Engineering:RH&DR No.1 Green Goddess

RH&DR No.1 Green Goddess
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway No.1 "Green Goddess" storms through St.Marys station non-st
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Davey Paxman & Co. Serial number 15469 Total produced 1
Specifications
Career Operators Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway

Romney Hythe and Dymchurch railway locomotive No.1 Green Goddess is a 4-6-2 Steam locomotive build by Davey Paxman & Co. in 1925 and was given the works number 15469. It was one of 2 original locomotives ordered by Captain Howey and Count Louis Zborowski in 1924 and was completed and operation the following year, 2 years before the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch railway was completed. The design was based on Sir Nigel Gresley's A1 class which is the class Flying Scotsman was a part of. It's livery was also based on that of Flying Scotsman as it was in LNER Apple Green. The designing of the locomotive was done by Henry Greenly and the total cost of building it was £1250 or around £79,800 in 2021.