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Uganda is to begin construction of its Standard Gauge railway network in April 2026. "Uganda has recently confirmed that its Standard Gauge line from Malaba/Tororo to Kampala will operate with electric traction to European standards rather than diesel traction to Chinese standards." http:/...

Stockport’s 21st Century Trams and Transport for Greater Manchester’s Plans for the Future Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has indicated that it is considering a plan to extending the already proposed East Didsbury to Stockport extension of the Metrolink tram network. The extension would ut...

A short-lived LNWR Interest in the Wenlock Railway and the Ultimate Takeover by the GWR This is little more than a mildly interesting aside. Or perhaps an addendum to the short series about the Line between Wellington and Craven Arms. …. The small companies that built the different lengths of the r...

Part 7 – L’Escarene to Drap-Cantaron Railway Station. This article begins the journey from L’Escarene. Initially, the line heads Southeast but then gradually turns to the the Southwest through Peille, Peillon and Drap before running into Nice. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/09/26/the-railway-betwee...

A review of what Yale University Press calls, 'The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway.' http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/10/04/david-gwyn-the-coming-of-the-railway-a-new-global-history-1750-1850-yale-university-press-london-new-haven-2023 I found this book to be easy to re...

Part 6 – Breil-sur-Roya to L’Escarene The featured image in the linked article shows an unidentified steam locomotive crossing the highly unusual Viaduc de Bevera. The train is heading toward Sospel. The article begins the journey from Breil-sur-Roya to Nice. ... South of Breil-sur-Roya a junction ...

The featured image at the head of the linked article is an early view of Thal Railway Station, possibly as early as 1903. By 1881, Khushalgarh had been connected by a short 7 mile (11 kilometre) broad gauge spur to Jand the North Western Railway main line. The length from Khushalgarh to Kohat was in...

The Stockton and Darlington Railway On 27th September 2025 we marked the bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway which is accepted the world over as one of the most significant developments in the history of railways, the precursor of all that was to follow in the development of railwa...

Part 5 - Breil-sur-Roya to Airole and Ventimiglia This article follows the line South from Breil-sur-Roya to Ventimiglia in two parts: the first as far as Airole and the second from Airole to Ventimiglia. …. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/08/25/the-railway-between-nice-tende-and-cuneo-part-5-breil-...

Dog Kennel Bridge on the Coleford Branch in the Forest of Dean The Coleford Branch between Monmouth and Coleford replaced an earlier tramroad. The Monmouth Tramroad, linked Monmouth with Coleford and opened in 1810. It was the first rail transport in the immediate area. This is an intriguing struct...

Part 4 - South from St. Dalmas de Tende The featured image in the linked article is a poster for the Nice-Cuneo line. It shows Scarassoui Viaduct with a Northbound steam service between the wars, designed by Adolphe Crossard, © Public Domain. In the first three articles about the line from Cuneo to...

A Tramway in the Valley of the River Roya? (Early 20th Century) While finding out about the line between Cuneo and the Mediterranean coast, I found a few paragraphs in the French language book about the railway which crossed the Col de Tende by Jose Banaudo et al. Those paragraphs were about a prop...

Part 3 - Vievola to St. Dalmas de Tende

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/08/06/the-railway-from-nice-to-tende-and-cuneo-part-3-vievola-to-st-dalmas-de-tende/

Our journey South down the line continues from Vievola. …

Part 2 In the first article about the line from Cuneo to the sea we covered the length from Cuneo to Vernante. This article covers the next length of the line from Vernante to Limone. The Line South from Vernante to Limone A schematic drawing showing the main locations on the line from Vernante to ...

Part 1 The railway from Nice PLM Station to Tende and Cuneo was completed in 1928. It was long in the gestation and in construction. The story stretches back more than a century and a half. ‘Le Chemin de fer du Col de Tende’ is historically a significant local and international line. Its inverted Y...

A short note about extensive alterations at Manchester London Road Station appeared in the December 1958 issue of The Railway Magazine. The major alterations were designed to accommodate the electrification of the line between Manchester and Crewe. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/07/11/manchester-may...

The December 1958 issue of The Railway Magazine featured three photographs of Beyer Garrett locomotives at work in East Africa. These were giants of the metre-gauge that grappled with long loads on steep inclines and at times sharply curved track radii. ....... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/07/08/t...

Lewis, Harris and Skye - "The Soap Man," and some other railways (1890s to 1920s). ... Roger Hutchinson tells the story of Lord Leverhulme's interest in Lewis, Harris and (to a much lesser extent) Skye, in the years following the First World War. Lord Leverhulme purchased Lewis and later H...

Part 3 – The Inverness to Aviemore Direct Line. The Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway was built by the Highland Railway to provide a shorter and more direct route between Inverness and Aviemore, carrying its main line traffic to Perth and the south. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/07/01/the-high...

The Railways of Namibia (the former South West Africa) – Part 2 – Windhoek and the Southern Lines In Part 1, we looked at the railways in the North of Namibia. This article covers lines which left Windhoek and covered the South of the country. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/06/20/the-railways-of-na...

The Railways of Namibia (the former South West Africa) – Part 1 – Windhoek and the Northern Lines The Railway Magazine of February 1952 carried an article by Charles E. Lee about railways in what was German South West Africa. This encouraged me to have a look at the history of Namibia’s railways an...

The Highland Railway - Part 2 - The First Direct Line Between Inverness and Perth (via Forres) – the Dava Line H. A. Vallance tells us that “The proposed new railway through the Central Highlands left the Inverness & Aberdeen Junction Railway at Forres, 24 miles East of Inverness, and turning s...

The Duke of Sutherland’s Saloons, Locomotives and Railways In January 1950, G. Charles published a short (2 page) article about the Duke of Sutherland’s railway interests. [1] It was only the nationalisation of the British railways which brought to an end the Duke of Sutherland’s hobby of owning an...

The Railways of Skye and Adjacent Islands – Part 6 – Storr Lochs Hydroelectric Power Station Storr Lochs hydro-electric power station was commissioned in 1952. It was built by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, and used water from Lochs Leathan and Fada, to provide the first general supply...

Part 5 – The Quartzite (Silica) Quarry Tramway at Ord

There was a short tramway in the quartzite quarry close to Ord which was operational in the mid-20th century. …

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/06/03/th ... ay-at-ord/

Part 4 – The Raasay Iron Ore Mine Railway There is an excellent book by Laurence & Pamela Draper, which they self-published in 1990, entitled “The Raasay Iron Mine: Where Enemies Became Friends.” I picked up a copy second-hand from an online sales site. That book covers the operation on Raasay ...

Dereham (East Dereham) Station, Norfolk

An article in the magazine Railway Bylines, in the September 2002 edition written by Orson Carter prompted a look at the railway system in Dereham Norfolk. [1]

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/05/31/de ... n-norfolk/

Part 3 – The Skye Marble Railway The featured image for this article is the only photograph I have been able to find of ‘Skylark’, the locomotive which for a matter of only a few years operated on the Skye Marble Railway. Further notes about the locomotive can be found in this article. An informati...

Part 2 – The Talisker Distillery Tramway The Talisker Distillery Tramway was a short 2ft-gauge tramway which opened in 1900 and closed in 1948. It ran from Carbost Pier on Loch Harport, along the Harport shore to Talisker Distillery and was used to transport materials for Talisker Distillery. http:...

The Highland Railway’s Fort George Branch This short branch was established to bring a railhead closer to Fort George. The featured image in the linked article shows Highland Railway No. 29 at Fort George Railway Station in Ardersier in charge of a train of four wheel coaches. http://rogerfarnworth...