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  1. The Donegal Railway Heritage Trail. On 28th February 2022 the Donegal Railway Heritage Centre announced that, with funding provided through the “Creative Ireland” programme administered by Donegal County Council, they completed the production of a map of County Donegal showing some of the main Donegal railway heritage still to be seen across the County and into Northern Ireland. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/26/the-donegal-railway-heritage-trail/
  2. 'The Modern Tramway’ – Leeds City Tramways, 1956. … The Modern Tramway Journal in February 1957 carried an article about the tramways of Leeds. The data for the article was collated by A.K. Terry and the article was written by J.H. Price. The Suez crisis brought a temporary halt to a number of things within the UK economy. One of these was the planned scrapping of the tram routes and tramcars in Leeds. That pause provided the opportunity for the Light Railway Transport League to compile a map, fleet list and list of services for the city. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/22/the-modern-tramway-part-8-leeds-city-tramways-1956/
  3. The accident on the Owencarrow Viaduct is covered in this linked article. .... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/05/30/the-owencarrow-viaduct-accident-in-1925/
  4. This is the third length of the L&LSR. It covers the length from Cashelnagor to Barnes Gap. .... It includes the Owencarrow Viaduct. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/22/the-burtonport-extension-of-the-londonderry-amp-lough-swilly-railway-part-3/
  5. The Modern Tramway again. ..... In January 1957 the Journal reported on the decision by the Manx Government to take over the Manx Electric Tramway. ...... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/19/the-modern-tramway-part-7-the-manx-electric-railway/
  6. Mikkel, excellent thread which benefits form some great photos from you and some good contributions from others. Are you aware that Uganda Railways has recently opened a Railway Museum in Jinja?
  7. The Modern Tramway again. ..... Articulated trams are relatively normal in today's world. There was a time when this was not the case. Much of Europe, save for the Italians, preferred to create tram trains from individual units and trailers. This was seen as being a more flexible policy. Stuttgart decided to to try out articulated vehicles in the 1950s. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/15/the-modern-tramway-part-6-modern-articulated-cars-for-stuttgart/
  8. A fifth look at the Journal of the Light Railway Transport League in the mid-1950s. .... The Modern Tramway Journal of April 1954 took issue with the interpretation of a Road Research Laboratory Report by the London Transport Executive. The press release from the LTE was slanted in favour of decisions made about the closure of the tramway services in the capital .... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/15/the-modern-tramway-part-5-trams-and-road-accidents/
  9. The Modern Tramway again. ... Still in 1953. ... and August of that year. This is a note about a visit to Ireland by members of the Light Railway Transport League in June 1953. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/13/the-modern-tramway-part-4-touring-irelands-light-railways-in-june-1953/
  10. The Modern Tramway Journal from August 1953. ... The editorial focussed on public attitudes to the final replacement of London's trams. .... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/11/the-modern-tramway-part-3/
  11. A recent visit to Ludlow for the Craven Arms Model Railway Show included chance to view a OOn3 model of the Co. Donegal Railways terminus at Glenties. .... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/09/glenties-in-oon3/
  12. A second extract from The Modern Tramway Journal in 1953. ....... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/08/the-modern-tramway-part-2/
  13. ‘The Modern Tramway‘ was the title of the journal of the Light Railway Transport League. I picked up a small batch of copies of The Modern Tramway Journal which included volumes from the 1950s, 1960s and 1980s and have begun reading through them. The first Journal that I have is dated 15th July 1953. At the time of writing it is almost 70 years old. Volume 16 No. 187 of July 1953 starts with an item entitled, “Tramways and the Press.” Starting with a specific instance of dubious reporting by the national dailies about tram parts being sent to Egypt, the article bemoans the way that tramways were increasingly being seen by the public, led by the press, as an outmoded form of transport. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/07/the-modern-tramway-part-1/
  14. At the end of a fortnight's holiday in Co. Donegal my wife and I had 3 nights staying close to Dublin. We chose to stay in Howth as it was at the Northern end of the DART, but perhaps also because of its history and particularly for the Hill of Howth Tramway, or to give it it's formal title, "The Sutton and Howth Electric Tramway." The tramway should not be confused with the Clontaff and Hill of Howth Tramroad. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/05/14/the-hill-of-howth-tramway/
