RH&DR CAB RIDE

The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway is the biggest and best train set in the world. The one – third size locos run to and fro on regular train services at speed up to 25 mph.

In this DVD, you travel with the driver of miniature Pacific, No 3 Southern Maid, designed by Greenly and built by Paxmans in 1926. You see and feel the locomotive working at full power, up to its tops speed. There are remarkable scenes in parallel showing the engine steaming fast along the tracks to Hythe, with the rails clicking beneath her.

There are shots from the line side that mix with those in the cab and you see it as it is, with all the rough and tumble of a cab ride along this remarkable line. Coal goes on the fire, smoke and steam stream from the chimney, the whistle blows water into the camera. It’s an exciting two hour trip on the best train set in the world.

There's also a second programme where the controls of the 4-8-2 locomotive Hercules are explained. This is a privlieged at life in the cab of the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway locomotives.

DVD Info

Region: 2
Running Time: 120 minutes