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Romney celebrates its 95th with La’al Ratty visitors

CROWDS flocked to the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway as it celebrated its 95th anniversary on May 14/15 with an intensive gala service that saw trains continue throughout the night.

Known as‘Kent’s Mainline in Miniature’, the 13 ½-mile line that runs from the Cinque Port town of Hythe to the national nature reserve at Dungeness was the culmination and 2 – from leading model engineer Henry Greenly.

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