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Railway alongside N25 Waterford

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  • 15-09-2011 6:40pm
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    BrianD
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    What is this line. It looks well maintained but perhaps it's an optical illusion it also looks like it's narrow gauge!
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    corktina
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    waterford and suir rialway (unless you mean the in0use lines to Kilkenny/Dublin and LimJunc


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    L1011
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    Waterford & Suir Valley "preserved" narrow gauge line on the standard gauge trackbed of the Waterford-Dungarvan-Mallow line.

    Think its the longest preserved line in the country.


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    Judgement Day
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    Longest 'tourist' railway rather than a preserved one.


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    BrianD
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    Thanks. What sort of activity is on it?

    Google Maps indicates that it runs as far as Dungarvan. Where does it start in Waterford city?


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    Judgement Day
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    BrianD wrote: »
    Thanks. What sort of activity is on it?

    Google Maps indicates that it runs as far as Dungarvan. Where does it start in Waterford city?

    Full details here: http://www.wsvrailway.ie/

    It runs from the old railway station at Kilmeaden to the outskirts of Waterford City near the new bypass bridge. Diesel only narrow gauge operation - too long for its own good - especially without steam.


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    foggy_lad
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    Judgement Day wrote: »
    Full details here: http://www.wsvrailway.ie/

    It runs from the old railway station at Kilmeaden to the outskirts of Waterford City near the new bypass bridge. Diesel only narrow gauge operation - too long for its own good - especially without steam.
    Ah but at least they are trying!


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    Cookie_Monster
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    foggy_lad wrote: »
    Ah but at least they are trying!

    true, a steam engine would make the difference though.


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    BrianD
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    There were many narrow gauge railways in Ireland. Is there much loco stock still around that could be operated on this line? Also I assume it was standard gauge in the past?


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    Judgement Day
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    BrianD wrote: »
    There were many narrow gauge railways in Ireland. Is there much loco stock still around that could be operated on this line? Also I assume it was standard gauge in the past?

    It was standard gauge in the past and there is no pool of narrow gauge stock in Ireland that could be used on the line. They use a combination of new (Alan Keef Ltd) carriages and refurbished Bord na Mona and ex.industrial diesel locos from the UK.


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    corktina
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    very little that could be made operational, I think this line is 2' guage anyway and relies in part on BnaMona stock.(could be wrong but not interested enough to go google)


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    Judgement Day
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    corktina wrote: »
    very little that could be made operational, I think this line is 2' guage anyway and relies in part on BnaMona stock.(could be wrong but not interested enough to go google)

    3ft :)


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    admiralofthefleet
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    parts of the old line to new ross are visible from the motorway too


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    BrianD
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    Was the N25 bridge over the railway designed that it could accommodate normal rail services in the event the line ever reopened?


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    L1011
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    Looks like it could probably do it:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/butlerstown/4712210373/

    not sure about twin track though.

    Judgement Day wrote: »
    It was standard gauge in the past and there is no pool of narrow gauge stock in Ireland that could be used on the line. They use a combination of new (Alan Keef Ltd) carriages and refurbished Bord na Mona and ex.industrial diesel locos from the UK.

    There's enough CDRJC railcars knocking about the world if you wanted genuine Irish narrow gauge stock but running stock from the other end of the country on an incorrect gauge line would be seriously pushing the idea of "preservation".


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    dowlingm
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    If only they re-laid 1600mm on the Kilmeaden track instead of 3ft - they could have sneaked a few Mark 3s across the river from their graveyard on the north bank...


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    cml387
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    dowlingm wrote: »
    If only they re-laid 1600mm on the Kilmeaden track instead of 3ft - they could have sneaked a few Mark 3s across the river from their graveyard on the north bank...


    Not with the centre bridge span missing:)


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    looksee
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    Nice little trip on the Suir Valley railway, though you need to be doing it on a warm summers day as it can be a bit draughty off the river. Did the trip once with champagne and strawberries as part of a hen party!


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