  15. At the end of a fortnight's holiday in Co. Donegal my wife and I had 3 nights staying close to Dublin. We chose to stay in Howth as it was at the Northern end of the DART, but perhaps also because of its history and particularly for the Hill of Howth Tramway, or to give it it's formal title, "The Sutton and Howth Electric Tramway." The tramway should not be confused with the Clontaff and Hill of Howth Tramroad. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/05/14/the-hill-of-howth-tramway/
  16. This is the second length of the Burtonport Extension which takes us as far as Cashelnagor. .... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/05/05/the-burtonport-extension-of-the-londonderry-lough-swilly-railway-part-2/
  17. The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre. This post follows on from earlier threads about the Railways of County Donegal and parallels the new thread about the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Burtonport Extension. The linked article hopefully gives a flavour of the Heritage Centre which is based in the old railway station in Donegal Town. It is worth a visit if you are in County Donegal. ..... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/04/30/the-donegal-railway-heritage-centre/ The earlier and parallel threads on this forum can be found by following these links: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/179394-the-burtonport-extension-of-the-londonderry-and-lough-swilly-railway/ https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/155062-the-co-donegal-railways/
  18. In April 2023 we stayed close to Burtonport, adjacent to Loch Meela, in Co. Donegal. On the first full day of our stay, we walked the Burtonport Old Railway Walk. A 6km length of the Burtonport extension of the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway has been made into an accessible path. The weather was great and the walk very enjoyable. We were impressed by the investment in the walk made by the local community and Donegal County Council. The original line ran from Derry to Letterkenny and was later extended to Burtonport. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/04/28/the-burtonport-extension-of-the-londonderry-lough-swilly-railway-part-1/
  19. In April 2023 we were able to drop in at Belturbet Railway Station on our way to Co. Donegal. The Station Museum was open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12noon to 5pm throughout the Summer season. A small group of enthusiast's have turned a derelict site into a good museum and rescued the majority of rail related buildings on the site. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/04/28/the-cavan-and-leitrim-cl-railway-again-belturbet-railway-station/ This is a follow-on from an earlier thread ..... https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/144131-the-cavan-leitrim-railway/?do=findComment&comment=3537016
  20. John R. Day wrote two volumes in the early 1960s about the railways of Africa. The first was about the southern area of the continent and entitled, unsurprisingly, ‘Railways of Southern Africa’. The second volume was entitled ‘Railways of Northern Africa’ and dealt with the remainder of the continent. An on-line acquaintance very kindly sent me a copy of the chapter from that second volume which covers British East Africa. Today, the chapter title would give cause for concern for some people, but colonial attitudes still held sway in the 1960s. Reading that chapter piqued my interest and I managed to pick up a secondhand copy of the book at a reasonable cost. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/04/15/british-east-africa/
  21. Part 2 - Zeal Tor Tramway A much earlier tramway existed close to the Red Lake Tramway. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/04/11/dartmoor-tramways-part-2-the-zeal-tor-tramway/ The Zeal Tor Tramway was also known as Redlake Peat Tramway. Built for Messrs. Davy and Wilkin of Totnes, 1847-1850, for carrying peat from Redlake Mire to Shipley Bridge. The tramway was constructed from wooden rails bolted to granite blocks, along which the peat was transported in horse-drawn trucks. The business only continued for a few years and ended in 1850.
  22. The Coalport Branch again. ..... Immediately after publishing an article about the most southerly length of the Coalport branch, I was contacted by Ian Turpin who had constructed a model of Coalport East Station. This addendum is written with his kind permission using photos of his model. .... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/04/12/the-railways-of-telford-the-coalport-branch-part-3a/
  23. Part 1 - The Red Lake Tramway. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/04/07/dartmoor-tramways-part-1-red-lake-tramway/ This is the first of a short series about the tramways/railways of Dartmoor.
  24. The Coalport Branch once more .... Another addendum which focusses on the first, the northern, section of the Branch. ..... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/04/08/the-railways-of-telford-the-coalport-branch-part-1b-an-addendum-oakengates/
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