07/30/2009 (6:35 pm)

The Tralee and Dingle Light Railway, update

Filed under: Infrastructure, News

The Tralee and Dingle Light RailwayJust a short, but rather great notice: The railway will finally be operational again after a break of 3 years. The steam engine 5T is still in dire need of repair, but at least it has been removed from the open yard and is now stored safe and dry inside the shed. The work will be done by two diesels instead, the first journey will commence on next saturday , 1. August at 10:30 am. And yes, I am talking about 2009. I’ll try to be there! More pictures after the break.
The Tralee and Dingle Light RailwayThe Tralee and Dingle Light RailwayThe Tralee and Dingle Light Railway

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  1. Well spotted, might try and make it along, I presume that in 10:30 departing Blennervile not Tralee !!

    Comment by Keith — July 31, 2009 @ 4:24 pm

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  2. Hi Keith,
    yes - I presume the journey will start at Blennerville although I didn’t ask that question. I also saw that the gates at the Aquadome station were still broken yesterday, but I think they could have managed to repair both of them today :) It will be nice to see things finally moving again.

    Comment by Holger — July 31, 2009 @ 5:55 pm

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  4. Great news and thanks too for the pictures. Good to see No 5T under cover at last.

    Comment by Steve — August 11, 2009 @ 7:25 am

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  5. enfin de bonnes nouvelles pour ce chemin de fer original et, je le constate, hautement touristique.
    En tant qu’amateur français, je ne peux que me réjouir de cette reprise, même si la traction Diesel est appelée à renforcer ou remplacer la vapeur, si les conditions techniques l’imposent.
    Je suis certes passionné par la vapeur, mais je ne suis pas opposé au recours du “Diesel”.
    Je suis adhérent aux futures CF Touristiques des “Côtes du Nord” et “Petit Anjou”, ainsi que celui déja opérationnel de Treffieux, près de Chateaubriant/Nantes (voie de 0,60 - traction diesel - longueur = 1 mile !)
    Amicalement

    Comment by lehoux j. claude — September 22, 2009 @ 9:26 pm

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  6. Is there an website for the railway by the owners rather than the www.tdlr.org.uk site?

    Does the railway run over the winter, or did it close at the end of the tourist season?

    Comment by Peter Forsey — December 16, 2009 @ 5:17 pm

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