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Tralee and Fenit Railway

Introduction

This closed branch ran from Limerick to Fenit.

Dates

/ /1880	Tralee and Fenit Railway Incorporated.
/ /1887	Tralee and Fenit Railway Opened. Worked by the Waterford and Limerick Railway.
/ /1914	Tralee and Fenit Railway Cease to run to the Tralee [North] station and start using, with a junction alteration, to the Tralee station.
/ /1925	Athenry 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.
/ /1934	Tralee and Fenit Railway Passenger trains withdrawn.
/ /1947	Tralee and Fenit Railway Goods largely withdrawn.
/ /1978	Tralee and Fenit Railway Beet traffic withdrawn.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

Tralee to Fenit

Tralee North

Spa

Kilfenora

Fenit

View out towards the pier at Fenit, County Kerry, in 1991 see image 44538. ...
Bill Roberton //1991

The Tralee - Fenit branch of the Great Southern & Western Railway was finally closed in 1987 but lingers on. There was an attempt to revive it as a ...
Bill Roberton //1991

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Hexham to Carlisle: Including the Alston and the Brampton Branches (Eastern Main Lines)

Tralee and Fenit Railway

Introduction

Dates

Portions of line and locations

Tralee to Fenit

Tralee North

Spa

Kilfenora

Fenit

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