Ilen Valley Railway
Introduction
This closed line extended the West Cork Railways south west from Dunmanway to Skibbereen.
Dates
| / /1872 | Dunmanway and Skibbereen Railway Renamed Ilen Valley Railway. |
| / /1877 | Ilen Valley Railway Opened between Dunmanway (West Cork Railways) and Skibbereen. |
| / /1881 | Bantry Extension Railway Opened from Drimoleague (Ilen Valley Railway) to Bantry. Worked by the Cork and Bandon Railway. |
| / /1886 | Schull and Skibbereen Light Railway Opened from alongside the Skibbereen station of the Ilen Valley Railway to Schull. |
| / /1893 | Baltimore Extension Railway Opened from Skibbereen (Ilen Valley Railway) to Baltimore. |
| / /1899 | Ilen Valley Railway
Bantry Extension Railway Drimoleague rebuilt. |
| / /1909 | Ilen Valley Railway Absorbed by Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway. |
| / /1961 | Cork and Bandon Railway
Clonakilty Extension Railway
West Cork Railways
Ilen Valley Railway
Baltimore Extension Railway
Bantry Extension Railway
Bantry Bay Extension Railway
Closed. The terminus at Cork Albert Quay remains open as a goods depot, accessed by the Cork City Railways. |
Portions of line and locations
This line is divided into a number of portions.
Dunmanway to Skibbereen
Remarkably, an intact water column survives at what would have been the western end of the down platform at Dunmanway. Although somewhat enclosed by ...Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
View of the former Dunmanway station building, now a vet clinic, on the up (Cork) platform at Dunmanway. The platform ramp can be made out and the ...Mark Poustie 29/06/2020
A replica station sign at Drimoleague, junction of the CB&SCR lines to Bantry and Skibbereen. The line to Skibbereen opened through Drimoleague in ...Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
View over former level crossing where line to Skibbereen crossed R586 Bantry road just west of Drimoleague station. View looks south west in direction ...Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
Surviving pedestrian gate beside former level crossing of line to Skibbereen and Baltimore over R586 Bantry road just west of Drimoleague station. ...Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
Drimoleague Station site, looking west in June 2020. Beyond the platforms the line to Skibbereen and on to Baltimore diverged left and the line to ...Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
The former Madore station, located roughly midway between Drimoleague and Skibbereen looking north east in the direction of Drimoleague in May 2021. ...Mark Poustie 03/05/2021
The former crossing keeper's house at Clonely Level Crossing, north of Madore on the line between Drimoleague and Skibbereen. Most of the crossing ...Mark Poustie 03/05/2021
North of Madore, on the Drimoleague to Skibbereen line, lies the former Clonely Level Crossing. The crossing keeper's house lies on the north side of ...Mark Poustie 03/05/2021
A May 2021 view northeast over the former Madore station site showing the surviving goods shed in the background centre and the platform and surviving ...Mark Poustie 03/05/2021
The surviving goods shed at Skibbereen, with a surviving crane to the left. The bent rail gate posts are originals too, being a feature of all gates ...Mark Poustie 03/05/2021
The surviving goods shed at Skibbereen, now a series of retail outlets. The standard Irish gauge lines were on the left of the shed while at one time ...Mark Poustie 03/05/2021
Surviving goods crane at Skibbereen. Although the crane appears somewhat marooned, the loading bank originally extended to here and there were cattle ...Mark Poustie 03/05/2021
The CB&SCR platform side of Skibbereen station building is on the left of this picture - with the plant growing out of it. The nearer building is a ...Mark Poustie 30/06/2020
