Season 2
6 episodes · 2012
2The West Cork Railway
Examining the history of the West Cork Railway, once a vast network of lines stretching nearly 100 miles from Cork to Baltimore, and how it was at the heart of life in West Cork for 100 years.
4The Harcourt St. Line
The history and stories of the Harcourt Street train line, including the Valentine's Day crash of 1900. Closed in 1958 by Todd Andrews, then-chairman of transport organisation Coras Iompair Eireann, the railway was an early casualty in an assault that would reduce the network by half within five years.
5Cavan and Leitrim Railway
The history of the Cavan and Leitrim railway, which proved pivotal for the transport of coal from the mines of Arigna, and remained operative during the snow drifts of 1947.
6The Schull Tramwayfinale
The history of the Schull and Skibbereen tramway, which travelled the 15 miles between the two towns from 1886 until its closure in 1947.