Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway
Locale
Ireland
Termini
Timoleague
Courtmacsherry
Service
Type
Light railway
History
Opened
21 April 1891
Closed
1960
Technical
Line length
9 mi (14 km)
Number of tracks
Single track
Track gauge
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
The Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Railway was a 9 miles (14 km) long light railway connecting Timoleague station and Courtmacsherry station. It was the last roadside railway operating in Ireland.
^Martin Airstow: Railways in Ireland, Part 5.
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