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Inchicore railway works

January 31, 2023

Inchicore railway works, also known locally as 'Inchicore' or 'The Works',[2] was founded by the Great Southern and Western Railway in 1846 and emerged to become the major engineering centre for railways in Ireland.[3] Located c. 3 km west of Dublin city centre, the works cover an area of approximately 73 acres (300,000 m2).[1]

Inchicore Railway Works
Train passing Inchicore railway works in 1975
OperatedSince 1846 (1846)[1]
LocationInchicore, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53°20′25″N 6°19′39″W / 53.3403°N 6.3274°W / 53.3403; -6.3274Coordinates: 53°20′25″N 6°19′39″W / 53.3403°N 6.3274°W / 53.3403; -6.3274
IndustryRail transport
Area73 acres (30 ha)[1]
Owner(s)GS&WR (1844-1924)
Great Southern (1925-1944)
CIÉ (1945-1987)
Irish Rail (1987-present)
Armoured train at Inchicore Works 1922

The works are responsible for the overhaul, repair, servicing, spraying and washing of locomotives and rolling stock. In the past, the manufacture, assembly and rebuild of locomotives and rolling stock has been performed at Inchicore.[4]

History

When the works was opened in 1846, there were a total of 39 employed at the facility.[5][6] The locomotive erecting shop had 18 pits on one side and 16 on the other.[7] By 1886, the works had expanded to 52 acres.[5][6] In 1934 the erecting shop was replaced by a building with through roads.[7] In 1976 the works employed over one thousand people and was 72 acres in size.[5][6]

Site

The works are situated alongside and to the south of the Dublin to Cork main line about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) out of Heuston (formerly Kingsbridge) station. The line also serves Waterford, Limerick, Athlone, Galway and Ballina. The Dublin to Belfast, Sligo and Wexford lines and North Wall complex can be reached via a link line near Heuston station.

Besides the works which are used for overhaul and heavy repairs the site also contains a depot for the regular maintenance of locomotives and carriages.

A small stream, sometimes known as the "Creosote Stream" owing to pollutants from the works in earlier times, rises west of the works, runs through the site, and joins the River Liffey close to the Irish National War Memorial Gardens.[8] The stream divides into various branches which flow beneath the railway works. The outdoor lavatories of the railway works were previously placed directly above one of these watercourses.[9]

Engineering achievements

In addition to building and maintaining trains, locomotives, buses, and trucks, the works achieved a number of notable engineering accomplishments.[2] These included "armoured vehicles, armour-plated trains, experimental battery trains, turf-burning locomotives [and] munitions".[2]

Whilst Inchicore did not initially build locomotives, by 1851, with the expertise by then accumulated, the GS&WR board felt this was now practicable and in 1852 the first locomotive, an 0-4-2 number 57, entered service.[10]

In the 1920s and 1930s, in conjunction with James J. Drumm, engineers at the works created the "Drumm Battery Train" using electric storage batteries. These ran generally on services to Bray in the period 1931-1949.[11]

Issues with the supply of quality coal from 1941 precipitated some experiments with turf burning and other initiatives. Further coal supply issues in 1946 resulted in a conversion of a number of locomotives to oil burning in 1947 and 1948. Increased availability of coal, and issues with oil prices, led to these being converted back to coal from 1948. In 1957, despite the dieselisation programme then being underway, an experimental turf burning locomotive, CIÉ No. CC1, was constructed but never entered full service. It was the last steam locomotive constructed at Inchicore and the last steam locomotive constructed for the commercial railways of Ireland.[12]

In 1951, the CIE 113 Class was built at the works. These were the first mainline diesel locomotives in Ireland.[13]

Proposed site developments

Originally proposed in 1972,[14] revised plans for the DART Underground project suggested that a DART station be built within the Inchicore works site.[15][16][17] The specifics of these plans were subject to some local opposition,[18] and, as of 2018, the project was not funded or scheduled.[19][20]

