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Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Lines – Modern Tramway Vol. 12 No. 137, May 1949 Modern Tramway talks, in 1949, of the Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (SHRT) Lines as “A high speed electric light railway entirely on reserved track, connecting a beautiful high class residential district with the centre of a large city. affording such speedy and efficient service that the car-owning suburban residents prefer to use it and park their cars on land provided by the line; a system which makes a handsome profit and has recently taken delivery of 25 of the most modern type of electric rail units in the world [which] are only some of the outstanding facts about Shaker Heights Rapid Transit." http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/01/04/shaker-heights-rapid-transit-lines-modern-tramway-vol-12-no-137-may-1949/

Genoa’s Early Tram Network – Part 4 – World War 1 to World War 2 The first three articles in this series about Genova's Early Tram Network covered the network as it was established by the beginning of the First World War. We have already noted that there were changes to the network which occurred before WW1, particularly the second line to Piazza Sturla in the East, the additional line to Sampierdarena in the West and the Municipal line to Quezzi in the Northeast. In this article we look at the network from World War 1 to the beginning of World War 2. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/12/18/genoas-early-tram-network-part-4-world-war-1-to-world-war-2/

1825-1925: The Railway Centenary Celebrations at Darlington, 1st to 3rd July 1925 – The Railway Magazine, August 1925 In the year that we mark the bicentenary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. I have found a copy of the August 1925 edition of the Railway Magazine which marked the centenary of the opening of that line. ..... A significant proportion of the August 1925 edition of The Railway Magazine was dedicated to coverage of the Centenary celebrations at Darlington. Given the short timescale between the event and the publication date of the August issue of the magazine (?late July?), and given that modern digital techniques were in no way available, the achievement of publication in such a short time is to be admired. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/12/31/1825-1925-the-railway-centenary-celebrations-at-darlington-1st-to-3rd-july-1925

If you are interested in reading more about the New South Wales Railmotors, an online acquaintance has shared the informative site below, with me. https://trms.org.au/class-index/

Two Experimental New South Wales Railmotors in the Early 20th Century In April 1920, a couple of paragraphs in The Railway Magazine focused on a new experimental Railmotor constructed by New South Wales Railways. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/12/27/two-experimental-new-south-wales-railmotors-in-the-early-20th-century/

Genoa's Early Tram Network - Part 3 The Rest of the Eastern Network The line running from Piazza Corvetto to Prato will be covered in this article, along with those which ran out of Piazza Raffeale de Ferrari along Via XX Settembre. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/12/14/genoas-early-tram-network-part-3-the-remainder-of-the-eastern-network-before-the-first-world-war/

It has taken me a while to get round to completing this article! …. Saturday 6th May 2023 was the first time that I had been able to visit the Cavan & Leitrim at Dromod. A planned visit in 2020 was prevented by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown which was enforced for our safety. We were en-route, on 6th May, from Co. Donegal to Dublin after two great weeks following the route of the Burtonport Extension Railway between Burtonport and Letterkenny. I had been intending to drop in to see the preservation society at Dromod either on the way to Co. Donegal or on the return journey. The second option worked in best with our travel arrangements. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/12/27/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-at-dromod-again/

The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway: 'The Second Public Railway Opened in England'?? –The Railway Magazine, October 1907 CR Henry of the South-Eastern & Chatham Railway wrote about this line being the second public railway opened in England in an article in the October 1907 edition of The Railway Magazine. Reading that article prompted this look at the line which was referred to locally as the ' Crab and Winkle Line '. There are a number of claimants to the title 'first railway in Britain', including the Middleton Railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway and the Surrey Iron Railway among others. Samuel Lewis in his 'A Topographical Dictionary of England' in 1848, called the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway the first railway in the South of England. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/12/30/the-canterbury-and-whitstable-railway-the-second-public-railway-opened-in-england/ The Crab and Winkle Line Trust says that in 1830, the “ Canterbury and Whitstable Railway was at the cutting edge of technology. Known affectionately as the 'Crab and Winkle Line' from the seafood for which Whitstable was famous, it was the third railway line ever to be built. However, it was the first in the world to take passengers regularly and the first railway to issue season tickets. The first railway season tickets were issued at Canterbury in 1834 to take people to the beach at Whitstable over the summer season. This fact is now recorded on a plaque at Canterbury West railway station. Whitstable was also home to the world's oldest passenger railway bridge .”

Genoa’s Early Tram Network – Part 2 In this article we look at the service provided on another large portion of the remainder of the network in the period up to the First World War. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/12/08/genoas-early-tram-network-part-2-the-western-half-of-the-eastern-network/

Genoa’s Early Tram Network – Part 1 – General Introduction, Tunnels, The Years before World War One, and the Early Western Network. Introduction and Early History We begin this article with a look at maps of the Piazza Raffeale de Ferrari and its immediate environs over the years around the turn of the 20th century. The Piazza became one of two focal points for tramways in the city (the other was Caricamento). I found the series of maps interesting and they provoked a desire to find out more about the network of horse-drawn and later electric trams and tramways of Genoa. …. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/12/03/genoas-early-tram-network-part-1-general-introduction-tunnels-the-years-before-world-war-one-and-the-early-western-network/

