Ronald Shephard Railway
Railway photographs from across the UK, c1930s -c1960
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![west sussex record office/ronald shephard railway/liverpool manchester locomotive lion 1930](/t/479/liverpool-manchester-locomotive-lion-1930-7358479.jpg.webp "Liverpool & Manchester Locomotive "Lion" 1930. "Lion" at the Liverpool & Manchester Railway Centenary Celebrations in 1930.The loco formerly used on the Liverpool Dock Estate drew a specially constructed replica of a train of 1830 around a circular track on the Wavertree playground in Liverpool. The staff were dressed in the uniform of the period")
![west sussex record office/ronald shephard railway/northiam kent east sussex railway c1937](/t/479/northiam-kent-east-sussex-railway-c1937-7477649.jpg.webp ""Northiam" on the Kent & East Sussex Railway c.1937. K&ESR Locomotive No.2 "Northiam" at Rolvenden with members of staff. The loco was built was built by R & W Hawthorn Leslie of Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1899 and became famous when she featured in the 1937 film "Oh Mr. Porter. The film starred Will Hay, Moore Marriott")
![west sussex record office/ronald shephard railway/loco exe lynton barnstable railway c 1933](/t/479/loco-exe-lynton-barnstable-railway-c-1933-7474037.jpg.webp "Loco "Exe" on the Lynton & Barnstable Railway c. 1933. Loco "Exe" is seen at Pilton Yard with carriage stock. The loco is in intermediate livery which was applied between 1927/29. This line of 1ft 11.5in gauge was opened in 1898 and closed in 1935. The railway was sold to the LSWR in 1923b by which time the LSWR was part of the Southern Railway")
![west sussex record office/ronald shephard railway/taw woody bay lynton barnstable railway c](/t/479/taw-woody-bay-lynton-barnstable-railway-c-7474035.jpg.webp ""Taw" at Woody Bay on the Lynton & Barnstable Railway c.1935. Loco "Taw" at Woody Bay with a down train. The engine is one of the four 2-6-2T tanks built for this 1ft 11.5in line by Manning Wardle Ronald Shephard Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Shephard 1/38/2")
![west sussex record office/ronald shephard railway/derailment west hythe rhdr c1927](/t/479/derailment-west-hythe-rhdr-c1927-7385127.jpg.webp "Derailment at West Hythe on RHDR c.1927. No.7 "Typhoon" lies on its side near the Prince of Wales Bridge at West Hythe following a collision with a tractor on the level crossing 1947 Ronald Shephard Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Shephard 1/56/4")
![west sussex record office/ronald shephard railway/inaugural train rhdr 5 august 1926](/t/479/inaugural-train-rhdr-5-august-1926-7385119.jpg.webp "Inaugural train, on RHDR 5 August 1926. The Duke of York at New Romney having driven the inaugural train on The Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, hauled by "Northern Chief" from The Duke of York's bridge a distance of 1.5 miles from New Romney. Accompanying the Duke of York on the footplate is Capt")
![west sussex record office/ronald shephard railway/liverpool manchester centenary celebrations](/t/479/liverpool-manchester-centenary-celebrations-7385115.jpg.webp "Liverpool & Manchester Centenary Celebrations 1930. The locomotive "Lion" which starred in the 1950s comedy "The Titfield Thunderbolt", pulled this replica train on a circular track on the Wavertree Playground in Liverpool as part of the railway centenary celebrations. The operating staff also wore period dress")
![west sussex record office/ronald shephard railway/green goddess arrives c1926](/t/479/green-goddess-arrives-c1926-7474041.jpg.webp ""Green Goddess" arrives c.1926. "Green Godess" being delivered to the RHDR at New Romney. This was the first of five pacific locomotive to be delivered to the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch railway. They were designed by the Railway's Engineer, Henry Greenly and were similar in appearance to the LNER A1 Pacifics which had appeared five years earlier")
![west sussex record office/ronald shephard railway/ravenglass eskdale railway c1930](/t/479/ravenglass-eskdale-railway-c1930-7474039.jpg.webp "Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway c.1930. Locomotive 0-8-2 "River Irt" constructed in 1928 is seen hauling a packed train of open coaches. The Loco is a rebuild of the Heywood engine "Muriel" originally constructed in 1894 Ronald Shephard Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Shephard 1/55/3")
![west sussex record office/ronald shephard railway/southern maid rhdr c1932](/t/479/southern-maid-rhdr-c1932-7358483.jpg.webp ""Southern Maid" on RHDR c.1932. Locomotive No.3"Southern Maid" entering Newe Romney Station on the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway. The locomotive is seen here as delivered to this 15in line in 1927 with its original tender. The majority of locos now have larger tenders fitted for extra water carrying capacity")
![west sussex record office/ronald shephard railway/way dungeness c1928](/t/479/way-dungeness-c1928-7474031.jpg.webp "On the way to Dungeness c.1928. Loco No.2 "Northern Chief" with a train on the Dungeness extension of The RHDR which opened in 1928/29")
