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The Stradbally Woodland Railway is a 1km (0.62 mile) long single-track 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railway line at Stradbally Hall in Stradbally, County Laois in Ireland.
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Location
editThe Stradbally Woodland Railway is located in the fenced-off grounds of Stradbally Hall near Stradbally fire station. The line is open to the public on bank holiday weekend Sundays and Mondays from March to August and on selected other spring and summer dates dates. Full details on the railway's operating days can be found on the society's website at irishsteam.net.
History
editThis narrow gauge railway is the oldest established heritage railway in Ireland. It is operated and managed by the Irish Steam Preservation Society. It was constructed in stages between 1969 and 1982 entirely by voluntary labour, many of the volunteers being full-time permanent-way workers from Córas Iompair Éireann, now Iarnród Éireann.[1][2]
Locomotives
editLocomotive | Builder | Year | Works Number | Photo | Propulsion | Status | Former Owner | Former Location |
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No.2/LM44 'Róisín' | Andrew Barclay | 1949 | 2264 | Steam | Operational | Bord na Mona | Clonsast, County Offaly | |
15 | William Spence, Dublin | 1895 | Steam | Static Exhibit | Guinness | St James' Gate, Dublin | ||
4/Rusty | Ruston & Hornsby | 1952 | 326052 | Lister HR6 | Operational | Electricity Supply Board | Portarlington, County Laois | |
Nippy | FC Hibberd (Planet) | 1936 | 2014 | National Engine Co | Operational | Mines & Safety Research | Buxton, England | |
(4) | Ruston & Hornsby | 1950 | 300518 | Lister HR6 | Awaiting Restoration | Electricity Supply Board | Allenwood, County Kildare | |
LM167 | Ruston & Hornsby | 1956 | 402978 | Gardner 4LW | Stored, serviceable | Bord na Mona | Coolnamona, County Laois | |
LM317 | Simplex Mechanical Handling | 1980 | 60SL742 | Lister HR4 | Stored, serviceable | Bord na Mona | Coolnamona, County Laois |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ myPOIs: About Stradbally Narrow Gauge Railway.
- ^ Irish Steam Preservation Society: Narrow Gauge Railway.
External links
edit- Official Website (Archived)
- Facebook site
External links
editMedia related to Stradbally Woodland Railway at Wikimedia Commons