RAILSCOT | West Clare Railway

West Clare Railway

Introduction

This former light railway line opened from Ennis to Miltown Malbay in 1887.

Dates

/12/1883	West Clare Railway Incorporated.
/05/1887	West Clare Railway Locomotive reaches Miltown Malbay.
02/07/1887	West Clare Railway Passenger services begin. Opened from Ennis (Limerick and Ennis Railway) to Miltown Malbay.
23/12/1892	South Clare Railways Miltown Malbay (West Clare Railway) to Moyasta Junction opened to passengers.
/ /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.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

Ennis to Miltown Malbay

Ennis

0-6-2T No.5 of the West Clare Railway sits on a plinth next to Ennis station in July 1965. The loco was built by Dubs & Co in 1892 and after withdrawl ...
John McIntyre Collection /07/1965

West Clare Railway No.5, built by Dubs & Co., Glasgow, in 1892, on display on the site of the engine shed yard at Ennis in 1988. It has since returned ...
Bill Roberton //1988