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by rogerfarnworth
Tue Sep 17, 2024 3:51 pm
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Re: The Forest of Dean

Humphrey Household included a short chapter about the Forest in his 1984 book about the railways of Gloucestershire in the 1920s

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/09/17/the-forest-of-dean-tramways-and-railways-an-addendum

While on holiday in the Forest of Dean in September 2021, I picked up a ...
by rogerfarnworth
Thu Feb 20, 2025 6:29 pm
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Early Small Petrol-Powered Rail Inspection Vehicles

The featured image for this short article is the petrol motor-car used by the Croydon District Engineer of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, in connection with his duties. The car was block-signalled in the same way as a train and carried head code discs. It was included in The Railway ...
by rogerfarnworth
Sun May 25, 2025 8:44 pm
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The Killin Railway

Back in November 2000, Michael S. Elton wrote about the Killin Branch in BackTrack magazine. The featured image for this article is the front cover of the November 2000 (Volume 14 No. 11) issue of the magazine. It depicts ex-Caledonian Railway Class 439 0-4-4T No. 55222 shunting at Killin on 4th ...
by rogerfarnworth
Mon May 26, 2025 11:05 am
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Re: The Killin Railway

Thank you, Glencairn.