Heritage route
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
Hythe → Dungeness · England
Marketed as the world’s smallest public railway, its steam expresses still get local schoolchildren to class along Romney Marsh.
- Distance
- 22 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h
- Average speed
- 22 km/h
- Top speed
- 40 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmHythe
- 6 kmBurmarsh Road
- 8 kmDymchurch
- 12 kmRomney Warren Halt
- 16 kmRomney Sands
- 21 kmDungeness
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 36 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway?
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway runs 22 km from Hythe to Dungeness.
How long does the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h for the 22 km. That is an average of 22 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway?
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, with 4-6-2 one-third-scale steam locomotives.
How old is the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway?
The line has been in service since 1927. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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