Preservation

Rolling stock, associated with Inchicore railway works and preserved, include examples of:[citation needed]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c "Inchicore Railway Works, Dublin 8, Dublin City". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Mulvihill 2003, p. 62.
  3. ^ Ryan 1998.
  4. ^ "Irish Rail Engineering Depot, Inchicore". Remmers. from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Murray & McNeil (1976), p. 172.
  6. ^ a b c Hunt (1999), pp. 40–45.
  7. ^ a b Lowe (2014), p. 245.
  8. ^ Doyle 2013, p. 36.
  9. ^ Oram, Hugh (23 October 2004). "Dublin once had a grand total of over 60 streams and rivers that flowed entirely above ground". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  10. ^ Murray & McNeil (1976), p. 143.
  11. ^ Clements & McMahon (2008), pp. 308–317.
  12. ^ Clements & McMahon (2008), pp. 319–328.
  13. ^ "CIE 113 - 114 (1100 - 1101)". Derby Sulzers. from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Could an underground Dart solve Dublin's traffic gridlock? It's being considered". thejournal.ie. The Journal. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018. the Dart Underground, previously known as the Interconnector [was] Originally conceived of in the 1972 Transportation in Dublin plan
  15. ^ DART Underground (YouTube). Iarnrod Eireann. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  16. ^ (PDF) (Report). National Transport Authority. 13 February 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018. DART Underground consists of [..] a surface station [..] within the CIÉ Works at Inchicore
  17. ^ DART Expansion Programme Business Case (PDF) (Report). Irish Rail. 24 April 2015. p. 46. On the basis of the issues raised [in 2008] during the design review, Iarnród Éireann [instead proposed] extending DART Underground to terminate within CIÉ lands at Inchicore as opposed to Heuston Station
  18. ^ "Opposition to Inchicore Dart plan". Irish Times. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Office plan scrapped to facilitate shelved Dart Underground". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018. the [DART Underground] project having been shelved by the Government [in 2011, does] not have government funding [and] was not included in the 10-year National Development Plan published earlier [in 2018]
  20. ^ "Dáil Éireann Debate - Questions - Rail Network Expansion". Oireachtas.ie. Houses of the Oireachtas. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018. the DART Underground Tunnel - is not scheduled for delivery within the period of the [National Development Plan 2018-2027]. However, over that time [2018-2027], it is envisaged that the route for the proposed project will be established

