List of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland
- List of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland
There are a number of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland, reflecting Ireland's long railway history. Some of the main sites include:
* The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre in County Donegal, a county which once had not one, but two narrow gauge railway systems.
*The Cavan & Leitrim Railway at Dromod, County Leitrim, a former railway station on the original Cavan & Leitrim Railway.
*The Waterford and Suir Valley Railway, running a short narrow gauge railway for several miles along the former mainline route from Waterford to Mallow.
*The Shannonbridge Bog Railway in County Offaly, run by Bórd na Móna runs on some disused industrial narrow gauge railway in the area, with tours of reclaimed bogland.
*The Cumann Traenach na Gaeltachta Láir is based at Fintown and operates along the bed of the old Fintown to Glenties Line for about a mile.
*The West Clare Railway
*The Tralee and Dingle Light Railway
*A demonstration section of the Listowell and Ballybunion Railway's Lartigue Monorail system has been opened to visitors
Preservation groups in Ireland include:
*The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland based in Whitehead, County Antrim in Northern Ireland, but running railtours regularly in the Republic.
*Irish Traction Group based at Carrick-on-Suir in County Tipperary. A collection of diesel locomotives are preserved, some in running order, at the site by the Limerick–Waterford railway route. ITG also run regular railtours around the country, sometimes with older (but still in regular use) Iarnród Éireann locomotives and rolling stock.
*The Irish Steam Preservation Society
ee also
*List of heritage railways
*List of narrow gauge railways in Ireland
*Heritage railways in Northern Ireland
*mountain railway
*List of Conservation topics
*Conservation in the Republic of Ireland
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