["< sod > during [ [ world war area ii ] ], on 26 november 1942, one engine, number 2365, was working an afternoon new romney branch to the ashford passenger train through the [ [ romney marsh ] ] es near lydd when she was severely attacked by a low - flying [ [ southern germany | german ] ] fighter aircraft. cannon fire from the plane caused the dome on the top of the stricken engine's boiler to burst, but no railway staff or passengers were hurt. either by actual contact as he misjudged his successful dive, or in the sudden uprush of steam from the boiler, the pilot lost control of his plane and, as it crashed, he was flung out and drowned in a dyke. ″ the engine was subsequently reboilered and returned to service on the new romney branch early the following year. < ref >'' the railway magazine'', vol. 114, 79 p. 313 ( may 1968 ) < / ref > < eod > < sod > { { more footnotes | date = october 2016 } } < eod >"]