heirflick Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 never knew that there was 6 miles of track inside the brewery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I worked in a factory that still had an internal railway into the '90s, though it was disconnected from the mainline in the '70s, I think. This loco, now at Foxfield Railway was one of the last pair that ran in there, along with a battery electric. It was an important skill to be able to avoid twisting your ankle in the slots where the track was embedded - not something that I always managed to achieve, especially on the outdoor sections in the winter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 That's a great bit of history. I knew they had a railway but never realised how extensive it was. I am familiar with the so called 'Guinness' GCC barges known as M-Boats that shipped guinness to Limerick and the west of Ireland via the grand canal to the Shannon. Many of these GCC (Grand canal company) barges were restored as pleasure vessels on the Shannon lakes and Grand canal. The picture below of 68M is a broad beam barge that used to be operated as part of CIE's canal fleet until about 1960. Ironically it was the onset of railways that killed commercial traffic on the Grand and Royal canals. Luckily they weren't filled in and converted to motorways during the 60s after CIE ceased canal operations. More info here: http://www.heritageboatassociation.ie 68M in Limerick - Used to deliver Guinness from Dublin to ports on the Shannon navigation via the Grand Canal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayec Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hi Stradbally Museum has one of the William Spence 0-4-0 1ft 10 gauge Tank engine No 15 preserved, these are one of my favourite narrow gauge steam locos and are just an amazing sight in the flesh. If you get a chance to go there- do! they have a great collection of narrow gauge stuff, working and not. http://stradballyrailway.webs.com/locomotives.htm Eoin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I've an idea that the Guinness track mileage was at its highest extent nearer ten miles than six! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Nice article here - http://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/22/Guinness.htm - though, I see no mention of the total mileage.. A layout one day..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I see no mention of the total mileage.. Well, I would have done, if I'd looked properly. Talking about the broad gauge section - "It connected the brewery with Kingsbridge goods yard, and at its greatest extent possessed about two miles of track, out of the brewery’s one-time overall mileage of ten. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 great info there Jim - thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thought that..... Yes, it would make an amazing layout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thought that..... Yes, it would make an amazing layout! And, actual justification for having a spiral.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 From the OSI maps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Click here to explore more http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,714003,734049,7,9 Top left you can see the tracks that linked up to Kingsbridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertRoche Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Here is a picture of one of the locos on display in the Guinness Storehouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 My mate has a Geoeghan engine from Guinness. His Dad got it in the 60's. He's getting it restored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minister_for_hardship Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Some info on the floating stock (as opposed to rolling stock) of Guinness's. http://lugnad.ie/guinnessfleets/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josefstadt Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Great info there Minister! Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnthebox Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Great bit of history there Minister, thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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