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Part 3 - Vievola to St. Dalmas de Tende

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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 Banaudo et al write that “It was only in 1886, after the creation of the R ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Harris with ...

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-h ...

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-nam ...

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 and ...

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 sha ...

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 and ...

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. …

The Railways of Skye and Adjacent Islands – Part 5 – The Quartzite (Silica) Quarry Tramway 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 in so ...

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]

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