List of narrow gauge railways in Ireland
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Ireland formerly had several narrow gauge railways, almost all built to a gauge of 914 mm (3 feet). The last (non-preserved) line to close was the West Clare Railway in 1961.
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[edit] List of closed lines
- Ballycastle Railway (closed in 1950)
- Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway (closed in 1940)
- Ballymena and Larne Railway (closed in 1950)
- Bessbrook and Newry Light Railway
- Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway (closed in 1933)
- Cavan and Leitrim Railway (closed in 1959)
- Clogher Valley Railway (closed in 1942)
- Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway (closed in 1932)
- Cork and Muskerry Light Railway (closed in 1934)
- County Donegal Railways Joint Committee (closed in 1960)
- Dublin and Lucan Electric Railway
- Giant's Causeway Tramway (closed in 1949)
- Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway (closed in 1953)
- Schull and Skibbereen Railway (closed in 1947)
- Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Railway
- Tralee and Dingle Light Railway (closed in 1953)
- West Clare Railway (closed in 1961)
[edit] List of preserved or restored lines
- Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
- Cavan and Leitrim Railway at Dromod
- Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway
- The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway
- Waterford and Suir Valley Railway
- Cumann Traenach na Gaeltachta Láir
- West Clare Railway at Moyasta
- Tralee and Dingle Light Railway at Tralee
[edit] Operational industrial lines
- Bord na Móna - various industrial lines for transporting newly-cut peat
