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Forum: Narrow Gauge 21st October 2020, 14:01
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Posted By RogerFarnworth
I have been exploring the history of the...

I have been exploring the history of the Metre-gauge Tramways in Nice through reading a french-language book about their history. To do so, I have had to use translation software as my French has not...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 25th July 2018, 17:35
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
New territory for me. The now removed TAM tramway...

New territory for me. The now removed TAM tramway from Pont de Gueydan to Guillaumes up Les Gorges de Daluis .....
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Forum: Narrow Gauge 18th July 2018, 14:04
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
Another of the branch tramways left the Nice to...

Another of the branch tramways left the Nice to Digne line close to La Mescla Station and travelled up the valley of La Tinee.
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Forum: Narrow Gauge 16th July 2018, 13:23
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
This post covers another short-lived tramway...

This post covers another short-lived tramway which provided a service up the valley of l'Esteron from Pont Charles Albert over the River Var to Roquesteron, a distance of more than 20 kilometres.
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Forum: Narrow Gauge 11th July 2018, 08:09
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
This post covers a short-lived tramway which left...

This post covers a short-lived tramway which left the Nice to Digne line of the Chemin de Fer de Provence at Plan du Var. It travelled up the Valley of the River Vesubie as far as St. Martin Vesubie....
Forum: Narrow Gauge 6th July 2018, 18:40
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
It is a while since I posted about the tramways...

It is a while since I posted about the tramways in Nice. I have been concentrating on a series of posts about the metre-gauge lines in Kenya and Uganda. That series of posts is now complete and I can...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 8th June 2018, 19:08
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
Reading a book in French by Jose Banuado, I have...

Reading a book in French by Jose Banuado, I have discovered more about the Sospel to Menton tramway.


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Forum: Narrow Gauge 29th May 2018, 19:15
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
As part of my birthday present this year my wife...

As part of my birthday present this year my wife has given me two books written in French about the Trams of Nice. I am enjoying working out what the books say! This post relates to the relatively...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 9th April 2018, 06:48
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
Not sure that this is strictly on-topic, probably...

Not sure that this is strictly on-topic, probably not, but it may be of interest if you are following this thread. I have already posted this elsewhere, but for the sake of completeness, this post...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 2nd April 2018, 06:20
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
There was one other tramway in Grasse. It was not...

There was one other tramway in Grasse. It was not run by either the TAM or the TNL. This is its story .....
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Forum: Narrow Gauge 31st March 2018, 06:13
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
The second half of my blog on the TAM tramway...

The second half of my blog on the TAM tramway between Grasse and Cagnes-sur-Mer:
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Forum: Narrow Gauge 31st March 2018, 06:10
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
Grasse was at one stage full of different rail...

Grasse was at one stage full of different rail transport. Two TAM tramways, one from Cagnes-sur-Mer and one from Cannes approached the town from the south. A PLM branchline also linked Grasse to...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 27th March 2018, 11:15
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
I just finished a blog on the TNL tramway line...

I just finished a blog on the TNL tramway line from Tourette-Levens to Levens. As part of the blog, I used modellers license ... the freedom to use our imagination.

The first half of the blog...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 27th March 2018, 11:13
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
The TNL built a line from Nice to Levens, it...

The TNL built a line from Nice to Levens, it extended the urban line that went from Nice to Saint-André-de-la-Roche.

This is the first of two posts that focus on the line and covers the length...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 27th March 2018, 11:12
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
The tram from Vence to Cagnes-sur-Mer was part of...

The tram from Vence to Cagnes-sur-Mer was part of the TAM network. I have already posted on this tram elsewhere, but I have included it on this thread for completeness.
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Forum: Narrow Gauge 27th March 2018, 11:11
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
There were two different tram networks in the...

There were two different tram networks in the Nice area. The TAM network (Tramways of the Alpes-Maritimes) is part of the Railway of the South of France. The other network was the Tramway Company of...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 27th March 2018, 11:03
Replies: 16
Views: 12,409
Posted By RogerFarnworth
Metre Gauge Tramways in Provence

In our many trips to Nice and Les Alpes Maritimes, my wife and I have seen a significant amount of engineering works, bridges, viaducts and tunnels all on lines which were neither part of the PLM...
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