Roger

The Modern Tramway – March 1951 – The Hill of Howth Tramway Following on from an article written in May 2023, after a visit to Howth. I found an article about the Tramway by C. L. Fry in the March 1951 issue of The Modern Tramway. [2] The May 2023 article covers the route of the line in some detail. The featured image for this article is a Standard Double-deck tramcar sitting at Sutton Station on the Hill of Howth Tramway © F. Jeffares, Public Domain. [2: p50] C. L. Fry wrote: “A very delightful summer outing can be had by availing oneself of the excellent service operated by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) on its Dublin local line from Amiens Street Station to Howth. Perhaps the best way would be to leave the train at Sutton Station and there board a G.N.R. Hill of Howth tram which leaves Sutton Station, and winds its way round and over the Hill. The tramway at its summit reaches a height of 350 feet above sea level. From the top of the Hill, and the tramway goes almost to the top (560 ft.) it is possible to see the Mountains of Mourne on the north side, the Wicklow Hills on the south side, and the wonderful view of Dublin Bay and Bray Head. The view at night time, with the reflection of millions of lights glittering in the sea across the bay is equally marvellous. For 1s. 6d., a ticket may be purchased to include a trip by railcar to the tramway terminus and then by the tramway round and over the Head, and back to Dublin by diesel railcar.” [2: p50] http://rogerfarnworth.com/2026/05/13/the-modern-tramway-march-1951-the-hill-of-howth-tramway I tried searching for my earlier article about the Hill of Howth Tramway but could not find it on the forum. This is the link to the original article: http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/05/14/the-hill-of-howth-tramway/

This fourth article takes the journey as far as Letterkenny. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/07/13/the-burtonport-extension-of-the-llsr-londonderry-and-lough-swilly-railway-part-4-barnes-gap-to-letterkenny/

This next article continues the journey along the Burtonport extension towards Letterkenny. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/04/30/the-burtonport-extension-of-the-londonderry-amp-lough-swilly-railway-part-3/

In April/May 2023 my wife and I stayed in Co. Donegal for a couple of weeks, planning to walk as much as possible of the L&LSR as far as Letterkenny. The linked article covers the first length of the line heading East from Burtonport http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/04/28/the-burtonport-extension-of-the-londonderry-lough-swilly-railway-part-1/ This next article covers a second length of the line. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/05/05/the-burtonport-extension-of-the-londonderry-lough-swilly-railway-part-2/

I have been reading a lot of older magazines recently and thought that those interested in this thread might find links to articles about the Isle of Man interesting. The first of these comes from the late 1950s when the Manx Electric Railway was nationalised. .... It was 1957 when the Manx Electric Railway was nationalised by the Manx Government. The Modern Tramway Journal reported on this in the late 1950s. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/06/19/the-modern-tramway-part-7-the-manx-electric-railway/ The Modern Tramway Journal returned to look at the Manx Electric Railway in 1962, five years after nationalisation, to assess progress. ... The report was divided between the June and July 1962 editions of the journal. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/08/06/manx-electric-tramway-1957-to-1962-a-review-5-years-after-nationalisation/

Hi Chris_W. It is a long while since we were in touch. I have just been enjoying your drawings Of the railways of Derry. I trust you are well. I am sorry that I cannot help with your request as I live in Telford now. I know that you have allowed me to share some of your work on my blog in the past and I was wondering if you might allow me to share extracts from your drawing showing the railways as they were in 1948/49 as part of an article that I am writing about the closure of the Port and Harbour Commissioners Tramways in Derry. Kind regards Roger Farnworth (rogerfarnworth.com)