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    Shrewsbury Railway Station in 1905

    The December 1905 Railway Magazine focussed on Shrewsbury Railway Station as the 34th location in its Notable Railway Stations series. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/09/22/shrewsbury-railway-station-in-1905/
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    Light Railways in the UK in the Early Years

    Light Railways in the UK – the early years after the 1896 Act – The Railway Magazine, August 1905. … A note in the August 1905 edition of The Railway Magazine mentions a 1904 report from the Light Railway Commissioners and comments from the Board of Trade in 1905. The Regulation of Railways...
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    The Wenlock Branch, Shropshire, UK.

    Much Wenlock Civic Society I completed the series about this line which ran from Wellington to Craven Arms via Much Wenlock just a couple of weeks ago. This was just in time to allow me to pull together a talk for Much Wenlock Civic Society on Tuesday 17th September 2024. That talk can be...
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    Demountable Flats

    ‘Demountable Flats’ – The Railway Magazine – February 1922 – and developing methods of reducing freight handling costs in the 20th century. … The Railway Magazine of February 1922 introduced its readers to the advantages of ‘demountable flats’...
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    The Wenlock Branch, Shropshire, UK.

    This article follows on from seven other articles which covered the Wellington to Severn Junction Railway and this line from Buildwas to Harton Road Station. It is the final article in this series. ...
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    The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway

    I was reading (in August 2024) the July 1903 Railway Magazine and came across an article about the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway. The article marked the opening of the line at the beginning of April 1903...
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    UK Railway Statistics - July 1903

    Railway Statistics – The Railway Magazine, July 1903 and a brief look at modern figures. … J. Holt Schooling produced a series of articles in The Railway Magazine after the turn of the 20th century. I came across the third of these in the July 1903 edition of the magazine. Elsewhere in the same...
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    The Border Counties Railway

    Part 1 At the end of August 2024, we visited Kielder Water Reservoir, passing through Bellingham on the way. We noticed a disused railway for which a good number of structures and embankments/cuttings remained in place. This was the Border Counties Railway (BCR), a line connecting Hexham in...
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    The Railway Magazine, November 1899

    Further posts about articles from this magazine include: The Lough Swilly Railway http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/09/14/the-llsr-once-again-a-perspective-from-the-19th-century-the-railway-magazine-november-1899/ New Zealand Railways 1899...
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    The Oxford and Aylesbury Tram Road in The Railway Magazine, November 1899

    One of the delightful things about reading early copies of The Railway Magazine is the perspective from which articles are written. In this particular case the existence of the Great Central Railway is a welcome novelty...
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    New Zealand Railways 1899

    New Zealand Railways – The Railway Magazine, November 1899. The November 1899 issue of The Railway Magazine carried the first of a short series of articles about the railways of New Zealand. As you will discover if you choose to read on, the author does not hold back on offering his personal...
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    The Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway again. ...

    The L&LSR once again - a perspective from the 19th century! - The Railway Magazine, November 1899. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/09/14/the-llsr-once-again-a-perspective-from-the-19th-century-the-railway-magazine-november-1899/ The November 1899 edition of The Railway Magazine carried a short...
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    The Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway again. ...

    The L&LSR once again - a perspective from the 19th century! - The Railway Magazine, November 1899. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/09/14/the-llsr-once-again-a-perspective-from-the-19th-century-the-railway-magazine-november-1899/ The November 1899 edition of The Railway Magazine carried a short...
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    The Railway Magazine, November 1899

    Other articles based on this issue of the Railway Magazine can be found on these links: Through Norway by Rail https://railroadforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/norways-railways.23922/ The Severn and Wye Railway A post on the thread about the Forest of Dean on 16th September 2024 @ 7.24pm...
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    Norway's Railways

    Through Norway by Rail in the late 19th Century, The Railway Magazine 1899 E.E. Speight tells of his own experiences travelling by rail in Norway at the end of the 19th century. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/09/12/through-norway-by-rail-the-railway-magazine-november-1899/ In an article which...
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    The Forest of Dean Railways and Tramways

    The Severn & Wye Joint Railway and it’s Locomotives – The Railway Magazine, November 1899. Reading the November 1899 edition of The Railway Magazine, I came across an article about railways and tramways in the Forest of Dean … ‘The Severn & Wye Joint Railway’ by E.A. Clark...
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    The Railway Magazine, November 1899

    Uniformity of Gauge in Australia The Railway Magazine of November 1899 started a three part series looking at the need for a uniform gauge across the Commonwealth of Australia once federation had occurred ...
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    The Railway Magazine, November 1899

    Adverts This is the earliest Railway Magazine that I have so far been able to view and it takes us back into the 19th century. ... A rather tatty copy with both front two and at least the back two pages missing. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/09/07/the-railway-magazine-november-1899-adverts/
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    The Railway Magazine, August 1905 - Adverts

    The August 1905 edition of the Railway Magazine was the 98th issue. In preparation for its 100th edition, it carried an advert for its 'centenary' of issues. ... The Railway Magazine had been established for over 8 years...
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    The Railway Magazine, Jan. 1934: Water Troughs, GWR Cap. Prog., Campbeltown & Machrihanish, etc. ...

    A series of interesting items from the Railway Magazine of January 1934. ... https://wordpress.com/post/rogerfarnworth.com/53679 Water Pick-Up Troughs Some superb diagrams showing the operation of water troughs were included on page 4 of the January 1934 edition of The Railway Magazine. The...


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