titus Talk To TT 00:08, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Smallest public railway 

message: I have just restored a link to the dab page Dogleg, as that page includes the phrase "Dogleg - any departure from, and subsequent return, to a normal, straight-line or direct path" which is what the word is being used to describe here. IdreamofJeanie (talk) 23:26, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Quite right - good revert. Thank you. Timothy Titus Talk To TT 00:38, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  dogleg