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[[Image:Im1890EnV69-p144a.jpg|thumb| 1890. 'Sir James', designed by [[John George Robinson]]. From 'The Engineer', 12 Sept 1890]] | [[Image:Im1890EnV69-p144a.jpg|thumb| 1890. 'Sir James', designed by [[John George Robinson]]. From 'The Engineer', 12 Sept 1890]] | ||
[[Image:Im1987EnV84-KitsonCo.jpg |thumb| 1897. Locomotives for the [[Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway]] ]] | [[Image:Im1987EnV84-KitsonCo.jpg |thumb| 1897. Locomotives for the [[Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway]] by [[Kitson and Co]]. ]] | ||
1896 The [[Waterford and Limerick Railway]] became the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway. | 1896 The [[Waterford and Limerick Railway]] became the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:43, 2 January 2019
1896 The Waterford and Limerick Railway became the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway.
1901 Amalgamated with and became part of the Great Southern and Western Railway.(Route: 342 miles).
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 |
| 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.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Outline of Irish Railway History by H. C. Casserley, Chapter 4 pp.78—85 (1974). (available in the SMCL)