Sources

  • Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). "Battery electric powered units - Drumm Electric Multiple Units". Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. ISBN 9781906578268.
  • Doyle, Joseph (September 2013). Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin (8 ed.). Dublin, Ireland: Rath Eanna Research. ISBN 978-0-9566363-7-9.
  • Hunt, John (28 July 1999). "Inside Inchicore - engineering pride of Ireland". Rail. No. 362. pp. 40–45.
  • Lowe, James W. (2014) [1975]. British Steam Locomotives Builders. Pen & Sword Transport. pp. 245–259. ISBN 978-1-47382-289-4. OCLC 889509628.
  • Mulvihill, Mary (2003). Ingenious Ireland: A County-by-County Exploration of the Mysteries and Marvels of the Ingenious Irish. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780684020945.
  • Murray, K. A.; McNeil, D.B. (1976). The Great Southern & Western Railway. Irish Record Railway Society. ISBN 0904078051.
  • Ryan, Gregg (1 April 1998) [1996]. The Works: Celebrating 150 Years of Inchicore Railway Works (2 ed.). Iarnrod Eireann. ISBN 978-0954272128. OCLC 993334017.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inchicore Railway Works.
  • Preserved Locomotives Built By Inchicore Railway Works
  • "The Heart of Inchicore: The Railway Works" (Lecture by Mary Muldowney, Dublin City Council Historian
  • Wallace, Hill C. (1908). "Great Southern and Western Railway Locomotive, Carriage, and Wagon Works, Inchicore". In Cole, Grenville A. J.; Praeger, R. Lloyd (eds.). Handbook to the City of Dublin and the Surrounding District. Dublin: Ponsonby and Gibbs. pp. 400–403. OCLC 1046036809. OL 7157642M.
  • Iarnrod Eireann (21 December 2021). . Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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Inchicore railway works also known locally as Inchicore or The Works 2 was founded by the Great Southern and Western Railway in 1846 and emerged to become the major engineering centre for railways in Ireland 3 Located c 3 km west of Dublin city centre the works cover an area of approximately 73 acres 300 000 m2 1 Inchicore Railway WorksTrain passing Inchicore railway works in 1975OperatedSince 1846 1846 1 LocationInchicore Dublin IrelandCoordinates53 20 25 N 6 19 39 W 53 3403 N 6 3274 W 53 3403 6 3274 Coordinates 53 20 25 N 6 19 39 W 53 3403 N 6 3274 W 53 3403 6 3274IndustryRail transportArea73 acres 30 ha 1 Owner s GS amp WR 1844 1924 Great Southern 1925 1944 CIE 1945 1987 Irish Rail 1987 present Armoured train at Inchicore Works 1922 The works are responsible for the overhaul repair servicing spraying and washing of locomotives and rolling stock In the past the manufacture assembly and rebuild of locomotives and rolling stock has been performed at Inchicore 4 Contents 1 History 2 Site 3 Engineering achievements 4 Proposed site developments 5 Preservation 6 References 6 1 Footnotes 6 2 Sources 7 External linksHistory EditWhen the works was opened in 1846 there were a total of 39 employed at the facility 5 6 The locomotive erecting shop had 18 pits on one side and 16 on the other 7 By 1886 the works had expanded to 52 acres 5 6 In 1934 the erecting shop was replaced by a building with through roads 7 In 1976 the works employed over one thousand people and was 72 acres in size 5 6 Site EditThe works are situated alongside and to the south of the Dublin to Cork main line about 3 kilometres 1 9 mi out of Heuston formerly Kingsbridge station The line also serves Waterford Limerick Athlone Galway and Ballina The Dublin to Belfast Sligo and Wexford lines and North Wall complex can be reached via a link line near Heuston station Besides the works which are used for overhaul and heavy repairs the site also contains a depot for the regular maintenance of locomotives and carriages A small stream sometimes known as the Creosote Stream owing to pollutants from the works in earlier times rises west of the works runs through the site and joins the River Liffey close to the Irish National War Memorial Gardens 8 The stream divides into various branches which flow beneath the railway works The outdoor lavatories of the railway works were previously placed directly above one of these watercourses 9 Engineering achievements EditIn addition to building and maintaining trains locomotives buses and trucks the works achieved a number of notable engineering accomplishments 2 These included armoured vehicles armour plated trains experimental battery trains turf burning locomotives and munitions 2 Whilst Inchicore did not initially build locomotives by 1851 with the expertise by then accumulated the GS amp WR board felt this was now practicable and in 1852 the first locomotive an 0 4 2 number 57 entered service 10 In the 1920s and 1930s in conjunction with James J Drumm engineers at the works created the Drumm Battery Train using electric storage batteries These ran generally on services to Bray in the period 1931 1949 11 Issues with the supply of quality coal from 1941 precipitated some experiments with turf burning and other initiatives Further coal supply issues in 1946 resulted in a conversion of a number of locomotives to oil burning in 1947 and 1948 Increased availability of coal and issues with oil prices led to these being converted back to coal from 1948 In 1957 despite the dieselisation programme then being underway an experimental turf burning locomotive CIE No CC1 was constructed but never entered