Irish Railways Volume 3 - The Irish Narrow Gauge (1939 - 1959)

''This facinating documentary is devoted entirely to narrow gauge lines. It presents colour films made between 1939 and 1959 which feature five 3ft gauge systems in different parts of the country.''
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Orignally Produced by Tom Ferris and directed by Wilf Waters for Midland Publishing/Online video in the 1990s, this series of 9 documentaries (of which this is the 3rd) is likely one of the most comprehensive looks into the railways of Ireland from the 1930s all the way up to the late 1960s. Please enjoy looking at the railways of this country as they once were, both on the extensive standard guage network and the vast narrow gauge network that covered the near entirety of Ireland.
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[@dannyblake5089]

Nice irish music

[@MrStephenDando]

Does anyone know what happened to the still virtually new diesel locomotives of the West Clare Railway when it closed?

[@banditgamer77]

The 0-4-0+0-4-0 diesels built to run goods on the West Clare were all sold off for scrap in 1968, having been stored at Inchicore since the West Clares closure in 1961. As for the railcars, I believe most to all of them were scrapped as well. However, one former driving trailer was salvaged and converted to a trailing coach. It was used by Bord na Mona for a while as a sightseeing train on one of their industrial sites. I am unsure if said former driving trailer is still in existence today.

[@MrStephenDando]

@@banditgamer77 thank you.
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