Irland

Buchveröffentlichungen

Baker, Michael: Ireland. An Introduction, Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd . 2005 – 128 , ISBN 978-1-85895-246-8

Presents a past and present tour of Ireland’s railway network, which embraces not only the main lines around Belfast, Dublin and Cork and developments in stock, services and electrification, but also the remote narrow-gauge outposts of the Far West, gone for ever.

———: The railways of the Republic of Ireland, Truro, Cornwall: Barton . 1975 – 94 S. : überw. Ill. , ISBN 978-0-85153-235-6.

Baker, Stuart: Rail Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland, o. O.: Crecy Publishing . 2018 – 136 , ISBN 978-0-86093-681-7.

Barry, Michael: Tales of the Permanent Way. Stories from the Heart of Ireland’s Railways, Dublin, Ireland: Andalus Press . 2009 – 160 p. , ISBN 978-0-9560383-1-9.

Burton, Anthony / Scott-Morgan, John: The Light Railways of Britain and Ireland: Pen and Sword Transport . 2015 – 176 p.

First published in 1985 by Moorland Press, The Light Railways of Britain & Ireland has remained unavailable for more than twenty-five years, until now. Re-released by Pen & Sword, this is a thorough and engaging book that covers, in depth, the fascinating story of Britain’s last railway development, the Rural light railways, constructed as a result of the Light Railways Act 1896.Rigorously detailed, it charts the overall history of the last great railway boom in Britain – the light railway boom – from 1896, to the beginning of the Great War in 1914. During this period a large number of narrow and standard gauge lines were constructed in both Britain and Ireland, in order to serve and open up areas in both countries that, at the time, lacked adequate transport links. This book tells the story of how these lines were constructed and why, in most cases, they eventually failed, due to post-First World War road competition.Authored by two highly acclaimed writers of transport history, this is a true testament to, and a timely reminder of, Britain’s last railway development.

Casserley, H. C: Outline of Irish railway history, London; North Pomfret/VT: David & Charles . 1974 – 303 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten .

Casserley, Henry Cyril: Irish railways in the heyday of steam, Truro: Barton . 1979 – 83, [13] S. : überw. Ill. , ISBN 978-0-85153-347-6.

Coakham, Desmond: Irish Broad Gauge Carriages. A Pictorial Introduction, Leicester: Midland Publishing . 2004 – 128 p., Ill. , ISBN 978-1-85780-175-0.

Cronin, Kevin: Off the Beaten Track. Irish Railway Walks, Belfast: Appletree Press Ltd . 1997 – 192 , ISBN 978-0-86281-563-9

Over the last century, approximately 1,920 miles of railway in Ireland have been shut down, giving birth to a new and unusual walking resource. This guide to walking the old railroad tracks of Ireland takes ramblers, travelers, and walking enthusiasts through some of the most beautiful terrain known to man. The walks in this book wind past abandoned stations quietly returning to nature, viaducts and tunnels stranded on hillsides, and impressive stone bridges hidden behind dense walls of foliage. The 20 line routes provided cover the entire country and comprise 40 distinct and interesting walks. Each contains a brief history of the line, walking maps, information on transportation to and from the site, and listings of restaurants, inns, and pubs along the route.

Doyle, O / Hirsch, S: Railway lines of Coras Iompair Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways, Malahide, Dublin: Signal Press . 1985 – 124 S. m. Abb. , ISBN 978-0-906591-03-1.

———: Railways in Ireland, 1834-1984, Dublin: Signal Press . 1983 – 204 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm , ISBN 978-0-906591-02-4.

Doyle, Oliver / Hirsch, Stephen: Locomotives and Rolling Stock of the Coras Iompair Eireann and Northern Ireland Railways, Malahide, Ire: Signal Press . illustrated edition 1978 – 96 pages , ISBN 978-0-906591-00-0.

Estler, Thomas: „Auf breiter Spur? Die irischen Eisenbahnen“, in: Fern-Express / Förderverein Dampf et Reise. 19 (2004).

Fayle, Harold: Narrow Gauge Railways of Ireland, Wakefield: EP Publishing Ltd . 1970 1970 – 204 p. , ISBN 978-0-85409-627-5. – [First edition 1946]

Ferris, Tom: Irish railways. A new history, Dublin: Gill & Macmillan . 2009 – x, 238 p., [48] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps 20 cm , ISBN 978-0-7171-4648-2 – Irish Railways, written by one of the leading historians of Ireland’s railways, provides many insights into the social and economic effects of the railways.

