150 Years of the Cork to Cobh Railway.... 12th March 2012

It is 150 years since trains ran between Cork and Queenstown (now Cobh)...10th March 1862 was the auspicious date in Irish railway history.

Today, 50 train services daily, and 550,000 passengers per year, indicate the importance of this short line.

In 1980, the author lived in Cobh, and was able to take a few photographs on a return journey to Cobh...

                                     Cork Station

                                     Alongside the Docks Approaching Cork Station

                                     Alongside the Docks Approaching Cork Station

                                    Cobh

                                   Cobh

                                 Verolme Shipbuilding Yard

                                 Verolme Shipbuilding Yard

                                 Newly built m.v.Connacht (built at Verolme)

                                      Cobh Station

                                    Elevated view looking upriver to Cork

View of station looking towards outer harbour.