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Thumper 1001 departs Tonbridge working the ‘Rother Valley Reconnected’ special - 17/4/26

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On the 17th of April 2026 the Rother Valley railway was officially re opened by Network Rail, The RVR, GBRf and Southeastern all playing their part. Hastings diesels Thumper 1001 was charted out for invited guests and used the mainline connection to run shuttles on the line. A short video here is seen of it departing Tonbridge.

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A video shows Thumper 1001 departing Tonbridge on a special service for the 'Rother Valley Reconnected' event. The Rother Valley railway was officially reopened with collaboration from Network Rail, GBRf, Southeastern, and British Railways. Hastings-based diesel locomotive Thumper 1001 was used to run shuttles on the line for invited guests via a mainline connection. The footage captures the departure from Tonbridge as part of this special event.

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  • Platform ID FOePLcyCRkg
  • Views 132
  • Date published 14 May 2026 16:09
  • Date added 16 May 2026 18:48
  • Recorded 17 Apr 2026
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