RH&DR - Into the 1990s

[@direktorpresident]

Absolutely marvellous, thank you! I live in Canada and have just retired; this is a definite Bucket List item!

[@DerekSmith1949]

Thanks Charles. Hope you enjoy your visit if and when you can make it.

[@terrybright2283]

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.

[@DerekSmith1949]

My pleasure, hope you are keeping well - they were good days. Best wishes, Derek

[@davecroft5197]

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

[@allanegleston13]

am in the states . first heard about this line in a book called small railroads . glad to see its still about.

[@paulw.woodring7304]

"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.

[@gomezadams9900]

Nice mini documentary. I wish we had something like this in Canada which was still a British colony until 1967.

[@captvictor]

Too bad this film missed the visit in September '92 of The Redwood Valley Railway Train from Orinda (Berkeley) Calif... I was there :)

[@susanwelford8589]

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[@barrydrocknrail2231]

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[@captvictor]

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[@jimik89]

Such a charming film

[@erikheddergott5514]

Beutiful.

[@TenShine1productions]

I like these little engines...I may see about visiting

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

awesome video Derek Smith :)

[@DerekSmith1949]

Many thanks, all seems a long time ago now :-)

[@CVR190]

Very Interesting, thankyou. Subscribed

[@Little-Oshawott-2010]

Locomotive no. 10 Dr. Syn kinda looks like an American steam locomotive.

[@Mounhas]

As Kent used to have working coal fields, I wonder if they supplied coal to the RHDR, assuming it was of good steaming properties!

[@DerekSmith1949]

Yes, the railway did use Kent coal at one time. It was very dusty and smoked quite a bit.

[@microbusss]

I would build 2 locos to run on this line

[@arch9enius]

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...

[@forgetmenotwargravesuk8578]

Would be nice in this modern day to see the track replaced with contuses rail

[@arch9enius]

Did those factory units ever get built?

[@DerekSmith1949]

arch9enius Certainly not up to now, but I believe the site is being built on for a new Aldi superstore.

[@arch9enius]

Well that could be built on a platform over the old trackbed. eh well.

[@mickcarson8504]

A great little locomotive. Pity the tracks are a disgrace and should be re-laid for a comfortable ride (9:15).