———: The Trains Long Departed. Ireland’s Lost Railways, Dublin: Gill Books . 2010 – 258 , ISBN 978-0-7171-4785-4

The first Irish railway was established as early as 1834 & by 1914 the network covered the entire island. The development of the internal combustion engine & the inherent unprofitability of many of the smaller & more remote lines resulted in a cull of the system in the course of the 20th century. This text looks at these lost railways.

Flanders, Steve: The County Donegal Railway. An Irish Railway Pictorial (An Irish railway pictorial), Leicester: Midland Pub . 1996 – 64 S. ; zahlr. Fotogr. , ISBN 978-1-85780-054-8.

Gillespie, Vera / Devers, Alan: The railway age in Ireland, Holywood 2. Aufl. 1994 – 62 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. , ISBN 978-0-902588-52-3.

Green, Oliver: Rails in the Road – A History of Tramways in Britain and Ireland, Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books Ltd . 2016 – 208 p. : ill. , ISBN 978-1-4738-2223-8

There have been passenger tramways in Britain for 150 years, but it is a rollercoaster story of rise, decline and a steady return. Trams have come and gone, been loved and hated, popular and derided, considered both wildly futuristic and hopelessly outdated by politicians, planners and the public alike. Horse trams, introduced from the USA in the 1860s, were the first cheap form of public transport on city streets. Electric systems were developed in nearly every urban area from the 1890s and revolutionized town travel in the Edwardian era.A century ago, trams were at their peak, used by everyone all over the country and a mark of civic pride in towns and cities from Dover to Dublin. But by the 1930s they were in decline and giving way to cheaper and more flexible buses and trolleybuses. By the 1950s all the major systems were being replaced. London’s last tram ran in 1952 and ten years later Glasgow, the city most firmly linked with trams, closed its network down. Only Blackpool, famous for its decorated cars, kept a public service running and trams seemed destined only for scrapyards and museums.A gradual renaissance took place from the 1980s, with growing interest in what are now described as light rail systems in Europe and North America. In the UK and Ireland modern trams were on the streets of Manchester from 1992, followed successively by Sheffield, Croydon, the West Midlands, Nottingham, Dublin and Edinburgh (2014). Trams are now set to be a familiar and significant feature of twenty-first century urban life, with more development on the way.

Heinersdorff, Richard / Arnold, Robert: Dampflokomotiven in Irland (Bahn im Bild; Band Bd. 110), Wien: Pospischil . 1. Aufl 1993 – 95 S. : zahlr. Ill. ; 21 cm

Bis zur Verdieselung im Jahre 1965 stellte das Land aufgrund der antik anmutenden Fahrzeuge ein Paradies für Eisenbahnfreunde dar. Auf den Hauptstrecken (Spurweite 1600 mm) verkehrten Schlepptenderloks mit den Achsfolgen 2’B und 2’C, im Güterverkehr gab es bis zuletzt vorwiegend C-Kuppler. Bemerkenswerte Maschinen fuhren auch auf der Schmalspur mit 914 mm. Eine besondere Kuriosität war eine Einschienenbahn mit Dampfbetrieb.

Johnson, Stephen: Locomotives and Railcars of Bord na Mona, Leicester: Midland Publishing . 2003 – 48 p. , ISBN 978-1-85780-045-6.

Jones, Peter: Irish Railways. Traction and Travel, Shipley: Metro Enterprises Ltd . 3rd rev edition 1994 – 144 p., ISBN 978-0-947773-45-8.

Macaongusa, Brian: Broken Rails, Crashes, and Sabotage on Irish Railways, Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Currach Pr . 2006 – 254 p. : Ill. , ISBN 978-1-85607-925-9.

Mccormack, Kevin: Irish railways in the 1950s and 1960s – a journey through two decades: Pen & Sword Books Ltd . 2017 – 175 p. : ill. , ISBN 978-1-4738-7198-4 – Bildband – High quality pictures & Informative captions.

Middlemass, Tom: Encyclopaedia of Narrow Gauge Railways of Great Britain and Ireland, Somerset: Patrick Stephens Ltd . 1991 – 272 p. : Ill. , ISBN 978-1-85260-270-3.

