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RogerFarnworth 27th April 2019 20:49

The Guinness Brewery Railways, Dublin
 
The St. James's Gate Brewery belonging to Guinness had what was apparently the longest private railway system in Ireland. In total there were 10 miles of track of which 8 miles were narrow gauge. There were some interesting innovations in lured within the system - a spiral in narrow gauge allowing trains to pass under St. James's Street, an ingenious conversion wagon which allowed narrow gauge locomotive to work on the broad gauge sidings, a unique design of narrow gauge locomotive specifically suited to the needs of the site.

This is another post prompted by reading 1951 editions of The Railway Magazine!

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/26...ailways-dublin

RogerFarnworth 23rd July 2020 12:52

A short note about a couple of publications which focus on the Guinness Brewery Railways. .....

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2020/07/22...s-dublin-again

Quote:

This very short article results from some recent reading about the railways on the Guinness Brewery site in Dublin.

An article in 'Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling Review' Issue 60 Volume 8, October 2004, p134-142; and

Paul Webb, 'Shifting the Stout', The Moseley Trust, Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

46232 23rd July 2020 16:26

One of the Guinness locos is in the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum at Towyn on the Talylln Railway. I have a photo of it somewhere on this computer I'll find it and put it in the gallery


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