Global Information Lookup Global Information

Dublin and Lucan tramway information


Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway Company
Operation
LocaleDublin, Lucan
Open1880
Close1897 (in modified form, 1925)
StatusClosed
Infrastructure
Track gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Propulsion system(s)Steam
Statistics
Route length7 miles (11 km)
Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway Company era: 1880–1897
Track gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
Propulsion system(s) Steam
Dublin and Lucan Electric Railway Company era: 1897–1925
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Propulsion system(s) Electric

The Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway operated a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge steam tramway service between Dublin and Lucan between 1880 and 1897.[1] The company was renamed as the Dublin and Lucan Electric Railway Company and steam power was replaced by electricity in 1897. This service ran until 1925.

  1. ^ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.

and 19 Related for: Dublin and Lucan tramway information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8481 seconds.)

Dublin and Lucan tramway

Last Update:

The Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway operated a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge steam tramway service between Dublin and Lucan between 1880 and 1897. The company...

Word Count : 1362

Dublin tramways

Last Update:

Dublin tramways was a system of trams in Dublin, Ireland, which commenced line-laying in 1871, and began service in 1872, following trials in the mid-1860s...

Word Count : 4021

List of Dublin postal districts

Last Update:

numbering system is not used for some areas in County Dublin, such as Dún Laoghaire, Blackrock, Lucan or Swords, though it is used for other county locations...

Word Count : 1942

Palmerstown

Last Update:

railway station on the Dublin and Lucan tramway, later part of the Dublin United Transport Company tram system, opened in November 1881 and closed on 13 April...

Word Count : 2150

Luas

Last Update:

city of Dublin was first suggested in 1981, by a Dublin Transportation Initiative (DTI) report, which referenced the original Dublin tramways, once running...

Word Count : 8696

Weston Airport

Last Update:

between Leixlip, County Kildare, and Lucan, Dublin 8 NM (15 km; 9.2 mi) west of Dublin. Its traffic is primarily private and commercial flight training as...

Word Count : 1249

Dublin Airport

Last Update:

operated by DAA (formerly Dublin Airport Authority). The airport is located in Collinstown, 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Dublin, and 3 km (1.9 mi) south of the...

Word Count : 8622

Dublin

Last Update:

Dublin (/ˈdʌblɪn/ ; Irish: Baile Átha Cliath, pronounced [ˈbˠalʲə aːhə ˈclʲiə] or [ˌbʲlʲaː ˈclʲiə]) is the capital of Republic of Ireland and also largest...

Word Count : 16070

Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway

Last Update:

The Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway (DBST), later the Blessington and Poulaphouca Steam Tramway, operated steam-powered trams between Terenure in...

Word Count : 401

Dublin United Transport Company

Last Update:

Dublin's existing tram operators in 1891, that is: The Dublin Tramways Company The North Dublin Street Tramways Company The Dublin Central Tramways Company...

Word Count : 347

Dublin Port

Last Update:

Dublin Port (Irish: Calafort Átha Cliath) is the seaport of Dublin, Ireland, of both historical and contemporary economic importance. Approximately two-thirds...

Word Count : 2050

Dublin Port Tunnel

Last Update:

The Dublin Tunnel (Irish: Tollán Bhaile Átha Cliath), originally and still commonly known as the Port Tunnel, is a road traffic tunnel in Dublin, Ireland...

Word Count : 3065

Dublin Area Rapid Transit

Last Update:

The Dublin Area Rapid Transit system (stylised as DART) is an electrified commuter rail railway network serving the coastline and city of Dublin, Ireland...

Word Count : 3114

Dublin Bus

Last Update:

Museum of Ireland who house R1 (the first Dublin United Tramways Leyland double-decker service bus in Dublin). Many ex-CIÉ types have been acquired by...

Word Count : 6080

Hill of Howth Tramway

Last Update:

Tramway was a tram which served Howth Head, near Dublin, Ireland. The termini were at Sutton railway station, by the entrance to the peninsula, and Howth...

Word Count : 910

History of rail transport in Ireland

Last Update:

and Lucan Electric Railway 1900–1925, 11 km (7 mi); (3 ft 6 in or 1,067 mm gauge), 37 vehicles. Opened in 1880 as the Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway (914 mm...

Word Count : 5018

Tallaght

Last Update:

Dublin city, including Clondalkin, Lucan, and Blanchardstown. If completed as proposed it would also join with Metrolink and continue out to Dublin Airport...

Word Count : 6779

Transport in Dublin

Last Update:

the Greater Dublin Area centred on the city of Dublin in Ireland. There are a number of modes of public transport in the Greater Dublin area run by a...

Word Count : 3762

Howth

Last Update:

station served by the Dublin Area Rapid Transit. The Hill of Howth Tramway ran around the peninsula between Howth station, the summit and Sutton station until...

Word Count : 5076

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net