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Season 1

  • S01E01 First Eposide

    • February 9, 2011
    • TG4

    Examining the history of Ireland's railways, a network inextricably linked to the country's social and political life.

  • S01E02 Waterford To Lismore

    • February 16, 2011
    • TG4

    The story of the Waterford and Lismore railway, a route which boasts stories from the War of Independence and Civil War, and saw the Durrow station ambush in 1920 and the blowing up of the Ballyvoyle viaduct in 1922.

  • S01E03 The West Clare Railway

    • February 23, 2011
    • TG4

    The story of the West Clare Railway, a narrow gauge track that saw drivers refuse to transport British military during the War of Independence.

  • S01E04 The Clifden Railway

    • March 2, 2011
    • TG4

    The role of the Clifden railway in putting Ireland on the map as a tourist destination in the 19 century, and its link with key events including, Alcock and Brown's landing in 1919.

  • S01E05 Tralee and Dingle Railway

    • March 9, 2011
    • TG4

    Examining the Tralee and Dingle Railway - one of the world's most photographed lines - which ran through one of the most dangerous routes in the country, making derailments commonplace.

  • S01E06 The Lartique Monorailway

    • March 16, 2011
    • TG4

    The most unusual of all the railway lines- the Lartique Monorailway, from Listowel to Ballybunnion ran on a single rail, not on tracks. It was invented by a French engineer who modelled it on camels carrying baskets in the Algerian desert!

Season 2

  • S02E01 The Locked Train

    • February 9, 2012
    • TG4

    Examining the history of Ireland's railways, beginning with the 'locked train', which travelled from Dundalk to Bundoran, carrying a mix of honeymooners, smugglers and Lough Derg pilgrims

  • S02E02 The West Cork Railway

    • February 16, 2012
    • TG4

    Examining the history of the West Cork Railway, once a vast network of lines stretching nearly 100 miles from Cork to Baltimore, and how it was at the heart of life in West Cork for 100 years.

  • S02E03 The Western Rail Corridor

    • February 26, 2012
    • TG4

    Examining the history and re-opening of the line from Limerick to Galway in 2010, which once stretched north west all the way to Collooney in Sligo, and was the setting for much drama, both in real life and on-screen

  • S02E04 The Harcourt St. Line

    • March 1, 2012
    • TG4

    The history and stories of the Harcourt Street train line, including the Valentine's Day crash of 1900. Closed in 1958 by Todd Andrews, then-chairman of transport organisation Coras Iompair Eireann, the railway was an early casualty in an assault that would reduce the network by half within five years.

  • S02E05 Cavan and Leitrim Railway

    • March 8, 2012
    • TG4

    The history of the Cavan and Leitrim railway, which proved pivotal for the transport of coal from the mines of Arigna, and remained operative during the snow drifts of 1947.

  • S02E06 The Schull Tramway

    • March 18, 2012
    • TG4

    The history of the Schull and Skibbereen tramway, which travelled the 15 miles between the two towns from 1886 until its closure in 1947.