full service It was the last steam locomotive constructed at Inchicore and the last steam locomotive constructed for the commercial railways of Ireland 12 In 1951 the CIE 113 Class was built at the works These were the first mainline diesel locomotives in Ireland 13 Proposed site developments EditOriginally proposed in 1972 14 revised plans for the DART Underground project suggested that a DART station be built within the Inchicore works site 15 16 17 The specifics of these plans were subject to some local opposition 18 and as of 2018 update the project was not funded or scheduled 19 20 Preservation EditRolling stock associated with Inchicore railway works and preserved include examples of citation needed GS amp WR Class 90 No 90 is preserved at the Downpatrick and County Down Railway GS amp WR Class 101 No 184 is preserved at the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland GSR Class 800 No 800 Maeḋḃ is preserved at the Ulster Folk and Transport MuseumReferences EditFootnotes Edit a b c Inchicore Railway Works Dublin 8 Dublin City buildingsofireland ie National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Retrieved 17 October 2017 a b c Mulvihill 2003 p 62 Ryan 1998 Irish Rail Engineering Depot Inchicore Remmers Archived from the original on 18 October 2017 Retrieved 18 October 2017 a b c Murray amp McNeil 1976 p 172 a b c Hunt 1999 pp 40 45 a b Lowe 2014 p 245 Doyle 2013 p 36 Oram Hugh 23 October 2004 Dublin once had a grand total of over 60 streams and rivers that flowed entirely above ground The Irish Times Retrieved 19 July 2022 Murray amp McNeil 1976 p 143 Clements amp McMahon 2008 pp 308 317 Clements amp McMahon 2008 pp 319 328 CIE 113 114 1100 1101 Derby Sulzers Archived from the original on 25 January 2017 Retrieved 18 October 2017 Could an underground Dart solve Dublin s traffic gridlock It s being considered thejournal ie The Journal 5 February 2018 Retrieved 8 August 2018 the Dart Underground previously known as the Interconnector was Originally conceived of in the 1972 Transportation in Dublin plan DART Underground YouTube Iarnrod Eireann 13 April 2010 Retrieved 8 February 2010 Agency 2014 Project Approval Application for DART Underground Phase 3 PDF Report National Transport Authority 13 February 2014 p 1 Archived from the original PDF on 14 November 2017 Retrieved 2 September 2018 DART Underground consists of a surface station within the CIE Works at Inchicore DART Expansion Programme Business Case PDF Report Irish Rail 24 April 2015 p 46 On the basis of the issues raised in 2008 during the design review Iarnrod Eireann instead proposed extending DART Underground to terminate within CIE lands at Inchicore as opposed to Heuston Station Opposition to Inchicore Dart plan Irish Times 24 February 2010 Retrieved 1 September 2018 Office plan scrapped to facilitate shelved Dart Underground irishtimes com Irish Times 5 June 2018 Retrieved 8 August 2018 the DART Underground project having been shelved by the Government in 2011 does not have government funding and was not included in the 10 year National Development Plan published earlier in 2018 Dail Eireann Debate Questions Rail Network Expansion Oireachtas ie Houses of the Oireachtas 12 June 2018 Retrieved 8 August 2018 the DART Underground Tunnel is not scheduled for delivery within the period of the National Development Plan 2018 2027 However over that time 2018 2027 it is envisaged that the route for the proposed project will be established Sources Edit Clements Jeremy McMahon Michael 2008 Battery electric powered units Drumm Electric Multiple Units Locomotives of the GSR Colourpoint Books ISBN 9781906578268 Doyle Joseph September 2013 Ten Dozen Waters The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin 8 ed Dublin Ireland Rath Eanna Research ISBN 978 0 9566363 7 9 Hunt John 28 July 1999 Inside Inchicore engineering pride of Ireland Rail No 362 pp 40 45 Lowe James W 2014 1975 British Steam Locomotives Builders Pen amp Sword Transport pp 245 259 ISBN 978 1 47382 289 4 OCLC 889509628 Mulvihill Mary 2003 Ingenious Ireland A County by County Exploration of the Mysteries and Marvels of the Ingenious Irish Simon and Schuster ISBN 9780684020945 Murray K A McNeil D B 1976 The Great Southern amp Western Railway Irish Record Railway Society ISBN 0904078051 Ryan Gregg 1 April 1998 1996 The Works Celebrating 150 Years of Inchicore Railway Works 2 ed Iarnrod Eireann ISBN 978 0954272128 OCLC 993334017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inchicore Railway Works Preserved Locomotives Built By Inchicore Railway Works The Heart of Inchicore The Railway Works Lecture by Mary Muldowney Dublin City Council Historian Wallace Hill C 1908 Great Southern and Western Railway Locomotive Carriage and Wagon Works Inchicore In Cole Grenville A J Praeger R Lloyd eds Handbook to the City of Dublin and the Surrounding District Dublin Ponsonby and Gibbs pp 400 403 OCLC 1046036809 OL 7157642M Iarnrod Eireann 21 December 2021 Inchicore Works 175 years at the heart of Ireland s railways Archived from the original on 28 December 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2021 via YouTube a href Template Cite AV media html title Template Cite AV media cite AV media a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inchicore railway works amp oldid 1134775514, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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