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 Post subject: Guiness Brewery Tramway
PostPosted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 1:13 pm 

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Quite an interesting history of this 22-inch gauge operation across the pond. Two steam locomotives remain preserved. It had a spiral tunnel to connect different levels of the brewery, much like some model railroads have. The story was written in 1968. What's left there today?

http://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/22/Guinness.htm

A bit more here:

http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail/beer.html


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 Post subject: Re: Guiness Brewery Tramway
PostPosted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 2:52 pm 

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Some fairly recent pics and a short write-up here:
http://www.ingr.co.uk/guinness.html


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 Post subject: Re: Guiness Brewery Tramway
PostPosted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:20 am 

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Came across this while looking for something else in the model railroad line, notable for what appears to be a fairly recent photo showing some of the track apparently still in place, along with another photo not in the other links above.

http://smallmr.com/wordpress/?p=404

That got me to looking for other things, including this RyPN thread, and the things below:

http://irnirishrailwaynews.yuku.com/top ... qfhjNJDuSo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_tramways

http://transportsofdelight.smugmug.com/ ... &k=HktNR4h

http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail/beer.html

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... museum.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_adam ... 6199618523

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_adam ... 6199618523

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_adam ... 6199618523

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_adam ... 6199618523

http://forum.gn15.info/viewtopic.php?t=2066

http://www.engrailhistory.info/r105.html

This pair look to be based on traction engines:

http://media.irishcentral.com/images/Sm ... m+1895.jpg

http://www.guinntiques.com/stjamesgaterailway.aspx

http://www.youramazingplaces.com/explor ... in-dublin/

I know there is at least one reader here who will thoroughly enjoy this combination of trains and beverage (and will wish he had something like this in Baltimore). . .


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 Post subject: Re: Guiness Brewery Tramway
PostPosted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:01 am 

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I was there last spring. What a place! Plenty of track left in the street

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Steam locomotive
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And a diesel
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An awesome vintage picture that was hanging up
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Double track at the main gate
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Diamond crossover going into the asphalt
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The infamous Guinness Gate with some track poking out.
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