Stradbally Woodland Railway

The Stradbally Woodland Railway is a 1km (0.62 mile) long single-track 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railway line at Stradbally Hall in Stradbally, County Laois in Ireland.

Location

The Stradbally Woodland Railway is located in the fenced-off grounds of Stradbally Hall near Stradbally fire station. The line is open to the public on bank holiday weekend Sundays and Mondays from March to August and on selected other spring and summer dates dates. Full details on the railway's operating days can be found on the society's website at irishsteam.net.

History

This narrow gauge railway is the oldest established heritage railway in Ireland. It is operated and managed by the Irish Steam Preservation Society. It was constructed in stages between 1969 and 1982 entirely by voluntary labour, many of the volunteers being full-time permanent-way workers from Córas Iompair Éireann, now Iarnród Éireann.^[1]^[2]

Locomotives

Locomotive	Builder	Year	Works Number	Propulsion	Status	Former Owner	Former Location
No.2/LM44 'Róisín'	Andrew Barclay	1949	2264	Steam	Operational	Bord na Mona	Clonsast, County Offaly
15	William Spence, Dublin	1895		Steam	Static Exhibit	Guinness	St James' Gate, Dublin
4/Rusty	Ruston & Hornsby	1952	326052	Lister HR6	Operational	Electricity Supply Board	Portarlington, County Laois
Nippy	FC Hibberd (Planet)	1936	2014	National Engine Co	Operational	Mines & Safety Research	Buxton, England
(4)	Ruston & Hornsby	1950	300518	Lister HR6	Awaiting Restoration	Electricity Supply Board	Allenwood, County Kildare
LM167	Ruston & Hornsby	1956	402978	Gardner 4LW	Stored, serviceable	Bord na Mona	Coolnamona, County Laois
LM317	Simplex Mechanical Handling	1980	60SL742	Lister HR4	Stored, serviceable	Bord na Mona	Coolnamona, County Laois