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Camden Fort is not on Haulbowline, but about 2 miles south east of Crosshaven which is part of the mainland. To my knowledge there was never a rail line on Haulbowline.

 

The Irish Steel Plant on Haulbowline was served by a 4' 8½" gauge rail line. Motive power was provided by a Galway-built Unilok locomotive and the rolling stock consisted of ex-US railroad flat cars and gondolas. I remember one of the gondolas still bearing the colour scheme and name of the Lehigh Railroad.

The naval base on Haulbowline island was served by a narrow gauge railway (not sure of gauge but it was quite narrow) network that was reasonably extensive. I think the IRRS had an item about it in one of its Journals some time back. I'll see if I can dig it out.

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well they have listed it in their 2014 network statement. Disused platforms don't seem to be listed except for grand canal dock which is down as not yet available.

 

Ok, I’ll accept that IÉ has the loop platform listed, but it can’t be used as a platform as there is no bridge to it. That is why one of the Limerick-Ballybrophy services in the last timetable ran through Roscrea without stopping as the main platform was occupied by a train going towards Limerick.

Talking of the 2014 IÉ Network Statement. I see that the photo on the front cover is of a train of cement bubbles heading towards North Wall. Not the most up to date photo!

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Haulbowline had a line from 1865 till the 195Os. It was 3ft 6in guage it was originally built for the construction of the dry dock but continued to be used for various duties. At its peak it had 3 miles of track & had 2 locos plus a steam crane and quite a few open wagons.

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Please say it's the Silver Princess Coach, might redeem my miserable score in this thread..... Richie.

 

Think that was built by Budd, might be on to something.

 

The W&LR had the first bogie coaches in these islands, described as 'American style', don't know if they were American built though. Doubt it.

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Name two railway station buildings (i.e. booking offices/stationhouses) that didn't start life as railway stations?

This thread is great! I think I might have read this one recently, we're on the W&LR again, is one of them Cahir? Originally a lodge of some sort if I recall.

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Donaghadee was a house prior to being a station. I suspect Downpatrick was not an original railway building either; for that matter, nor was Soller on the Palma-Soller electric line in Majorca, if anyone's ever been on it......

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Donaghadee was a house prior to being a station. I suspect Downpatrick was not an original railway building either; for that matter, nor was Soller on the Palma-Soller electric line in Majorca, if anyone's ever been on it......

 

The current D&CDR station was a gasworks manager's house.

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Rooskey Harbour Railway short lived line in the 1990s locos and stock went to the Arigna Mining Experience. Dromad short 2' demonstration line for ex ESB Ardnacrusha Hudson Hunslets, drove a loco on it once, not sure if that could be described as passenger carrying:)

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Given the number of industrial/private entries in "Irish Industrial and Contractors' Locomotives" (Union Publications, 1962, with amendments in a following IRRS Journal) there have been about 30 lines of 2-foot gauge in the 32 counties, and that's not counting Bord na Mona's contribution.

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As an aside, the ironwork for Cork loco shed I have heard, was originally supposed to go to somewhere on the North British Railway.

Trying to get confirmation for this.

 

Was this Carlisle by any chance? :D

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