———: Irish Standard Gauge Railways, Newton Abbot: David & Charles . 1981 – 96 S. : Ill. ; 24,3 x 16,8 cm , ISBN 978-0-7153-8007-9.

Mulligan, Fergus: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Irish Railways, Belfast: Appletree Press Ltd . New edition 1990 – 192 p. , ISBN 978-0-86281-233-1.

Murray, K. A.: Ireland’s first railway, Dublin: Irish Railway Record Society . 1981 – 236 Seiten ; 22 cm : Illustrationen , ISBN 978-0-904078-07-7.

Natzio, Conrad: Irish steam in the 1960s – end of an era: Colourpoint Books . 2017 – 160 p. : Ill. , ISBN 978-1-78073-146-9 –

A photographic record of a time in Irish transport (1960-63) that suggests steam still reigned. It was however the end of an era – dieselisation and the move to multi-purpose railcars had started but was not comprehensive. What still existed therefore was a collection of steam locomotives for the enthusiast to photograph and travel behind.

Nock, O. S.: Irish Steam, Newton Abbot: David & Charles . 1st ed. 1982 – 176 p. , ISBN 978-0-7153-7961-5.

O’Callaghan, Colm: Irish Traction. Iarnrod Eireann: Amberley Publishing . 2019 – 96 p. , ISBN 978-1-4456-8844-2

Over the years, the Republic of Ireland’s railways have fascinated rail enthusiasts. This was mainly due to underinvestment in the system from Iarnrod Eireann and the Irish government, which left many lines and locations still very much in the past as far as infrastructure was concerned, giving them a certain appeal to British rail fans. This eventually changed from around 2005, when long overdue investment began to materialise. This book documents the last years leading up to this change. It shows the rolling stock and infrastructure that was on offer throughout the Iarnrod Eireann system, featuring Class 071, 121, 141, 181 and 201 American-built locomotives, various BREL-built coaches and Spanish and Japanese-built diesel rail cars. Also featured are the many freight services that operated in the country, including beet, Guinness, cement, timber, lead and zinc ore and liner trains.

O’Connor, Kevin: Ironing the land, Dublin: Gill & Macmillan . 1999 – VII, 147 p. , ISBN 978-0-7171-2747-4.

O’Donnell, E. E.: Father Browne’s Trains and Railways, Dublin: Columba Press . 2005 – 112 pages : illustrations (black and white), portraits ; 24 x 24 cm , ISBN 978-1-85607-916-7 – „Bildband von ganz außergewöhnlicher Qualität“ (Benno Bickel)

During Father Browne’s long life a revolution took place in the realm of standard and narrow-gauge railway transportation. With a keen eye for the photographic moment, Father Browne recorded railwaymen going about their various tasks. Passengers are captured arriving, departing, changing trains and dining. Train crashes feature too, including one which was very serious. The ‚Travelling Post Office‘ which ran between Dublin and Cork is photographed in every aspect. Most of the photographs in this book were taken in Ireland during the 1930s, although trains from as far afield as Suez and Sydney are also included. At that time Ireland had a lot more railway lines than it has today, with very few towns further than ten miles from the nearest railway station. 3,400 miles of track covered the country and these had been laid down by different companies. Father Browne photographed all of these, as well as travelling on many of the country’s narrow-gauge railways.

O’Neill, Raymond Arthur Clanaboy: The steam age in Ireland. A collection of railway art, Newtownards, Northern Ireland: Colourpoint Books . 2004 – 128 p. : chiefly ill. (chiefly col.); 22 x 30 cm , ISBN 978-1-904242-35-2.

Oram, Hugh: Ireland’s Largest Industrial Railway. The Guinness System, Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing . 2017 – 48 pages : chiefly illustrations, 1 map, portraits ; 18 x 24 cm , ISBN 978-1-84033-790-7

Die bekannte Brauerei in Dublin besaß schon 1873 ein bedeutendes Schmalspurnetz mit Pferdebetrieb, welches später auf (recht urige…) Dampf- und schließlich Motorloks umgestellt wurde. Die Bahn besaß insgesamt 36 Schmalspurloks, hinzu kamen 8 Normalspurloks. Die historischen Fotos sind oft ganzseitig. (pas).

