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Bóithre Iarainn

All Episodes 2011 - 2012

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  • 2011-02-09T20:15:00Z
  • 25m
  • 5h (12 episodes)
  • Ireland
  • Documentary, Special Interest
Series chronicling the history of Ireland’s railways and featuring some incredible stories of some of our most iconic ‘ghost railways’. From the first railway which opened in Dublin in 1834 to the bizarre monorail train in Listowel, the series looks at how the life of the railways was inextricably linked with the social and political life of the country. Irish Language Series on TG4

12 episodes

Series Premiere

2011-02-09T20:15:00Z

1x01 First Eposide

Series Premiere

1x01 First Eposide

  • 2011-02-09T20:15:00Z25m

Examining the history of Ireland's railways, a network inextricably linked to the country's social and political life.

2011-02-16T20:15:00Z

1x02 Waterford To Lismore

1x02 Waterford To Lismore

  • 2011-02-16T20:15:00Z25m

The story of the Waterford and Lismore railway, a route which boasts stories from the War of Independence and Civil War, and saw the Durrow station ambush in 1920 and the blowing up of the Ballyvoyle viaduct in 1922.

2011-02-23T20:15:00Z

1x03 The West Clare Railway

1x03 The West Clare Railway

  • 2011-02-23T20:15:00Z25m

The story of the West Clare Railway, a narrow gauge track that saw drivers refuse to transport British military during the War of Independence.

2011-03-02T20:15:00Z

1x04 The Clifden Railway

1x04 The Clifden Railway

  • 2011-03-02T20:15:00Z25m

The role of the Clifden railway in putting Ireland on the map as a tourist destination in the 19 century, and its link with key events including, Alcock and Brown's landing in 1919.

2011-03-09T20:15:00Z

1x05 Tralee and Dingle Railway

1x05 Tralee and Dingle Railway

  • 2011-03-09T20:15:00Z25m

Examining the Tralee and Dingle Railway - one of the world's most photographed lines - which ran through one of the most dangerous routes in the country, making derailments commonplace.

2011-03-16T20:15:00Z

1x06 The Lartique Monorailway

1x06 The Lartique Monorailway

  • 2011-03-16T20:15:00Z25m

The most unusual of all the railway lines- the Lartique Monorailway, from Listowel to Ballybunnion ran on a single rail, not on tracks. It was invented by a French engineer who modelled it on camels carrying baskets in the Algerian desert!

Season Premiere

2012-02-09T20:15:00Z

2x01 The Locked Train

Season Premiere

2x01 The Locked Train

  • 2012-02-09T20:15:00Z25m

Examining the history of Ireland's railways, beginning with the 'locked train', which travelled from Dundalk to Bundoran, carrying a mix of honeymooners, smugglers and Lough Derg pilgrims

2012-02-16T20:15:00Z

2x02 The West Cork Railway

2x02 The West Cork Railway

  • 2012-02-16T20:15:00Z25m

Examining the history of the West Cork Railway, once a vast network of lines stretching nearly 100 miles from Cork to Baltimore, and how it was at the heart of life in West Cork for 100 years.

2012-02-26T20:15:00Z

2x03 The Western Rail Corridor

2x03 The Western Rail Corridor

  • 2012-02-26T20:15:00Z25m

Examining the history and re-opening of the line from Limerick to Galway in 2010, which once stretched north west all the way to Collooney in Sligo, and was the setting for much drama, both in real life and on-screen

2012-03-01T20:15:00Z

2x04 The Harcourt St. Line

2x04 The Harcourt St. Line

  • 2012-03-01T20:15:00Z25m

The history and stories of the Harcourt Street train line, including the Valentine's Day crash of 1900. Closed in 1958 by Todd Andrews, then-chairman of transport organisation Coras Iompair Eireann, the railway was an early casualty in an assault that would reduce the network by half within five years.

2012-03-08T20:15:00Z

2x05 Cavan and Leitrim Railway

2x05 Cavan and Leitrim Railway

  • 2012-03-08T20:15:00Z25m

The history of the Cavan and Leitrim railway, which proved pivotal for the transport of coal from the mines of Arigna, and remained operative during the snow drifts of 1947.

2012-03-18T20:15:00Z

2x06 The Schull Tramway

2x06 The Schull Tramway

  • 2012-03-18T20:15:00Z25m

The history of the Schull and Skibbereen tramway, which travelled the 15 miles between the two towns from 1886 until its closure in 1947.

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