Brand, Charles

Dates

  /  /1898Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours
Contract for the ^South Wexford Line^ to Robert McAlpine to build the line from Rosslare to Abbey Junction [Waterford], with a curve from Killinick to Felthouse Junction (Waterford and Wexford Railway) and the connection from Suirbridge Junction to Grace Dieu Junction west of Waterford. Large bridges required: Suir Viaduct (1,210ft) and Barrow Viaduct (2,131ft, Ireland^s longest bridge). Rosslare Pier to be extended by Charles Brand of Glasgow. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland].)