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Birdhill to Killaloe/Ballina railway

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    #32
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    According to the ESB the last activity on the branch was in 1968 for the filming of a scene for the 1969 film "Guns in the Heather" aka "The Secret of Boyne Castle".


    The full movie - which is not worth watching (I know!) - is available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LRuQxrc3pg Start watching at 57.27 - it could be anywhere as there's no recognisable landmarks. The signal cabin was not on the branch!

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    #33
    91wx763
    Registered Users Posts: 526 ✭✭✭91wx763


    Del.Monte wrote: »
    The rails did go to a preservation scheme in the end - possibly the Waterford & Suir Valley Rly. It would have been a pretty little run and the ESB were very keen on the idea.


    Some pictures of the branch here: https://esbarchives.ie/2017/02/06/irrs-tour-of-ardnacrusha-september-1962/


    irrs_gswr_183_ardnacrusha_1_sept_1962_01.jpg?resize=714%2C510&ssl=1

    Wasn't the narrow gauge created on the WSVR by moving in the rails of the extant normal gauge track if I recall correctly ?


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    #34
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    91wx763 wrote: »
    Wasn't the narrow gauge created on the WSVR by moving in the rails of the extant normal gauge track if I recall correctly ?


    Correct but the Ardnacrusha rails also went there AFAIK - I'll check and report back.

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