No. 9 RHandDR 4-6-2 “WINSTON CHURCHILL” – ROMNEY HYTHE and DYMCHURCH RPPC 1950s

No. 9 RHandDR 4-6-2

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LOCATION: Hythe,KentDATE:Undated – 1950sSUBJECT: An excellent portrait realphotograph image of Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Canadian Pacific4-6-2 Winston Churchill No. 9 seen here with her Vanderbilt tender onthe turntable at Hythe station.Designed in the Canadianstyle as it was felt that the larger cab would give the driver betterprotection against local weather conditions than the British styledlocomotives. The engine was built by the Yorkshire Engine Co. to work on a 15gauge line and entered service in 1931, albeit then named Doctor Syn. In 1948,having been renamed Winston Churchill after the war-time Prime Minister, shewas sent to an exhibition in Toronto, Canada. She remains in service eon theline to this day.CONDITION: Excelllent clean & unmarked. Always kept in an album with good corners and edges.PHOTOGRAPHER:Unknown.PUBLISHER: Shoesmith& Etheridge Ltd. of Hastings Ref. No. 9324.POSTAL DETAILS:Unposted and written.TYPE: Bordered(5.5 x 3.5)” b & w gloss finish real photograph postcard.                                                                                                                            [pdbdg]All my postcardsand photographs are tissue wrapped and supported between stiff cardboard or plastic laminate forprotection via the post – see good Feedback from earlier buyers of my vintageitems.Note: From a smoke-free homeI am happy to combine purchases to help reducepostage & packaging costs. Please note thatlistings to be purchased with Buy It Now will remain forsale by eBay unless the buyer pays right away. That means buyers must first addthese items to their eBay Shopping Cart in order to purchase multiple itemswith the benefit of a combined P+P charge with a single payment. I also accept alternativepayment methods to Paypal in the form of postal order, personal cheque or banktransfer – please contact me if you need to in order to agree alternativepayment details. I will post internationally but overseas buyers must utiliseeBay’s Global Shipping Programme and pay using Paypal. Thank you for looking.

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