The Guinness Railways in Dublin

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  1. Roger Farnworth

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    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/the-guinness-brewery-railways-dublin
     
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    A short note about a couple of publications which focus on the Guinness Brewery Railways. .....

    http://rogerfarnworth.com/2020/07/22/the-guinness-brewery-railways-dublin-again

     

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