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Albert Quay terminus Cork, 1948. Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway (CB&SCR), was an Irish gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) railway in Ireland.It opened in 1849 as the Cork and Bandon Railway (C&BR), changed its name to Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway in 1888 and became part of the Great Southern Railway (GSR) in 1924.
A large railway network was severely curtailed in the 1950s and 1960s (in particular by the Ulster Transport Authority). Routes now include suburban services to Larne, Portadown/Newry and Bangor, as well as services to Derry. There is also a branch from Coleraine to Portrush. On Northern Ireland Railways distances are quoted in miles and metres ...
Dunmanway railway station was on the West Cork Railway, Dunmanway, in County Cork, Ireland. It was located at the southern end of the town, near to the junction of Park Road and Clonakilty Road. An adjacent hotel (still in existence today under another name) was known as the 'Railway Hotel'.
The Cork Suburban Rail (Irish: Iarnród Fobhailteach Chorcaí) network serves areas in and around Cork city in Ireland. There has been a suburban rail system in Cork since the middle of the 19th century; however, it was subject to line closures in the 20th century. The city also had a tram network - a short-lived horse-tram service in the 1870s ...
Map of West Cork. West Cork (Irish: Iarthar Chorcaí) [1] is a tourist region and municipal district in County Cork, Ireland.As a municipal district, West Cork falls within the administrative area of Cork County Council, [2] and includes the towns of Bantry, Castletownbere, Clonakilty, Dunmanway, Schull and Skibbereen, and the 'key villages' of Baltimore, Ballydehob, Courtmacsherry ...
Railway Opened Closed Length Notes Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway: 1990s: 2008: tourist attraction: Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway: 1902: 1932: 16 mi (26 km) 1850: 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Cork and Muskerry Light Railway: 1887: 1934: 25 mi (40 km) County Donegal Railways Joint Committee: 1892: 1960: 121 mi (195 km) 1863: 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)