MEADB—STEAM LOCOMOTIVE NO. 800

By Lar Joye Writing in 1968, Prof. J.J. Lee remarked of Ireland’s railway system: ‘Before 1850 economic development had been hindered by an underdeveloped transport network. Since 1850 Ireland has been an underdeveloped economy with a highly developed transport system.’ By 1914 there were over 5,000km of railway tracks operated by 46 companies. The first ... Read more

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