I like both of these ideas.
I have not seen anything to support the assertion. I wonder whether it might be that the bogie coach had a high centre of gravity?
The Duke of Sutherland’s Saloons, Locomotives and Railways In January 1950, G. Charles published a short (2 page) article about the Duke of...
The Railways of Skye and Adjacent Islands – Part 5 – The Quartzite (Silica) Quarry Tramway at Ord There was a short tramway in the quartzite...
I have just received the book and started reading it. I am looking forward to continuing reading it over the next few days
No. I will need to look that out.
Part 4 – The Raasay Iron Ore Mine Railway There is an excellent book by Laurence & Pamela Draper, which they self-published in 1990, entitled...
An article in the magazine Railway Bylines, in the September 2002 edition written by Orson Carter prompted a look at the railway system in Dereham...
My wife bought a bottle of Raasay whisky for my recent birthday. Lovely tipple!
Part 3 – The Skye Marble Railway The featured image for this article is the only photograph I have been able to find of ‘Skylark’, the locomotive...
The Railways of Skye & Adjacent Islands – Part 2 – The Talisker Distillery Tramway The Talisker Distillery Tramway was a short 2ft-gauge tramway...
The Highland Railway’s Fort George Branch This short branch was established to bring a railhead closer to Fort George. The featured image in the...
In April/May 2025 we had a holiday on Skye and as part of that started finding out about the history of industrial railways on Skye and...
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