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The T&D in 1905. The Tralee and Dingle Light Railway and Tramway was a 51 km (32 mi), 914 mm (3 ft) narrow gauge railway running between Tralee and Dingle, with a 10 km (6.2 mi) branch from Castlegregory Junction to Castlegregory, in County Kerry on the west coast of Ireland.
The Tralee and Dingle Light Railway (TDLR) locomotives 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8 were 2-6-0 T locomotives manufactured by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds, England between 1889 and 1910. The Tralee and Dingle Light Railway was incorporated in 1888. Its construction began soon afterwards and the line opened on 31 March 1891.
The Tralee and Dingle Light Railway was once one of Europe's most western railways. It opened on 31 March 1891, connecting Tralee and Dingle by rail along the Dingle Peninsula, and was closed in June 1953. In 1993 a 3 km section was reopened as a preserved line between the Aquadome in Tralee and Blennerville Windmill. Currently this railway is ...
Tralee and Dingle Light Railway 5 is a 2-6-2 T locomotive manufactured by the Hunslet Engine Company in 1892 for the Tralee and Dingle Light Railway.. It is difficult to understand why the Tralee and Dingle acquired this particular locomotive.
Kerry County Museum (Irish: Príomh-Mhúsaem Chiarraí) is a museum located in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. The museum is based in the Ashe Memorial Hall, formerly also known as the Urban Council Chambers [1] in the centre of Tralee. The aim of the museum is to collect, record, preserve and display the material heritage of County Kerry.
Tralee and Dingle Light Railway 7 and 8 were two 2-6-0 T locomotives manufactured by Kerr, Stuart and Company in 1902 and 1903 for the Tralee and Dingle Light Railway. Around the turn of the 20th century the Tralee and Dingle Railway saw an increase in its traffic. On this railway cattle were far more important than passengers so the directors ...
The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, an all-island body, with bases in County Antrim and Dublin, and a museum in the former; holds a full operating licence and operates heritage-themed excursions on the main lines in both jurisdictions.
The Athenry and Tuam Extension Light Railway 27 km (17 mi), Baltimore Extension Light Railway 13 km (8 mi), Tralee and Fenit Railway 13 km (8 mi); opened 1887 and Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway 5 km (3.25 mi) (leased from D&SER) were worked by the Great Southern & Western Railway.