The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Supporters Association

06/09/2026

Have you got your FREE tickets for our fantastic film night put together by our Heritage and Education Group?

Saturday 12th September, 6:30pm to 9pm in Hythe Hall.

Grab them here - https://rhdr.vticket.co.uk/event.php?xSec=&xProd=783&xRunningID=33293&xClassID=0&xAdults=1&xChildren=0&xFwd=

The programme;
Prehistory: 1920's clips of Rhyl MR, R&ER, Fairbourne highlighting relevance to Howey, Zborowski and especially Greenly.

1920's/30's: Newsreel of line construction. 1927 film from soon after opening. Footage from 1928-1939.

1940's: Armoured train. Line demobbed and 1946 re-opening.

1950's: a 1954 visit. Royal visit 1957.

1960's: Bill Hart's "Off Season" film from winter 1963/63 and 63/64.

1970's: Cagney run from NR - Hythe 1970/71? BBC Nationwide piece 1977.

1980's: Steam hauled school train at Burmarsh Road. Duke of Gloucester naming No.12. Diesel hauled school train at Burmarsh Road.

02/09/2026

🎟 Tickets are now available for the Heritage Open Day event! 🎟
Get your free tickets using this link - https://www.rhdr.org.uk/special-events/heritage-open-day/
Saturday 12th September

24/08/2026

📅 Mark the date in your diaries! 📅
On Saturday 12th September (celebrating Heritage Open Days), our Education and Heritage Group will be presenting a collection of old film footage from the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway over the years.

It'll be a FREE event, held at Hythe Hall (behind the coffee shop at Hythe station) from 6:30pm - 9:00pm.

Tickets available soon! See https://www.rhdr.org.uk/special-events/heritage-open-day/ for details.

17/08/2026

Thank you to all that visited us at the One:One Collection’s open day at Hornby Model Railways WonderWorks this past weekend!

14/08/2026

We’re all set up and ready for the Hornby Model Railways One:One Collection open day tomorrow and Sunday!
If you’re visiting, pop by and say hello! 👋

11/08/2026

We'll be at Hornby Model Railways Wonder Works for the showcase of the One:One Collection open weekend!
So if you don't have plans, why not come down and see this amazing collection of locomotives and rolling stock as well as some fantastic model railways?

Book your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hornby-hobbies-x-oneone-collection-open-weekend-2026-tickets-1985432724726?keep_tld=true

08/08/2026

🎉Calling all RH&DRSA members! 📣
We have recently launched digital membership cards!
So if you prefer to keep your wallet/purse slim and want to show your membership card via your phone, here's how you do it:

1 - Log in to your RH&DRSA account on your Apple/Android phone - https://membermojo.co.uk/rhdrsa/yourmembership
2 - Scroll down and click on the "Membership Card" button.
3 - Click on the link - in the image below it's "J.E.P Howey wallet card (pkpass)"
4 - Click "add" at the top right.

Now you'll be able to access your digital membership card in your phone wallet. You will need to redownload it when you renew your membership or for life/20 year members, every year. If you want to continue to receive a digital wallet card please ensure you tick YES in the digital wallet card box in the members form when you renew.

Whilst we appreciate that not everyone will want to have their membership card on their phone, the cost of the current plastic cards is not insignificant. Plastic membership cards will still be available but please consider this:
If half of our members switched to digital membership cards, the RH&DRSA would save nearly £5,500 a year which, we think you'll agree, can be better spent on the support of our favourite railway!

If you require help with your digital membership card, please contact [email protected]

05/08/2026

100 years ago - The Duke of York visited the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. Special thanks to our Education & Heritage group for these fantastic photographs and explanation below:

During construction of the railway, the Duke was running one of his series of camps at St Mary's Bay and expressed an interest in seeing the line. The down line (although possibly considered the up line at the time) was completed as far as the "N" girder bridge over the New Sewer and No. 2 Northern Chief was able to propel a train of six 4-wheelers and at least four open wagons from New Romney to the bridge.

Driver Maylan probably did the propelling and Howey, Henry Greenly and Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London & North Eastern Railway and designer of "Flying Scotsman" accompanied the train.

When the Duke and his party arrived at the bridge he was invited to drive to New Romney. He was accompanied by Howey on the footplate. Nigel Gresley rode on the tender and Greenly in the first coach. The train was filled with members of the Dukes entourage, boys from the camp and a few railway staff.

On arrival at New Romney, the Duke was shown around the station and facilities. The loco was turned and the train shunted so the coaches would be marshalled ahead of the four wheeled open wagons on the return journey. The Duke again drove on the return to the bridge where his party left and returned to the camp.

Famously Greenly was upset that Howey did not introduce him to the Duke.

The "N" girder bridge was thereafter named "Duke of York's Bridge" to mark the event. It was demolished in the winter of 1967/69 and replaced by the current "Collin's Bridge".

31/07/2026

What a fantastic offer from the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway! Did you know that if you purchase an annual Supporters Association family membership, depending on which category you choose, children from age 3 and up to an including 15 can travel for £5 everytday throughout the year?*

*Special Event Days may have a different fare structure and Santa Specials are not included.

Find out more and become a member here - https://www.rhdrsa.org/join/

Only Romney Rover tickets can be purchased online. Station to station tickets cannot be purchased online. Tickets to other stations are available from ticket offices on the same day of travel, however seats will not be guaranteed.

14/07/2026

Looking to support your favourite railway with either a one off or regular donation? Head to our Just Giving page where you'll find it nice and easy to set up a payment.
https://checkout.justgiving.com/c/2994608

No matter the size of donation, your generousity will be very much appreciated!

Anything you can give will make a huge difference!