Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway

Introduction

This light railway ran east from Ballinascarthy to Timoleague. Extended east by the Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway.




Dates

  /  /1888Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway
Incorporated.
  /  /1890Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway
Opened from Ballinascarthy to Timoleague.
  /  /1891Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway
Extends the Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway from Timoleague to Courtmacsherry.
  /  /1925Athenry and Tuam Extension to Claremorris Railway Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway Ballinrobe and Claremorris Light Railway Baltimore Extension Railway Bantry Extension Railway Cavan and Leitrim Railway City of Dublin Junction Railways Clonakilty Extension Railway Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway Cork City Railways Donoughmore Extension Railway Dublin and Kingstown Railway Dublin and South Eastern Railway Great Southern Railway Loughrea and Attymon Light Railway New Ross and Waterford Extension Railway Schull and Skibbereen Light Railway South Clare Railways Southern Railway [Ireland] Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Light Railway Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway Tralee and Dingle Light Railway Tralee and Fenit Railway Waterford and Tramore Railway West Carbery Tramways and Light Railways West Clare Railway
Merged to become Great Southern Railways.
01/06/1925Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway
Considered unsafe and closed.
01/09/1925Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway
After remedial work forced on the Great Southern Railways line re-opens.
  /  /1947Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway
Closed to regular traffic.
  /  /1961Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway
Closed.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

Ballinascarthy to Timoleague

Ballinascarthy (also spelled Ballinascarty) station. This was the junction of the Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway Clonakilty branch with the ...
Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
Level crossing immediately to the south of the Ballinascarthy station site, looking north towards the station on 30th June 2020. Although the route ...
Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
Old level crossing immediately to the south of the Ballinascarthy station site looking south towards Timoleague where the Timoleague and ...
Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
The former level crossing and crossing keeper's house at Inchy Bridge looking towards Ballinascarthy in June 2020. On arriving here on the way to ...
Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
Timoleague station site, looking in the direction of Ballinascarthy on 30th June 2020. The single platform ran approximately where the pavement is now ...
Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
Looking north across the causeway to Timoleague, which was formerly shared by the road and the Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway. ...
Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
Timoleague Station, looking in the direction of Courtmacsherry, on 30th June 2020. This was the goods yard and there was a single road engine shed on ...
Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
Former railway causeway, just south of Timoleague, on the Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway. This is one of the few sections on ...
Mark Poustie 30/06/2020