Roger Farnworth Railways

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Re: Steam Railcars/Railmotors of the UK
This fourth article covers other railway companies which had steam railmotors in the early 20th century. ...

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/06/18/ste...companies/

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Re: Steam Railcars/Railmotors of the UK
This fifth article covers the various articulated railcars/railmotors in use in the early 20th century. ....

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/06/20/ste...ailmotors/

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RE: Steam Railcars/Railmotors of the UK
The new companies which came into existence with the grouping in 1923 addressed once again the best way to serve lightly populated rural communities. The options available to them centred on various forms of light railcars. Two forms of propulsion were available, the internal combustion engine and the steam engine. Electricity, in many cases required too large an investment for the likely traffic on the intermediate routes in rural areas.

Steam railcars/railmotors surprisingly given early experiences, had a second opportunity to serve in the era of the big four!

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/06/26/ste...-grouping/

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RE: The Wenlock Branch, Shropshire, again. ...
This article follows on from five other articles which covered the Wellington to Severn Junction Railway in the Telford area and this line from Buildwas to Presthope.

We begin this next article at Presthope Railway Station and travel towards Craven Arms, as far as the village of Longville in the Dale. …….

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/06/27/the...aven-arms/