Limerick and Kerry Railway
Introduction
This closed line ran from Newcastle West to Tralee, creating a second route closer to the coast between Limerick and Tralee where there was a second station.
Dates
| / /1880 | Limerick and Kerry Railway Incorporated. |
| / /1880 | Limerick and Kerry Railway Opened from Newcastle West (the Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railway station remained open, trains for Tralee [LandKR] reversing out of the station). |
| / /1882 | Limerick and Kerry Railway The company's Tralee [LandKR] station is linked to the Tralee and Killarney Railway's Tralee station (the present station). The stations were on either side of Oakpark Road. |
| / /1901 | Tralee and Killarney Railway
Limerick and Kerry Railway Connection between Tralee and Tralee [LandKR] brought into passenger use. |
| / /1902 | Limerick and Kerry Railway Absorbed by Great Southern and Western Railway. |
| / /1963 | Limerick and Foynes Railway
Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railway
Limerick and Kerry Railway Closed to passengers. |
| / /1972 | Limerick and Kerry Railway Newcastle West (excluded) to Listowel (excluded) goods withdrawn (officially closed 1975). |
| / /1975 | Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railway
Limerick and Kerry Railway Ballingrane Junction (excluded) to Newcastle West closed. Newcastle West to Listowel (excluded) officially closed. |
| / /1977 | Limerick and Kerry Railway Listowel to Abeydorney (excluded) closed. |
| / /1978 | Limerick and Kerry Railway Abeydorney to Tralee closed. |
Portions of line and locations
This line is divided into a number of portions.
Newcastle West to Tralee
This is a modern reproduction of a Lartigue monorail steam engine. (photo courtesy of Malcom McKay) It is diesel powered, and one-third lighter than ...Ken Strachan 17/05/2019
What do you mean, you've never seen a turntable on a monorail? Let me explain how this works - but first, buy me a Guinness. Photo courtesy of Malcolm ...Ken Strachan 17/05/2019
Having arrived at Tralee with the afternoon section of Day 6 of Steam Dreams' 'Emerald Isle Explorer' from Killarney, Great Northern Railway of ...David Bosher 17/06/2017
Exterior of Tralee station, County Kerry, with quite rightly the Irish spelling, on 16th June 2017. This station, dating from 1859, is now the ...David Bosher 16/06/2016
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