 1895 map of the railway | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Limerick |
| Dates of operation | 1848–1900 |
| Successor | Great Southern and Western Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Length | 342.5 miles (551.2 km)[1] |
The Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway (WL&WR), formerly the Waterford and Limerick Railway up to 1896,[2] was at the time it was amalgamated with the Great Southern and Western Railway in 1901 the fourth largest railway in Ireland, with a main line stretching from Limerick to Waterford and branches to Sligo and Tralee.
- ^ Ahrons (1954), p. 28.
- ^ Casserley (1974), p. 78.