Westport and Mullaranny Railway



Dates

  /  /1890Westport and Mullaranny Railway
Light railway authorised. (Date uncertain.)
  /  /1894Westport and Mullaranny Railway
Railway opened from Westport (former Great Northern and Western Railway) to Newport [Mayo] and Mullaranny [1st].
  /  /1895Achill Extension Railway
Line opened from Mallaranny [2nd] (replacing the Mullaranny [1st] of the Westport and Mullaranny Railway) to Achill. The Government backed line was handed over to the Midland Great Western Railway on completion.
07/03/1896Westport and Mullaranny Railway
Deviation required at Newport [Mayo].
  /11/1911Westport and Mullaranny Railway Achill Extension Railway
Petrol railcar introduced.
  /  /1916Westport and Mullaranny Railway Achill Extension Railway
Petrol railcar withdrawn.
  /  /1935Westport and Mullaranny Railway Achill Extension Railway
Trains withdrawn.
  /  /1936Westport and Mullaranny Railway Achill Extension Railway
Due to state of roads, trains re-introduced.
  /  /1937Westport and Mullaranny Railway Achill Extension Railway
Line closed. Achill, Mallaranny [2nd] and Newport [Mayo] closed.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

This was the temporary terminus of the line from Westport. It was replaced by Mallaranny [2nd] on the Achill Extension Railway which ran west to Achill.
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