This is one of my local railway companies.
This is a very short reflection on how the struggles of this smaller company ultimately left the Great Central Railway with its own financial struggles!
It may not be without controversy.
http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/04/the...-railway-4
To keep the post itself brief, the detail is carried in Appendices.
If you holiday in Devon, this might interest you. .......
An independent standard-gauge line with no direct connection into the wider network. ....... The first section of the line was completed in 1901, the full line finished in 1908. All of the track and rolling stock were requisitioned during the war and the railway closed in 1917. The materials never saw active service! ........
http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/06/04/bid...1-railfile
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...ey-railway