RAILSCOT | Donoughmore Extension Railway

Donoughmore Extension Railway

Introduction

This line extended the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway from St Anne's [CandMLR] to Donoughmore.

Dates

/ /1890	Donoughmore Extension Railway Incorporated.
/ /1893	Donoughmore Extension Railway Opened from St Anne's [CandMLR] (Cork and Muskerry Light Railway) to Donoughmore.
/ /1925	Athenry and Tuam Extension to Claremorris Railway Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway Ballinrobe and Claremorris Light Railway Baltimore Extension Railway Bantry Extension Railway Cavan and Leitrim Railway City of Dublin Junction Railways Clonakilty Extension Railway Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway Cork City Railways Donoughmore Extension Railway Dublin and Kingstown Railway Dublin and South Eastern Railway Great Southern Railway Loughrea and Attymon Light Railway New Ross and Waterford Extension Railway Schull and Skibbereen Light Railway South Clare Railways Southern Railway [Ireland] Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Light Railway Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway Tralee and Dingle Light Railway Tralee and Fenit Railway Waterford and Tramore Railway West Carbery Tramways and Light Railways West Clare Railway Merged to become Great Southern Railways.
/ /1934	Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Donoughmore Extension Railway Closed by the Great Southern Railways company.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

St Anne^s to Donoughmore

St Anne's [CandMLR]

Burnt Mill

Fox's Bridge

Knockane

An impressive surviving bridge at Knockane given this was just a single track line, west of Drimoleague and east of Aughaville Halt on the Bantry ...
Mark Poustie 03/05/2021