Cork and Muskerry Light Railway

Cork and Muskerry Light Railway
  Lines owned by CMLR.
  Donoughmore Extension Light Railway (worked by CMLR)
Overview
LocaleCounty Cork, Ireland
Coordinates51°53′46″N 8°29′01″W / 51.8961°N 8.4836°W / 51.8961; -8.4836 (Cork Western Road terminus)
Technical
Line length17 miles 60 chains (28.6 km)
Track length18 miles 45 chains (29.9 km)
Track gauge914 mm (3 ft)

The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway (CMLR) was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway in County Cork, Ireland. The first part of the railway opened in 1887 and closed in 1934. A major reason for building the railway was to exploit tourist traffic to Blarney Castle.

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