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The Bug

A modified version of a standard design by the German manufacturer, The Bug was ordered for use during construction of the original line and the extension to Dungeness. Her short wheelbase and high water capacity made her ideal for such work.

However, once the building of the RH&DR was complete, there wasn't much work for The Bug and she was sold to a Blackpool showman in 1933. He in turn sold her on to the Belle Vue Park Railway, Belfast and there she remained until being sold for scrap in 1950. However, instead of being cut-up, she remained buried beneath other scrap until being rescued in 1972 by Sir William McAlpine and returning, rather miraculously, to New Romney. She was restored in 1974 by Dick Cushing, painted in a Southern Railway green and made appearances on special occasions, and often used with a 'transportable' railway for shows and exhibitions.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

  • Industrial pattern 0-4-0 two-cylinder tender-tank locomotive

    DESIGNED BY Roland Martens

    BUILT BY Krauss, Munich No 6378 in 1926

  • SPECIFICATIONS

    OVERALL LENGTH.16' 8.5"
    WEIGHT IN WORKING ORDER.5tons
    DRIVING WHEEL DIAMETER.1' 3.75"
    BOGIE & TRAILING WHEEL DIAMETER.n/a
    CYLINDERS.4.5" bore x 6.25" stroke
    CURRENT LIVERY.Brighton Umber
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