Someone should put a motorized rail kart on this track and rent it out. It would only take a few days to clear out the overgrowth with some motorized garden tools.
Would give a greatly needed boost to Tralee tourism if this rail to Blennerville along with the opening of the Aquadome. Fond family memories of visiting both. Thank you for this video.
I agree, it seems a no brainer to include it on the coach tours, coach drops off in Tralee and picks up in Blennerville after the tour has seen the windmill.
check whats happening with the presently being renovated Limerick to Foynes railway which is being revamped and re-opened.Great vbideos via drone by Drone Hawk showing work being done and new line will look great!!
Nice video of this abandoned narrow-gauge line. I love seeing these abandoned lines and how nature takes them over, especially all of the flowers after 27:06.
@@nicholassunshine when I saw that broken main the first thing I thought was “How long has that been like that and when was the council going to fix it!?”
My family is from this area and so I’ve been reading a lot about the T&D railway, it’s great stuff. So thanks for doing this and giving me a chance to see it!
I thought it ceased operating because the loco's boiler certificate ran out, and the cost of the work needed was prohibitive. But I can't remember where I heard that!
You deserve a pint of the black stuff for your endeavours, Nick! Interesting that the line is still in relatively good condition; wonder what the estimate would be to fully repair the line. No need to apologise for the breathing - I know the feeling, as ‘m unable to breathe through my nose
Unfortunately, the heritage railways in Ireland are in a very poor state. There are only a few ones operating, all being narrowgauge. In the 2000s, at least three of them had closed down, and this is despite half of the country's railway network being cut in between 1960s and 1980s.
Great video. Two tips for you to improve though. 1. Point your camera up a bit more as often it is pointing downwards at the rails. 2. Add more cuts into the video to condense it to make it slightly more interesting. Still though, absolutely brilliant for a small RU-vidr like you. 😀
It would suck if they do leave it closed forever. I don’t think it would cost too much to clear the trackbed and restore the line. I really wish for it to reopen someday.