This has to be one of the most unusual railways in the world. Technically a monorail, but built on a triangular track, with two guide rails at the base, the Lartigue Monorail was the brainchild of a Frenchman, Charles Lartigue and ran between Listowel and the seaside resort of Ballybunion in County Kerry, in the… Read More Ireland’s Monorail system
Not all of the Paris Metro is underground. There’s about 6km of Line 6 elevated above the city streets, it winds its way round the southern half of the city in a semi circle, and has great views of the city and some of its more famous landmarks. All the images of the city below… Read More The metro with a view
When producing “Rails Through The Heart of Wales” I was actively looking for early images of the railway. The captioned image, from the DC Harries collection, taken in 1900, was on the back of the programme for the 1993 celebration for the lines 125th anniversary. I like the detail shown of the station at Llandovery… Read More Llandovery Station Bookstall
Random Railways 