Everything to run during RH&DR 95th anniversary gala

ROMNEY Hythe & Dymchurch Railway’s (RH&DR) 95th Anniversary Steam and Diesel Gala over May 14/15 will feature all available home-based steam locomotives plus Bo-Bo diesel No. 12 J. B. Snell and 4-6-4D Shelagh of Eskdale, which is on long-term loan from the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. A guest steam loco is also anticipated, which would be the first steam loco to visit RH&DR since May 2019. Continuous weekend running will include night trains along with a mix of passenger and freight services.

PHIL BARNES Hayling Light Railway’s recently refurbished Ruston LB type 4wDH Edwin runs through the half-way loop at Mengham Road station with a Beachlands to Eastoke service on February 27.