The Guinness Railway, Dublin

[rogerfarnworth]

The St. James's Gate Brewery belonging to Guinness had what was apparently the longest private railway system in Ireland. In total there were 10 miles of track of which 8 miles were narrow gauge. There were some interesting innovations in lured within the system - a spiral in narrow gauge allowing trains to pass under St. James's Street, an ingenious conversion wagon which allowed narrow gauge locomotive to work on the broad gauge sidings, a unique design of narrow gauge locomotive specifically suited to the needs of the site.

 

This is another post prompted by reading 1951 editions of The Railway Magazine!

 

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/26/the-guinness-brewery-railways-dublin

[Hando]

Here's the irsociety page: http://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/22/Guinness.htm Note: it has a picture of the conversion wagon.

There are no pictures of the 2nd and 3rd locomotive (Hops and Malt) in the articles. So I've inserted the picture in myself. They were built by Stephen Lewin and note the interesting single-cylinder geared arrangement.

[Graham456]

Yes but frustrating if you go on the Guinness tour NOTHING is to be found,it's all kept behind the scenes unless you trespass down the side where some track work on the road can be found

P S don't do as I did and ask what a real ale Guinness tasted like rather than a top gas beer !

[rogerfarnworth]

A short note about a couple of publications which focus on the Guinness Brewery Railways. .....

 

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2020/07/22/the-guinness-brewery-railways-dublin-again

 

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This very short article results from some recent reading about the railways on the Guinness Brewery site in Dublin. 

 

• An article in 'Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling Review' Issue 60 Volume 8, October 2004, p134-142; and
• Paul Webb, 'Shifting the Stout', The Moseley Trust, Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

 

 

 

Edited July 23, 2020 by rogerfarnworth