Roger Farnworth Railways

[rogerfarnworth]

RE: The Uganda Railway again. ....
The Uganda Railway during the Great War. ...

"The Uganda Railway" was essential to the sustenance of the East Africa Protectorate and the Uganda Protectorate during WW1. It suffered greatly from lack of maintenance during those critical years:

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2020/12/28/the...-world-war

[rogerfarnworth]

RE:
The Uganda Railway after WW1. .....

In the years immediately after WW1, further European settlement was encouraged and 'European' electoral areas were set up. By 1921, the Census revealed the European population of the EAP to be 9,651 and the Indian population to be 22,822. ..........

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/01/08/the...orld-war-1

[rogerfarnworth]

RE: Altrincham Gas Works Tramway
This short tramway/railway ran along Moss Lane in Altrincham, my home town. I came across it on an IRS email group and wanted to find out more.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/01/15/alt...ks-tramway

[rogerfarnworth]

RE: The Micklehurst Loop
In the last two weeks of January 2021 my wife and I followed the length of the Micklehurst Loop from Stalybridge to Diggle. We had been looking for new local walks to undertake in the spirit of lockdown. The route proved to be a gem. Each day that we walked we travelled along part of the Loop line and then crossed to the neighbouring Huddersfield Narrow Canal for the return journey. Everything was enhanced by the presence of a number of cafes providing take-away drinks, cakes and some more substantial food. Each day we walked around 5 miles, there and back.

This is the first of a number of posts covering the Loop line. ................

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/01/31/the...oop-part-1

[rogerfarnworth]

RE: The Micklehurst Loop again. ...
This is a short addendum to my first article about the Micklehurst Loop, promoted by a few emails from an online acquaintance, Tony Jervis. ....

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/02/05/the...op-part-1a

[rogerfarnworth]

RE: The Uganda Railway and it's Gilded Years - 1924-1929
The railway saw significant increases in turnover and working profit in the years prior to the Great Depression

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/02/06/the...-1924-1928

[rogerfarnworth]

RE: The Micklehurst Loop again. ......
A second addendum to the first post about the Micklehurst Loop.

Just a few days after I completed addendum 1A about the first length of The Micklehurst Loop and particularly about Staley and Millbrook Station and Goods Yard, I heard from James Ward who recollected some photographs taken by his father of the demolition of the Spring Grove Viaduct.

He also pointed out a series of photographs on the 'Timepix' website. These are predominantly photographs of the Greater Manchester Revision Point Collection undertaken by/on-behalf-of the Ordnance Survey in the early 1950s and are held by Manchester Libraries. The introduction to the 'Timepix' website makes it clear that all of their watermarked images are free to download and share.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/02/15/the...op-part-1b

[rogerfarnworth]

RE: The Micklehurst Loop again. ...
Another addendum to my post on the first length of the Micklehurst Loop which includes, among other things, the two CEGB locomotives which served the coal facilities at the Staley and Millbrook Goods Yard

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/02/18/the...er-station

[rogerfarnworth]

RE: The Micklehurst Loop again. ...
This is the second length of the Micklehurst Loop. It covers the length between Staley and Millbrook Goods Yard and Micklehurst Passenger Station building. ....

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/02/21/the...oop-part-2

[rogerfarnworth]

RE: The Uganda Railway again. ....
The Great Depression and the Coming War ...

https://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/02/18/th...f-argument