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The next post on the C&L takes us to the central junction station at Ballinamore. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/24/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-mohill-to-ballinamore

Yes, good to see that. This next post takes us onwards to Ballyconnell! ....…...................... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/29/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-ballinamore-to-ballyconnell

Onwards to Ballyconnell! ....…...................... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/29/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-ballinamore-to-ballyconnell

Not aware of this Kevin. You may well be right. I have searched around over the internet and may have picked things from another site rather than from a primary source. If so, my apologies. I can only plead ignorance.

Hi David I thought I had already replied to you. It seems as though the reply has gone astray. My apologies. I had a discussion about this in the past and at the time was advised to post on all relevant threads as people do not always look at more than one thread. If moderators say that I should not do so, then I am very happy to comply. Kind regards Roger

The next post on the C&L takes us to the central junction station at Ballinamore. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/24/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-mohill-to-ballinamore

The next post on the C&L takes us to the central junction station at Ballinamore. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/24/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-mohill-to-ballinamore

This next post takes us to the Kilkee terminus of the West Clare Railway. We still have another arm of the journey to complete. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/09/the-west-clare-railway-part-6-moyasta-to-kilkee

The journey along the West Clare continues. We are now firmly in the territory of what was built as the South Clare Railway. This length of the journey takes us from Quilty to Moyasta Junction. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/05/the-west-clare-railway-part-5-quilty-to-moyasta

The next length of the line from Miltown Malbay to Quilty. ........ http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/30/the-west-clare-railway-part-4-miltown-malbay-to-quilty/

Interesting EddieB.

The second post on the Cavan & Leitrim takes us from Dromod to Mohill: http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/19/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-dromod-to-mohill

The second post on the Cavan & Leitrim takes us from Dromod to Mohill: http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/19/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-dromod-to-mohill

The second post on the Cavan & Leitrim takes us from Dromod to Mohill: http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/19/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-dromod-to-mohill

I was reading a book by Neil Parkhouse and looking at a series of photographs of the historic station at Ashchurch which was demolished as part of the fall out from the cuts associated with Dr. Breeching. Apart from feeling a sense of dismay that the original station and its building, together with the branch-lines it served, has been lost for ever, I noticed a reference to a siding serving MOD Ashchurch and decided to investigate. DE&S Ashchurch, known locally as "Ashchurch Camp", was the UK MOD's primary vehicle storage and distribution site for all types of armoured and soft-skinned vehicles, together with Royal Engineer bridges, boats and construction plant. The Centre was the only vehicle depot in the UK using Controlled Humidity Environments (CHE) for long-term vehicle storage. Click to expand... https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/08/04/mod-ashchurch-and-ashchurch-railway-station MOD Ashchurch remains at risk of closure and its site is marked in the local authority plan for mixed development

I was challenged to look at MOD Kineton by someone who read my blog on Bicester Military Railway. This post is the result. .... https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/08/09/mod-kineton-and-its-railway-history The site continues in use into 21st Century. Much of the original railway and sidings at MOD Kineton has been removed but the depot continues to be rail-served.

Apologies for the long title for this thread. I was challenged by someone who read my posts about the Bicester Military Railway and about MoD Kinston to look at the Nescliffe Camp. I have started by looking at the feeder railway which was commandeered by the military and this has become a post in its own right. I will get round to the military areas in the next post in the series. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/18/the-shropshire-and-montgomeryshire-light-railway-and-the-nesscliffe-mod-training-area-and-depot-part-1

The next length of the line takes us from Lahinch to Miltown-Malbay. .....  http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/20/the-west-clare-railway-part-3-lahinch-to-miltown-malbay

This is the next part of the journey along the West Clare Railway. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/15/the-west-clare-railway-part-2-corofin-to-lahinch

This thread is the result of reading another article in The Railway Magazine, this time from the May 1951 edition! This time we are in the Republic of Ireland, specifically in County Clare. The May 1951 edition of the magazine carried an article on the 3ft gauge light railway which ran from Ennis to Kilrush and Kilkee. The total length of the railway was about 53 miles. The first post gives some consideration to the history of the line and then looks at the section of the journey between Ennis and Corofin. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/08/the-west-clare-railway-part-1-ennis-to-corofin

This is first of the main series of posts about the Cavan & Leitrim Railway. I have enjoyed reading Patrick Flanagan's little book published by Pan. It is rather dog-eared and falling apart now. The text of the book has helped me explore the line, even though I have done so from my armchair. References to the text of his book abound, and these are all credited in the blog.  http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/09/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-a-short-history-and-a-look-at-dromod-station In this post we review the history of the line and then, with the aid of a good few pictures, we look round Dromod Station as it was.

The Extension I have started work on a study of the Cavan and Leitrim Railway and hopefully the first post on the two main lines will be ready soon. While I was reading various sources on-line and Patrick Flanagan's book about the line, I became aware of a series of attempts to extend the tramway which ran from Ballinamore to Arigna through to Sligo. None of these attempts was successful. In the end an extension line was built to aid transport of coal from the Arigna mines down to the tramway station. This extension was under 5 miles in length and was soon truncated to a much shorter version. It was known as the Arigna Valley Railway.  The story is worth reading. For much of it I am indebted to Patrick Flanagan and his contributions are referenced throughout. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/26/the-cavan-leitrim-railway-arigna-valley-railway

The St. James's Gate Brewery belonging to Guinness had what was apparently the longest private railway system in Ireland. In total there were 10 miles of track of which 8 miles were narrow gauge. There were some interesting innovations included within the system - a spiral in narrow gauge allowing trains to pass under St. James's Street, an ingenious conversion wagon which allowed narrow gauge locomotive to work on the broad gauge sidings, a unique design of narrow gauge locomotive specifically suited to the needs of the site. This is another post prompted by reading 1951 editions of The Railway Magazine!  http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/26/the-guinness-brewery-railways-dublin

The April 1951 edition of The Railway Magazine carried a short article about a 2ft-gauge logging line in South Africa. The article was entitled, The Stinkwood Line. It drew my attention and I thought that it was worth investigation.  It turns out that the article was not as accurate as it might have been and it also failed to let magazine readers know that by the time of publication the line had been closed for at least 18 months. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/15/the-stinkwood-railway

This is, I think, likely to be my last post about the railways in Orkney. It has been prompted by finding a secondhand copy of Wilfred Simms book.  http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/18/the-railways-of-orkney-part-3