Light railway incorporated by a Light Railway Order of 1926 empowering the construction of a double line, 1 foot 3 inch gauge railway 8 miles long between Hythe and New Romney. It was opened in 1927, and an extension to Dungeness was opened in 1929. Although operations were suspended during World War II, it was fully reopened in 1947.

The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway was closed to public use during the war and was requisitioned by the War Department creating the only miniature armoured train in the world. It was also used during the building of PLUTO (Pipe Line Under The Ocean) which fuelled the Allied invasion force. The railway was soon reopened to the public in 1946 with the Dungeness section opened by Stanley Laurel and Oliver Hardy in 1947. (1)

<1> Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (http://www.rhdr.org.uk/pages/history.html) (Website). SWX23980.