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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 15th September 2021, 20:41
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Posted By RogerFarnworth
Recently, reading old copies of BackTrack...

Recently, reading old copies of BackTrack magazine, I came across an article which included memories from an Army engineer of time spent in Iran in the early 1940s and in the same issue of the...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 28th November 2020, 08:38
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
Since first posting about APOC/AIOC on 19th...

Since first posting about APOC/AIOC on 19th November, a number of people have pointed me to considerably more information about the 2ft 6in gauge and the 3ft gauge railways that served different part...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 19th November 2020, 21:59
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
This is my final post in a series about the...

This is my final post in a series about the railways of Iran. It focuses on a narrow gauge system, some 40 miles in total length, which served the Abadan Oil Depot and refinery. Available information...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 2nd July 2020, 22:19
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
This is probably my penultimate post on the...

This is probably my penultimate post on the railways of Iran. I want, at some stage to review what is known about the railways which served the Oil fields in the South of Iran and a final...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 29th April 2020, 19:06
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
This next post gives some insight into what is...

This next post gives some insight into what is being achieved in Iran at the moment. I must acknowledge that it is not a comprehensive report on Iran's Railways in the 21st Century, merely a snapshot...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 14th April 2020, 15:33
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
One of the joys of doing research is discovering...

One of the joys of doing research is discovering little gems in surprising places. This happened to me just recently as I was searching for information and particularly for images associated with the...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 14th April 2020, 15:31
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
After the Revolution. ...... This next post...

After the Revolution. ......

This next post brings the story of the Railways of Iran up to the Millenium. ....

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2020/04/13/railways-in-iran-part-5-from-1980-to-1999
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 14th April 2020, 07:50
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
To finish the collection of translated articles...

To finish the collection of translated articles from other sources, this post focuses on chapters from a book written in Danish in the 1930s about the filming of a documentary about the building of...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 13th April 2020, 16:15
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
I seem to have quite a number of unfinished...

I seem to have quite a number of unfinished articles on the Railways of Iran. Some are taking longer than others to complete. This is Part 9!

I still have parts 5, 7 and 8 to complete and I hope...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 4th April 2020, 08:17
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
While undertaking the research for these articles...

While undertaking the research for these articles on the railways in Iran. I was delighted to find some material in a number of European language posted on a thread about the Railways of Iran on the...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 30th March 2020, 19:05
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
The rule of the Shah in the 1970s became...

The rule of the Shah in the 1970s became increasingly authoritarian. The royal family appropriated a large amount of the country's income for themselves and gradually the clerics became less and less...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 29th March 2020, 12:13
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
After the War, Iran's railways experienced a...

After the War, Iran's railways experienced a period of relative stagnation. Significant developments did not occur until the 1950s.
...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 24th March 2020, 20:25
Replies: 12
Views: 14,058
Posted By RogerFarnworth
Iran Railways

The first instalment about Iran's Railways was about a narrow gauge line near Tehran

This is the next installment covering the Railways of Iran and. Covers the period up to the end of the Second...
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