Sunday 13 March 2005
This article last modified on Friday 15 April 2005
The headboard which was carried by our DEMU on this
day. It carries an additional embellishment to commemorate the
retirement of Tonbridge driver Michael “Mac” Macmillan, who drove 1001
for much of our railtour. It was his last day at work: what a way to bow
out! Photo by Andy Armitage.
This fine view of the railtour arriving at Tunbridge
Wells station evokes memories of the “blue-and-grey livery” days, and to
when this station’s name carried the suffix “Central”. Photo by Mike
Hearn.
Above: The railtour called at Lydd Town
disused station on the closed branch from Appledore to Dungeness.
Below: Retiring Driver Macmillan is presented with a
retirement cake in the buffet car, courtesy of HDL! Photos by Andy
Armitage.
This fine view of our train was taken at the far end
of the Lydd branch, at the boundary with the Dungeness power-station
site. Photo courtesy of David Staines.