Thanks to Andrew Waldron for the link to this film, The Clanrye Connection, about Newry and its transport systems: the inland canal, the ship canal and the railways. The film was made by the BBC in 1996 and is about 50 minutes long.
There is even an electric tram.
… at least if you’re close to an airport.
If the boat had rammed an aeroplane it might have become as famous as the schooner Cymric.
Posted in Canals, Economic activities, Engineering and construction, Extant waterways, Foreign parts, Ireland, Operations, People, Rail, Safety, Sea, Sources, waterways
Tagged aeroplane, boat, Cymric, Laguardia, runway, schooner, tram
I have put up four pages covering the Main Line of the Irish Grand Canal from Suir Road to the original terminus at Grand Canal Harbour, James’s Street. This account covers Guinness and Dublin’s water supply as well as the line of the canal. There are some photos of trams and of the 1′ 10″ gauge Guinness locomotives for Steam Men. Page 1 of 4 is here.
Posted in Forgotten navigations, Irish waterways general, Operations
Tagged Ballinasloe, boats, canal, Carlow, City Basin, Grand Canal, Guinness, harbour, Ireland, James Bond, James's Street, Limerick, lost, LUAS, Marrowbone Lane, Operations, porter, Rupee Bridge, stout, sugar, train, tram, turf, water supply, waterways
Irish waterways history