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| 1825 January 11th. Formation announced. <ref> The Times, Tuesday, Jan 11, 1825</ref> | | 1825 January 11th. Formation announced. <ref> The Times, Tuesday, Jan 11, 1825</ref> |
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| The line opened as follows:- | | The L&WR was a scheme emanating from the Hibernian General Railway Company in 1825. Despite several attempts, numerous engineering reports and a proposed takeover by the Great Western, nothing was ever actually done and its act appears to have been allowed to to lapse in 1836. |
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| *Limerick-Tipperary, May 9th, 1848;
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| *Tipperary- Clonmel, May 1st, 1852;
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| *Clonmel-Fiddown, April 4th, 1853;
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| *Fiddown to junction at Dunkith with the Waterford and Kilkenny.
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| 1848 Railway opened 9th May 1848 between Limerick and Tipperary but work was finally completed c1854.
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| 1853 [[Limerick and Ennis Railway]] incorporated on 4th Aug 1853 and opened in 1859. Eventually amalgamated with the WLR in 1874.
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| 1858 [[Limerick, Castle Connell and Killaloe Railway]] branch opened to Castle Connell in Aug 1858 and to Killaloe on Apr 1862.
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| 1858 [[Athenry and Tuam Railway]], incorporated July 1858 and opened September 1860.
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| 1860 [[Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway]] incorporated in Aug 1860 and opened in Sept 1869.
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| The AEJR was leased to the WLR on 1 November 1872, and both lines were taken over by it from 27 July 1893.
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| 1865 Incorporated in 1865 and gradually opened up to completion in 1880, The [[Southern Railway of Ireland|Southern of Ireland Railway]] branch left the WRL from Clonmel to Thurles and joined the GSWR main line from Dublin to Cork.
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| 1894 Line extended to Claremorris from Tuam, in April 1894 by the [[Athenry and Tuam Extension to Claremorris Railway|Athenry and Tuam Extension Railway]]
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| 1895 The final link to the Sligo line from Claremorris at Collooney was opened in Oct 1895.
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| == See Also == | | == See Also == |
| <what-links-here/> | | <what-links-here/> |
| *[http://spellerweb.net/rhindex/Ireland/GreatSouthern/WLR.html www.spellerweb.net (Waterford, Limerick & Western Railway)]
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| *[https://archive.org/details/op1253883-1001 Great Southern and Western, and Waterford, Limerick, and Western Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill etc]
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| == Sources of Information == | | == Sources of Information == |
| <references/> | | <references/> |
| *Outline of Irish Railway History by H. C. Casserley, Chapter 4 pp.78—85 (1974).
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford,_Limerick_and_Western_Railway Wikipedia]
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| [[Category: Railway Companies - Ireland]] | | [[Category: Railway Companies - Ireland]] |
Note: This was not the same as the Waterford and Limerick Railway or its successor the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway.
1825 January 11th. Formation announced. [1]
The L&WR was a scheme emanating from the Hibernian General Railway Company in 1825. Despite several attempts, numerous engineering reports and a proposed takeover by the Great Western, nothing was ever actually done and its act appears to have been allowed to to lapse in 1836.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, Jan 11, 1825
