▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁War ▁Department ▁Branch ▁Line ▁Between ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Rom ney ▁S ands ▁was ▁a ▁j unction , ▁with ▁a ▁branch ▁line ▁cur ving ▁away ▁in land ▁from ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁This ▁line ▁was ▁constructed ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁and ▁provided ▁a ▁train ▁service ▁to ▁a ▁secret ▁military ▁installation ▁working ▁on ▁ac oust ic ▁aircraft ▁detection ▁at ▁Den ge . ▁Their ▁work ▁was ▁highly ▁successful , ▁but ▁almost ▁immediately ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁superior ▁in vention ▁known ▁as ▁rad ar . ▁The ▁War ▁Department ▁operated ▁their ▁own ▁locomot ive , ▁which ▁was ▁st abled ▁at ▁Hy the ▁engine ▁shed , ▁and ▁for ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁running ▁rights ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁railway . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁independently ▁owned ▁locomot ive ▁to ▁have ▁seen ▁long - term ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁railway . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁War ▁Department ▁Branch ▁Line ▁saw ▁a ▁further ▁six ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁( fre ight ▁only ) ▁by ▁the ▁R H DR , ▁which ▁transport ed ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁un cr ushed ▁sh ing le ▁by ▁train ▁to ▁Hy the , ▁where ▁a ▁r amp ▁system ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁transfer ▁the ▁cargo ▁to ▁road ▁ha ul age . ▁This ▁fre ight ▁service ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁lifted ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Ph oto ▁gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Her itage ▁railway ▁stations ▁in ▁Kent