Patterson, E. M. / Flanders, Steve / Begley, Joe: The County Donegal Railways: Colourpoint Books . 2014 – 192 , ISBN 978-1-78073-055-4

This is a new edition of Dr E. M. Patterson’s first volume on the history of the narrow-gauge railways of North-West Ireland, originally published in 1962. The County Donegal Railways had a route of 124 miles, five termini and three junction stations. For the most part they traversed hilly and thinly-populated country and for two generations they were a busy and efficient operation. This edition adds a valuable chapter of interviews and memories of some of the surviving workers and others who had contact with the railway. It also includes a chapter on the County Donegal Railway today (as over 50 years after closure, much can still be seen of the former network), and some additional Glover drawings of locomotive, carriage and wagon stock.

Patterson, Edward Mervyn: Belfast and County Down Railway, Newton Abbot: David & Charles . 1982 – 48 p. , ISBN 978-0-7153-8306-3.

———: The Great Northern Railway, Usk: The Oakwood Press . 3rd New edition 2003 – 240 , ISBN 978-0-85361-602-3.

———: The great northern Railway of Ireland, Lingfield: Oakwood Press . 1962 – 188, 20 S. : Ill. .

Popplewell, Lawrence: A Gazetteer of the Railway Contractors and Engineers of Ireland, 1833-1914: Melledgen Press . 1987 – 44 p., ISBN 978-0-906637-13-5.

Prideaux, J. D. C. A.: The Irish narrow gauge railway, Newton Abbot [usw.]: David & Charles . 1981 – 96 S. : Ill. , ISBN 978-0-7153-8071-0.

Pritchard, Robert E.: Irish Railways. Locomotives, Multiple Units and Trams: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd . 3 Revised edition 2013 – 96 , ISBN 978-1-909431-04-1.

Robotham, Robert: The last years of the wee Donegal. The County Donegal Railways in colour, 1953-59, Newtownards: Colourpoint Books . 1998 – 72 p : col.ill., maps.diagrams; 30 cm , ISBN 978-1-898392-42-2.

Rowledge, J. W. P.: Ireland (Regional History Of  Railways; Vol. 16), Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers . New edition 1995 – 280 p. , ISBN 978-0-906899-63-2

A regional format fits Ireland inconveniently, as most Irish companies had precise territories, with several trunk routes split between several chapters. The plans in the text are clearly drawn and very useful and the choice of photographs is good, including several unpublished ones. The large folding map is too diagrammatic and the use of initials rather than distinctive legends makes distinguishing the different systems difficult.  This book brings the story of Irish Railways up to date, many sections ending with details of proposed or anticipated future developments. (IRRS 129).

Smith, Dr Paul / Turner, Keith: Railway Atlas of Ireland Then & Now: Crecy Publishing . 2014 – 112 p. , ISBN 978-0-7110-3796-0.

Smith, Paul / Turner, Keith: Railway atlas of Ireland, Hersham, Surrey: Allan . 2014 – XXVIII S., [42] Bl. : Ill., überw. Kt. , ISBN 978-0-7110-3796-0.

Turnock, David: An historical geography of railways in Great Britain and Ireland, Aldershot: Ashgate . 1998 – XIV, 379 Seiten : Karten , ISBN 978-1-85928-450-6 – Introduction: The railway age; Part One: Railway networks: Railways before the age of steam; England and Wales; Scotland and Ireland; Part Two: The Railway impact: Canals and ports; The towns; The countryside; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

Waller, Michael Henry / Waller, Michael Peter: British and Irish Tramway Systems Since 1945: Ian Allan Publishing . 1992 – 208 p., ISBN 978-0-7110-1989-8.

Winchester, C.: Railways of Ireland: Amberley Publishing . 2014 – 96 p. , ISBN 978-1-4456-4039-6

At its peak in the 1920s Ireland had some 3,500 route miles of track, today it has less than half that amount. By the beginning of the twentieth century the list of companies included the Belfast & County Down Railway, the Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway, the County Donegal Railway Joint Committee, the Dublin & South Eastern Railway, the Great Northern Railway of Ireland, the Great Southern & Western Railway, the Midland Great Western Railway, the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway and the Northern Counties Committee. Then, in 1925, the various companies within the Irish Free State were merged to form the Great Southern Railways. Clarence Winchester’s account, originally published in the 1930s, is combined with the best archive images in this portrait of Ireland’s railways in former times.

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