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Narrow Gauge

South African Two-foot Gauge

by Hugh Ballantyne

Seen in the often spectacular scenery are some very lengthy freight trains often...

Welsh Valleys

Rhymney and New Tredegar Lines

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

At the head of the Rhymney Valley were two almost parallel lines, only one of wh...

Narrow Gauge

Welshpool to Llanfair

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Late into the railway scene, this 20th century railway backwater lasted only a l...

Welsh Valleys

Cardiff to Dowlais

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Much of the former Rhymney Railway is included, along with the remnant of the Ca...

Country Railway Routes

Llandeilo to Swansea

by John Organ

The southern section of the Central Wales Line was a route of many contrasts. Fr...

Western Main Lines

Cardiff to Swansea

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The route once had a multitude of junctions with lines from the valleys and the ...

Western Main Lines

Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

This historic route had a remarkable number of junctions, depots and engine shed...

Branch Lines

Branch Lines around Towcester

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Linking Blisworth, Banbury, Broom and Olney, the lines were known as the Stratfo...

Narrow Gauge

Eritrean Narrow Gauge

by Don Mitchell

Considering the terrain with its attendant civil engineering problems, it seems ...

Midland Main Lines

Rugby to Birmingham

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Part of the historic London & Birmingham Railway route, the main line has be...

Trolleybuses

Mexborough and Swinton Trolleybuses

by Colin Barker

For nearly 46 years, apart from a few gaps in the early stages, the Mexborough a...

Country Railway Routes

Craven Arms to Llandeilo

by John Organ

Although located within an area dominated by the Great Western Railway, the majo...

Country Railway Routes

Craven Arms to Wellington

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The journey begins in rural environs and runs through peaceful pastures and wood...

Great Railway Eras

Dublin Northwards in the 1950s

by Gaius Sutton & Keith Smith

This sentimental journey is based on one undertaken by Dr. Gaius Sutton in 1957,...

Western Main Lines

Shrewsbury to Newtown

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The joyful journey into the centre of Wales on this important, although single l...