Roger Farnworth Railways

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Orkney Railways
My wife and I are on holiday on Orkney (April 2019). Naively we thought that this would be a holiday away from railways ..... No chance!

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/29/the...-of-orkney

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RE: The West Clare Railway
This is the next part of the journey along the West Clare railway. I have included the song referred to in the recent conversation.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/15/the...to-lahinch

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The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
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.

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RE: The West Clare Railway
The next length of the line takes us from Lahinch to Miltown-Malbay. .....

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/20/the...own-malbay

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RE: The West Clare Railway
The next length of the line from Miltown Malbay to Quilty. ........

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/30/the...to-quilty/

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RE: The West Clare Railway
The journey along the West Clare continues. We are now firmly in the territory of what was built as the South Clare Railway. This length of the journey takes us from Quilty to Moyasta Junction. ...

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/05/the...to-moyasta

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Westward Ho!
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

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RE: The West Clare Railway
This next post takes us to the Kilkee terminus of the West Clare Railway. We still have another arm of the journey to complete.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/09/the...-to-kilkee

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RE: Orkney Railways
So much for a holiday away from everything (including railways). ... Here is the second attempt to get railways out of the system for the holidays in Orkney a month ago!

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/03/the...ney-part-2

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The Cavan and Leitrim Railway
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