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This post follows the route of the Penydarren Tramroad from Abercynon to Merthyr Tydfil as shown on the adjacent sketch map which is taken from The Railway Magazine’ March 1951 edition.
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Reading through old copies of The Railway Magazine, I came across this article in the June 1950 copy.
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Railways for the transport of timber from Japanese State and Crown forest locations were first used at around the beginning of the 20th Century.
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Part 3 of our study of the Ballachulish line will include material from ‘The Railway Magazine’, some present day pictures from along the National Cycleway which follows the line together with parts of a description of that journey from another website, the completion of the journey along the line from Kentallen to Ballachulish Station, and a study of the slate mining at Ballachuish which probably was the main justification for the construction of the branch-line.
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In Part 1 we covered much about the history of the line between Connel Ferry and Ballachulish.
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This post concludes the story of the line by looking at the standard-gauge line which replaced the narrow gauge line.
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The Railway Magazine, in July 1951, carried a short article about the the railways within the Guinness Brewery in Dublin. This seems like another excellent subject to look into. The article was entitled, “An Irish Brewery Railway” and was written by Frank Jeffares.
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The Arigna Valley Extension to the Cavan & Leitrim Railway
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It’s time for another new episode of the Second Ave. Sagas podcast, and I’m very excited about my guest this week.
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An old copy of Hornby Magazine fell open at a modelling idea – the creation of a model representing the Ballachulish line in Western Scotland.
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Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today.
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The copy of this book that I bought was a coffee-table size paperback published by Tuttle Publishing.
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Overhead Line Electrification for Railways By Garry Keenor
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I’ve completed my second book, “Passing a Half Century”!
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Monorails of the 19th Century by Adrian S. Garner, published by Lightmoor Press, Lydney in 2011.
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John Minnis is an architectural historian with English Heritage. He has a particular interest in transport buildings and has published widely on both rail and road architecture.
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Just letting those people who may be interested know that volume 6 of “Diesel Diary HD” is now available.
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One of the joys of the festive season is receiving new books and having time to read them.
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This week we’re joined by Dr. Manuel Pastor, professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California, and director of USC’s Program for Environmental and Regional Equity and the USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration.
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TIM Fischer is known to most Australians as a former deputy prime minister and leader of the Nationals in the Howard Government.
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I’ve completed my second eBook, “Passing a Half Century”! This details the trip my wife and I took through Alberta and British Columbia to celebrate turning 50.
Download the book (link to Gumroad.com for purchase) or download for Kindle.
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Continuing my trend of reading old railway books, I recently read “Canadian Pacific Railway” by Patrick C. Dorin. This book was published in 1973, so it is more than a little dated.
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It was around five years ago that I first discovered the collection of interviews with railway workers carried out by the Friends of the National Railway Museum some ten years earlier.
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British Columbia Railway, by J.F. GardenI recently borrowed the book "British Columbia Railway: From PGE to BC Rail" by J.F. Garden from the Winnipeg public library.
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