West Clare Railway
| West Clare Railway | |
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 Moyasta station on the West Clare Railway
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| Route length: | 43.5 km |
| Gauge : | 914 mm ( English 3-foot track ) |
The West Clare Railway (WCR) is a museum railway in County Clare , Ireland.
history
The West Clare Railway was originally operated from 1887 to 1961 and has now been rebuilt on a short section as a museum railway. The narrow-gauge railway, with a gauge of 914 mm (3 ft ), ran from Ennis, through numerous stops along the coast, via a fork at Moyasta Junction to Kilrush and Kilkee . The West Clare Railway was the last narrow-gauge passenger railway in Ireland. There were stops in Ennistymon , Lahinch and Miltown Malbay . It was featured in the song Are Ye Right There Michael? For its unreliability . known from Percy French . Although it was modernized and converted to diesel operation in the 1950s, the line was discontinued in 1961 for economic reasons.
An association maintains a railway museum at and in Moyasta station and has reopened part of the route as a museum railway. After a legal dispute lasting 16 years, the plan is to connect the route with an unrestricted level crossing secured with a traffic light system with a new museum building on the other side of the street. The no longer used sections of the route are to be converted into a cycling and hiking trail.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b West Clare Railway's second coming as new greenway project (English)
- ↑ Wheels turning for West Clare Railway expansion (English)
- ↑ Works underway on first phase of West Clare Railway Greenway (English)
Coordinates: 52 ° 40 ′ 5.1 ″ N , 9 ° 32 ′ 10 ″ W.
literature
- James IC Boyd: Saga by Rail: Ireland . The Oakwood Press, Usk 2006, ISBN 978-0-85361-651-1 (English).
- Patrick Taylor: The West Clare Railway . Plateway Press, Brighton 1994, ISBN 1-871980-16-X (English).
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Clare County Library with a link to historical photos
- The West Clare Railway article on narrowspur-europa.at