Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway 4-6-2 No. 9 'Winston Churchill'
New Romney, Kent, UK 		Location: Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
Status: Operational
Posted: Feb 10, 2025 @ 05:02:47 by Russell Newman
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway’s American Outline Pacific No. 9 "Winston Churchill",, is making a return visit to the Bure Valley Railway for their 35th Anniversary Gala Weekend on 7th & 8th June 2025, as No. 9 "Winston Churchill" along with No. 6 "Samson" was one of two locomotives from the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway that hauled the offical openning train on the Bure Valley Railway’s opening day as a 15inch gauge railway on the 10th July 1990 and remained with them for the 1990 season until the railway had their own steam locomotives ready then. Whilst the locomotives have returned individually they have never been back to Norfolk together, so this is a very special occasion.
Posted: Mar 17, 2024 @ 14:03:54 by Russell Newman
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railways American Outline Pacific No. 9 "Winston Churchill", is now back in service again following completion of its overhaul.
Posted: Dec 11, 2022 @ 05:12:28 by Russell Newman
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railways American Outline Pacific No. 9 "Winston Churchill" has now been withdrawn from service for its 10 year overhaul having come to the end of its current boiler ticket.
Posted: Apr 23, 2020 @ 13:04:34 by luke
status should be operational
Posted: Feb 12, 2020 @ 12:02:48 by Russell Newman
No. 9 "Winston Churchill" will also be visiting the Bure Valley Railway for their 30th anniversary Gala on the 11th and 12th of July 2020. As 30 years ago in 1990 before the Bure Valley Railway had any steam locomotives of their own it was both No. 9 "Winston Churchill" and No. 6 "Samson" from the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway that hauled the official opening train along the Bure Valley line back then. Which the 15inch gauge line runs on the trackbed of the old Standard gauge East Norfolk Railway and still going strong today 30 years on.
Posted: Aug 28, 2017 @ 13:08:18 by Russell Newman
No. 9 "Winston Churchill" will be the second Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway loco also visiting the Kirklees Light Railway for there Steam and Diesel Gala on the 9th & 10th September as well.
Posted: Apr 20, 2005 @ 13:04:10 by
Boiler Pressure: 180 lb psi
Posted: Apr 20, 2005 @ 12:04:18 by

Driver Diameter: 2' 1.5"

Cylinders: 5.25" x 8.5"

Posted: Apr 19, 2005 @ 12:04:25 by
Was successfully converted to oil firing in 1973 as an experiment. Due to rising oil prices, it was converted back to coal firing in 1979.