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Railways in Ireland Part Four

Martin Bairstow

The Great Southern & Western was the largest Irish railway prior to 1924 and the main lines are still functioning. Gone are the branch lines, including the West Kerry was the western most railway in Ireland. This illustrated book tells the story from the start in the 1840s to the more recent reopening of lines to Middleton and Limerick to Galway.

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The Great Southern & Western was the largest Irish railway, prior to the 1924 Grouping. The main lines are still functioning as part of Iarnród Éireann, carrying levels of passenger traffic previously undreamt of, but no longer very much freight.

Gone completely are the branch lines, including the remote West Kerry lines which extended the network through splendid scenery to Kenmare and Valentia Harbour, at its closure the western most railway in Ireland.

This fully illustrated book summarises the story from the beginnings in the 1840s, right down to the present day with the reopening of lines to Middleton and from Limerick to Galway.