Some can be found at the kerry county library in tralee, and the national library in dublin of course. If we dont have the title you are looking for we can order it as long as its available, or even if its out of print. To put the maps in some sort of context, i have put the gradient profiles for the main line and branch here. From its opening, the line struggled to cover its operating expenses, and when the areas roads were improved in. Tralee and dingle railway by rowlands, david and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
What brings us together is the pleasure of creating, developing and running our own little railway, in a quiet relaxing sort of way. The choice of railway era, prototype if any, scale, gauge, power source. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. The tralee and dingle light railway and tramway was a 51 km 32 mi, 914 mm 3 ft gauge narrow gauge railway running between tralee and dingle, with a 10 km 6.
Tralee to dingle 3 ways to travel via bus, taxi, and car. Hello, ill be going from dublin to dingle in early june, traveling by train from dublin to tralee with a change in mallow, and then by bus from tralee onward to dingle. The tralee and dingle light railway and tramway was a 32 mi 51 km, 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge railway running between tralee and dingle. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. The garden railway club is a website jointly developed by a group of likeminded garden railway enthusiasts.
Disused railway line on the former tralee and dingle railway, co kerry, ireland. Dingle bookshop, green st, dingle, co kerry a lot of effort goes into curating the collection at dingle bookshop, which includes more than 6,000 books, from bestsellers to their own vital titles. From tralee drive along the north coast via castlegregory, then out to brandon point through cloghane, back and over the connor pass into dingle town from dingle drive the slea head route clockwise via ventry and ballyferriter, then back to town, out along the south coast via inch back to tralee, hopefully catching the sunset at inch beach. The station, originally named tralee south, was opened on 18 july 1859. This one will be, i hope, a fair representation of the inspection car that used to. Dingle railway station is a disused underground railway station located on the liverpool overhead railway lor, at the south end of park road, dingle, liverpool. Train journey from blennerville to tralee 27 august 2002. An ex tralee and dingle railway 30 gauge class kn2 260t built by ken stuart of stoke on trent.
It was the worlds first outside framed 262t wheel arrangement locomotive built for use in these islands. It struck westwards from tralee into the dingle peninsula, through blennerville, derrymore, castlegregory junction at camp with a extension to castlegregory. Rome2rio makes travelling from tralee to dingle easy. If i catch the first train from dublin the morning 7 a. With annual, monthly and weekly options available, find out if a season ticket for tralee to dingle road is right for you. Tralee and dingle steam railway locos and rolling stock. National railcards offer up to off train tickets in the uk and can be a great investment if you travel a few times or more in a year. Great pictures of the new line from ted polet very photogenic. Comparing the growth of the town over 100 years is revealing. The tralee and dingle light railway and tramway was a 32 mi 51 km, 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge railway running between tralee and dingle, with a 6. Independent bookshops did their part, grasping that if they were to compete with.
The tralee and dingle light railway had one of the most beautiful but dangerous routes in ireland. Trains accessed the station via a halfmile tunnel, bored from the cliff face at herculaneum dock to park road. It operated between 1891 and 1953, the castlegregory branch closed shortly prior the outbreak of the. Rome2rio displays up to date schedules, route maps, journey times and estimated fares from relevant transport operators. A transcribed series of newspaper cuttings about the railway. From tralee to the dingle peninsula and back to tralee. Gc1br2q the tralee and dingle light railway traditional. From tralee to dingletours around dingle peninsula. Amazon business card corporate credit line shop with. Rare, secondhand and out of print books on railways, tramways, aviation, shipping, canals and industrial and commercial history. The tracks climbed steeply in parts followed by rapid descents.
Tralee to dingle harbour 0m00c tralee basin 1m01c basin no. Find all the transport options for your trip from dingle to tralee right here. Travel to tralee and spend the evening at your first nights accommodation day 2. Omahonys booksellers in tralee, kerry, opening hours. It hugged the sides of mountains, travelled through tunnels and over bridges. The towns population including suburbs was 23,691 as of the 2016 census making. I dont know of any tour operators in tralee who could take you out around the dingle peninsula. It is the last remaining part of the overhead railway, with the.
If you have questions about the route from dublin to dingle, please ask in our forum. A lot of effort goes into curating the collection at dingle bookshop, which. Buy tralee and dingle railway 1st by rowlands, david isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rome2rio makes travelling from dingle to tralee easy. From derry to kerry 1994 michael palin great railway journeys. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible. Dingle peninusal and county kerry related genealogy books. Dingle way route this is our suggested dingle way route.
The line needed a three foot gauge due to the severe gradients and curvature and the line itself ran right next to the road with no fencing for large sections as the speed rarely exceeded 12 miles per hour. The very name of the tralee and dingle railway is enough to evoke considerable emotions whether stemming from the immensely beautiful dingle peninsula itself or the wonderfully friendly kerry folk or the raw courage of those who built the railway through some of the wildest irish countryside and then struggled for half a c entury to keep the line running. It is the oldest retail business of its type in the region and has developed from a single store of 450sq. Tralee is the largest town in county kerry and has no shortage of pubs, restaurants, shops and accommodation. Tralee and dingle light railway, ireland tourist information. The tralee and dingle light railway gc1br2q was created by jhullfly on 4182008. Cork weekly examiner 1 may 1975 cork weekly examiner july 1977 with many thanks to martin curran. Tralee and dingle railway narrow gauge railway museum.
The dingle train david rowlands, walter mcgrath, tom francis on amazon. Of course, many books have been published on irish narrow gauge railways. We found great results, but some are outside tralee. The tralee page also has a modern map with the route of the railway superimposed on it. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the dingle peninsula, and is the largest town in county kerry. Railcars are exactly what they say they are, a vehicle designed to run on rails based on a car. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Find all the transport options for your trip from tralee to dingle right here. Tralee railway station, john joe sheehy road, tralee gokerry.
Irelands master storyteller the collected stores of eamon kelly 3. Rome2rio displays up to date schedules, route maps, journey times and estimated fares from. Media in category tralee and dingle railway the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. The tralee and dingle railway which operated only on the occasion of the dingle fair on the last. An excellent historical site and guide to the rest of the dingle peninsula. Omahony, grandfather of the current owner frank, and continues to trade from the same location. The tralee and dingle railway was probably one of the most famous in these islands, as many photographers came to see the little locomotives struggle up the scenic but steep inclines westwards to dingle.