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This post provides a link to pictures taken at locations in Hereford on the railway, or close to it: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/02/27/hereford-pictures-taken-before-2015

One of the iconic structures which was part of the station at Hereford was the platform signal box. https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/n-gauge-loft-layout-hereford-6 The footbridge at Hereford Barrscourt Station has recently been completely rebuilt. Until then the skeleton of the old footbridge remained in place but in a much less photogenic condition than the original. The old footbridge bore some similarities to the one at Gloucester. https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/n-gauge-loft-layout-hereford-7

The next in my series of posts about Hereford ... https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/n-gauge-loft-layout-hereford-5

This is next post in a series about a layout representing Hereford in the UK which ius being constructed in N Gauge: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/n-gauge-loft-layout-hereford-2 This next post provides a few local photos and a link to an album of relevant photos that I have created on Flickr. https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/n-gauge-loft-layout-hereford-4

This next post is the first in a series of posts about the layout that I have been developing in the Vicarage loft over the past few years. The layout includes Barrscourt Station in Hereford, and the MPD in the Barton area of Hereford. https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/n-gauge-loft-layout-hereford-1

I have been modelling Hereford's railways in N for a number of years. The vicarage loft has provided excellent space to do this. This has resulted in a growing interest in the North West Route through the Welsh Marches. Thus first blog post in this thread relates to some of the websites I have visited while exploring the potential of the area around Hereford for modelling ..... https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2013/12/25/herefordshire-railways

Yes, it is quite revealing finding and following some of these routes. The best known and perhaps the best documented is the Bixlade tramroad which heads into the Forest from Cannop Ponds. The route forms part of one of the more popular Forest walks in Walks books: https://www.forestofdeanhistory.org.uk/heritage/trails/the-bixslade-tramroad-trail https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicslade_Tramroad

This next length of the journey takes us from La Foux to Sainte-Maxime: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-12-la-foux-les-pins-to-sainte-maxime-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-47 The history of Port Grimaud is also investigated in the post.

This next length of the journey takes us from La Foux to Sainte-Maxime: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-12-la-foux-les-pins-to-sainte-maxime-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-47 The history of Port Grimaud is also investigated in the post.

Moseley Green Tramways https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/moseley-green-tramways

This may be old hat to readers of this site but here is a post on New Fancy Colliery in the Forest of Dean .... https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/09/23/new-fancy-colliery-and-it-railways/

Another post. This one is centred on Parkend, and covers two significant lengths of tramroads. https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/10/02/oakwood-and-dikes-tramways

Thank you, Arthur. We were in the Forest in October 2017. Saw the tidal range and work was starting on the project you mention.

Very happy to move to the thread mentioned. How should I do this?

Yes, you are right. Until the late 50s or early 60s the landscape was really rural. The aerial photography which is available shows how small the village communities were. The story of the Toulon to Saint-Raphael line continues. There are a few more posts to come. This post focusses on a second branch-line that left Le Macaron at La Foux and travelled inland to Cogolin. There was an intention to extend this line further. The intention did not come to fruition: http://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-11-la-foux-les-pins-to-cogolin-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-46

A second branch-line left Le Macaron at La Foux and travelled inland to Cogolin. There was an intention to extend this line further. The intention did not come to fruition: http://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-11-la-foux-les-pins-to-cogolin-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-46

Prior to the introduction of standard gauge railways in the Forest of Dean there was an extensive network of tramways or tramroads. These tramways were of a variety of gauges from 3ft 6in to 4ft. One of these was the Severn and Wye Tramroad. This post details the various branch and feeder tramways associated with this line. The tramway was replaced by the Severn and Wye Joint Railway. ... https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/09/28/the-branch-tramways-and-sidings-of-the-severn-and-wye-tramroad

Parkend in the Forest of Dean is currently the terminus of a preservation line, the Dean Forest Railway (http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk). Historically it was a small through station on the Severn and Wye Joint Railway with a short branch to transhipment wharfs that allowed tramways to transfer good to the main line. Further back still t was the centre of some major forest industries which were heavily served by tramways. The first image on the blog below ius a map of the tramways at Parkend in its prime as an industrial centre in the Forest. https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/09/29/parkend-forest-of-dean

My wife and I enjoy an annual holiday in the Forest of Dean. We have been there almost every year since the year 2000. During that time we have enjoyed exploring a number of the different railway routes in the forest and have begun to realise just how complex a network of tramways supported the standard vague railways which themselves had replaced much earlier tramways. I hope this thread will be of interest to some. This is the first of a series of blog posts about the forest and its railways and tramways and focusses on Lydney Harbour and its transport links, particularly rail and tramway/tramroad. ... https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/09/26/lydney-harbour

At La Foux, two branch-lines left the mainline of Le Macaron, the first of these headed for St. Tropez: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-10-la-foux-les-pins-to-saint-tropez-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-45

At La Foux, two branch-lines left the mainline of Le Macaron, the first of these headed for St. Tropez: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-10-la-foux-les-pins-to-saint-tropez-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-45

The journey along Le Macaron continues. This time it is the length from Cavalaire-sur-Mer to La-Foux-les-Pins. ... https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-9-cavalaire-to-la-foux-les-pins-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-44

The journey along Le Macaron continues. This time it is the length from Cavalaire-sur-Mer to La Foux les Pins. ... https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-9-cavalaire-to-la-foux-les-pins-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-44

Interesting article in Voie Libre. Thank you, rue_d_etropal. Yes, easy access, we fly by easyjet from Liverpool to Nice.

The journey along the Cote d'Azur continues as we follow Le Macaron between Bormes and Cavalaire-sur-Mer: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-6-bormes-les-mimosas-to-cavalaire-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-41