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Main line from Waterford to Sligo.
1896 The [[Waterford and Limerick Railway]] became the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway.


1845 Incorporated as [[Waterford and Limerick Railway]].
The locomotives of the W&LR and the W,L&WR are listed below.
 
1896 Became '''Waterford Limerick and Western Railway'''.
 
The following lines were worked by the Waterford and Limerick to make up the 'North Kerry’ line to Tralee:<ref>Outline of Irish Railway History by H. C. Casserley, Chapter 4 pp.78—85 (1974).</ref>
* [[Limerick and Foynes Railway|Limerick & Foynes]], incorporated on 4 August 1853 and opened in 1856.
* [[Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railway|Rathkeale & Newcastle Junction]], incorporated on 22 July 1861 and opened in 1867.
* [[Limerick and North Kerry Railway|Limerick & North Kerry]], incorporated on 5 July 1865 and opened in December 1880.
 
1887 A branch from Tralee to Fenit was opened at 8 miles in length.


Eight 2-4-0 locomotives were built by [[Dubs and Co|Dubs]] between 1889 and 1893:<ref>Outline of Irish Railway History by H. C. Casserley, Chapter 4 pp.78—85 (1974)..</ref>
Eight 2-4-0 locomotives were built by [[Dubs and Co|Dubs]] between 1889 and 1893:<ref>Outline of Irish Railway History by H. C. Casserley, Chapter 4 pp.78—85 (1974)..</ref>

Revision as of 08:36, 27 September 2018

1896 The Waterford and Limerick Railway became the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway.

The locomotives of the W&LR and the W,L&WR are listed below.

Eight 2-4-0 locomotives were built by Dubs between 1889 and 1893:[1]

Engine No. Name
Locomotives by Dubs (1889-1893)
10 Sir James
20 Callee More
22 Era
23 Slieve-Na-Mon
43 Knockma
44 Nephin
47 Carrick Castle
48 Cranston

Three 4-4-0s were built by Kitson in 1896-7, no 53 Jubilee, 54 Killemnee and 55 Bernard, which became GSWR 296-8, also losing their names. (No 297 was scrapped in 1928 but the other two lasted until 1949.)[2]

1891 Vulcan Foundry built two 2-4-2 tank engines: 13 Derry Castle and 14 Lough Derg for the Limerick-Tralee line

1895 Kitson and Co built two 0-4-4 tank engines for the Tuam service: 51 Castle Hacket and 52 Brian Boru.

1896-7 16 Rocklands, 17 Faugh a Ballagh, 18 Geraldine and 21 Castle Blarney built by Robinson and Kitson and Co.

1895-7 Dubs built four 0-6-0s: 45 Colleen Baton, 46 Erin Go Bragh, 49 Dreadnought and 50 Hercules.

1897-9 Kitson and Co built four 0-6-0s: 56 Thunderer, 57 Cyclops, 58 Goliath, 2 Shannon.

1901 Amalgamated with and became part of the Great Southern and Western Railway.(Route: 342 miles).

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Outline of Irish Railway History by H. C. Casserley, Chapter 4 pp.78—85 (1974)..
  2. Outline of Irish Railway History by H. C. Casserley, Chapter 4 pp.78—85 (1974).
  • Outline of Irish Railway History by H. C. Casserley, Chapter 4 pp.78—85 (1974). (available in the SMCL)