Roger Farnworth Railways

[rogerfarnworth]

RE: The Wenlock Branch again. ...
A short-lived LNWR Interest in the Wenlock Railway and the Ultimate Takeover by the GWR

This is little more than a mildly interesting aside. Or perhaps an addendum to the short series about the Line between Wellington and Craven Arms. ….

The small companies that built the different lengths of the railway line between Wellington and Craven Arms struggled to manage their assets without support from the Great Western Railway. The GWR first began to operate the services on the line in the period after each section was opened, before gradually absorbing the companies that owned the different sections of the line.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/10/04/a-s...y-the-gwr/

[rogerfarnworth]

Re: Stockport and TfGM Trams in the Future
Stockport’s 21st Century Trams and Transport for Greater Manchester’s Plans for the Future.

Quote: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has indicated that it is considering a plan to extending the already proposed East Didsbury to Stockport extension of the Metrolink tram network. The extension would utilise the underused railway line between Stockport and Denton.

Talk is of utilising tram-train technology on this possible new extension.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/12/07/sto...he-future/

[rogerfarnworth]

RE: East African Railway News again. ...
November/December 2025

Uganda is to begin construction of its Standard Gauge railway network in April 2026.

"Uganda has recently confirmed that its Standard Gauge line from Malaba/Tororo to Kampala will operate with electric traction to European standards rather than diesel traction to Chinese standards."

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/12/08/eas...ember-2025