Genova's Metro The Metropolitana di Genova is, in 2024, a single-line, double-track light rapid transit system that connects the centre of Genova, Italy with the suburb of Rivarolo Ligure, to the north-west of the city centre. It runs through to Brignole Railway Station in the East of the city. In 2024/5, the service is managed by Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti (AMT), which provides public transport for the city of Genova. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/11/26/genoas-metro/

Will Lawson wrote about the mountain railways of New Zealand in the August 1909 issue of The Railway Magazine . The two main lines on the South Island were under construction at the time of his article. Those on the North Island were already in use. We look first at The Rimutaka Incline and then at The Raurimu Spiral . http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/12/25/two-highlights-from-the-mountain-railways-of-new-zealands-north-island/

Genoa – Casella Narrow Gauge Railway Part 2 – Sardorella to Casella This article covers the northern half of the line and has a quick look at the motive power and rolling-stock used. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/11/25/genoa-casella-narrow-gauge-railway-part-2-sardorella-to-casella/

Genoa – Casella Narrow Gauge Railway Part 1 – Genova to Sardorella The Genova–Casella railway is a 24.3 km narrow gauge railway that connects Genoa to Casella, a village in the mountains inland from the city. This is the first of two articles about the line. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/11/21/genoa-casella-narrow-gauge-railway-part-1-genova-to-sardorella/

Apologies for the last post above it has ended up on the wrong thread.

Genoa – Casella Narrow Gauge Railway Part 1 – Genova to Sardorella The Genova–Casella railway is a 24.3 km narrow gauge railway that connects Genoa to Casella, a village in the mountains inland from the city. This is the first of two articles about the line. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/11/21/genoa-casella-narrow-gauge-railway-part-1-genova-to-sardorella/

The Callander and Oban Railway is a historic Scottish railway, part of which is abandoned and part still in use. In July 1923, The Railway Magazine carried an article about the Callander & Oban Railway (C&O) written by GF Gairns. Gairns commented that the C&O constituted the third of the three great mountain lines: the Perth-Inverness line of the Highland Railway; the West Highland Line of the North British Railway; and the Callander & Oban Railway (including the Ballachulish Extension). http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/12/22/the-callander-and-oban-railway

Genova (Genoa) - La Ferrovia delle Gavette - was an industrial railway in the valley of the Bisagno River (Torrent). The Binario Industriale della Val Bisagno, also known as La Ferrovia delle Gavette, was in use from 1926 until 1965. It was a standard-gauge line and was 4.7km in length. .... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/11/18/genoa-la-ferrovia-delle-gavette/

Genova (Genoa) - A Telfer For a very short time Genoa had a Telfer. 'Telfer' or 'Telfere elettrico', was a monorail railway line built in Genoa in 1914, the first of its kind built in Italy. The name was derived from the English term 'telpher'. This article highlights the short-lived experimental line. .... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/11/14/genoa-a-telfer/

In this second article we look at Par and its harbour, include some information about Treffry's Tramway which transported goods to and from the Port and take note of St. Blazey Loco Shed. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/02/01/the-cornwall-minerals-railway-part-2-par-its-harbour-and-st-blazey-engine-shed/

This post results from reading Issue No. 30 of the "Railway Archive" Journal. It contains an article about the locomotives originally purchased for the Cornwall Minerals Railway. That company dramatically o ver-ordered motivate power and when its lease was taken over by the GWR, 50% of its original order were returned to the manufacturer Sharp, Stewart of Manchester. Eight if these locomotives found their way to the Lynn & Fakenham Railway and eventually onto the books of the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway. This first post about the Cornwall Minerals Railway highlights these locomotives. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2020/05/17/the-cornwall-minerals-railway-part-1

The Principe–Granarolo rack railway (Ferrovia Principe-Granarolo) is a rack railway that connects Via del Lagaccio, near the Genoa Piazza Principe railway station, to the Granarolo hills. The line is sometimes erroneously described as a funicular. The line is managed by AMT Genova, which manages the city's public transport. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/11/13/genoa-rack-railway-ferrovia-principe-granarolo-genova/

In November 2024, my wife and I spent a few days in Genoa and surveyed a lot of the local railways. This first article is about the Funicular Railways in the city. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/11/13/genoa-funicular-railways/

[b]Some East Indian Railway branches and the Kalka to Simla Narrow Gauge Line.[/b] A further article about the East Indian Railway appeared in the July 1906 edition of The Railway Magazine - written again by G. Huddleston, C.I.E. Huddleston looks at a number of different sections of the network and after looking at what he has to say about each we will endeavour to follow those railway routes as they appear in the 21st century. We will go into quite a bit of detail on the journey along the Kalka to Shimla narrow-gauge line. The featured image at the head of this post was taken at Taradevi Railway Station on the Kalka to Shimla line, (c) GNU Free Documentation Licence Version 1.2. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/11/01/some-east-indian-railway-branches-and-the-kalka-to-simla-narrow-gauge-line/

[b]Part 2[/b] This second article about the line completes the journey, covering the length from Sawdlincote to Ashby-de-la-Zouch. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/10/31/the-burton-and-ashby-light-railway-part-2/