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Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway

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occupied by Metal Products Ltd. who operated a factory producing nuts, bolts and other metal components. It was later occupied by Carey's tool hire company. The section of former rail between Albert Road and the Atlantic pond has been mostly removed. From the Atlantic Pond to Rochestown a paved footpath follows the route of the rail line. The rest of the walkway to Passage consists of a gravel walkway that follows the river. There is evidence of the rail line between Passage and Monkstown, then onto Carrigaline. From the eastern edge of Carrigaline town the walkway continues to the outskirts of Crosshaven.
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completed. The remains of the Rochestown platform can be seen from the Rochestown road. At various points on the route from Passage to Monkstown and Carrigaline, smaller bridges, old water towers and tunnels are visible. Along the length of walkway from Carrigaline, signal lights for the trains have been restored and line the Owenabue River to Crosshaven.
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opportunity was lost in not using the provisions of the earlier Light Railway Acts which would have been cheaper. In the event construction difficulties and time overruns occurred particularly with the 1,500 feet (460 m) tunnel just north of Passage, the final cost being accounted as ÂŁ200,093.
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c. cxcvii) of 7 August 1896 the CB&PR obtained permission for a 9-mile-64-chain (15.8 km) extension from Passage to Crosshaven. It was calculated building the extension as narrow gauge would save money, and it was decided to convert the original railway to narrow gauge at the same time. An
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Work began in May 2017 to improve the path that connected to the Marina Park, as well as the park itself. From the pedestrian bridge over the South Ring Road just past the Rochestown area to the park, construction has taken place to improve the surface of the path, maintain the trees along the path,
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Other remains of the original rail line are visible at Blackrock – where the signal house and platform are still intact. The bridge over the Douglas estuary, between Blackrock and Rochestown is still standing, although it had fallen into disrepair until the late 1990s when extensive repair work was
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had an almost immediate impact on the CP&BR. Crosshaven station was closed to civilians on security grounds and non-essential travel was stopped impacting the CB&PR's tourist traffic. Additional strains were placed by demands on the CB&PR's steamers to transport significant amounts of
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While extension was under construction the CB&PR's own staff converted the existing line to Passage by laying a third rail, the line closing on 29 October 1900 for the switch from broad to narrow gauge. The section between Cork and Blackrock was also converted to double track at the same time,
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An act of Parliament of 1881 included a provision for the CB&PR to operate steamboats, and those from the subsidiary company were taken into direct ownership. The steamers were expensive to operate but provided essentially feeder traffic to the railway. The rival Citizen River Steamer Company
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Since the closing of the railway, the line has been paved over to serve as a recreational walkway, with lighting and benches put in place. Two bridges were put in place along the Rochestown area of the path for pedestrians. The Albert Road station building has survived. It was, for many years,
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The initial, northern section of the line was 6 miles 49 chains (10.6 km) long and ran from the Cork terminus at City Park some 12 minutes walk from Patrick Bridge to the eastern terminus alongside the steamboat pier at Passage West. A trial run was completed in May 1850 and the
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The CB&PR remained relatively profitable compared to most railways in the 1880s, though there began to be decrease in passengers, arrested by switching steam services to a one penny pier to pier rate. The company was late to introduce a one-zone fare system in 1891.
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unique on an Irish narrow gauge railway. The southern extension from Passage West to Monkstown opened on 1 August 1902 with Carrigaline being open from 3 June 1903. The final section to Crosshaven opened on 1 June 1904 including a viaduct over the
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as well as providing important communications to the boatbuilding shipyard at Passage. Some also felt at that time there might be potential for exploiting Passage as a transatlantic port. Following a variety of earlier schemes an
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The latter part of the nineteenth century had seen considerations given to extending the CP&BR to eliminate some steamship journeys and with the aim of creating greater residential development and commuter traffic. By the
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of 1922–1923. The workshops at Passage were damaged. The viaduct at Douglas was partly destroyed and was initially replaced by a wooden structure built by the Railway Repair and Maintenance Corps of the newly formed
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An Act to authorise the Cork Blackrock and Passage Railway Company to extend their Railway to Crosshaven and to confer further powers on the Company in relation to their undertaking and for other purposes.
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cargo for the military. Unlike in Britain the railways were not brought under government control during the war until 1917 and it was only then that retrospective compensation was received for losses.
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The section between Monkstown and Crosshaven closed on 31 May 1932, with the remainder of the railway closing on 10 September 1932. After closure the line's steam locomotives were transferred to the
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The CB&PR achieved a net profit of £8,859 on receipts of £23,341 in 1904–5, with summer tourist traffic being very significant though the overall financial position remained strained by loans and
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was unable to meet liabilities in January 1890 and was wound up, the CB&PR acquiring the vessels for ÂŁ1405 2s. 3d. and thereby eliminating that source of competition.
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and a number of bogie coaches. For the first time the CB&PR showed an interest in freight with a number of open wagons, vans and cattle trucks being purchased also.
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railway opened on Saturday 10 June 1850 to large patronage for the opening weekend with trains packed to capacity and 6,000 passengers transported on the Sunday.
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steam locomotives operated the line. The passenger stock was about a dozen coaches comprising a mixture of first, second and third classes.
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The Cork Terminus was relocated to Albert Park in 1873, nearer the city centre and closer to the Albert Quay station of the
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which were completed in 1904. The railway closed in 1932 and has since been replaced by a public pathway and nature area.
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on 10 March 1862 the competition from the direct route forced the CB&PR to reduce its combined rail/steam fares.
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The CB&PR had no connections to any other railway system, but had a short connection to the goods yard of the
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line operating to Balliatemple and then Blackrock having a negative effect on the commuter traffic in that area.
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were operating out of Cork City to a number of locations in Cork Harbour including resorts such as
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The building of the extension occurred concurrently with serious competition from the
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Pedestrian bridge (known as the "black bridge") at the Rochestown end of the path
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was passed on 16 July 1846 authorising construction of the railway to Passage.
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commenced in 2021 to improve part of the route for pedestrians and cyclists.
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before running alongside the south bank of the Owenabue River to Crosshaven.
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Rolling stock for the line consisted of four new narrow gauge locomotives by
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The Cork Blackrock & Passage Railway and River Steamers 1850 – 1932
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and a four-span 300 feet (91 m) lattice bridge at Crosshaven.
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By the early 1830s century Cork City had become a prosperous port.
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The CB&PR directors decided that with increasing patronage to
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Our railways; their origin, development, incident and romance
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and operated steam feeder ferries to other locations round
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and install new walkways down from footpaths above.
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1282: 1278: 1274: 1270: 999: 934: 926:Passage West 914:Cork Harbour 907: 883: 876: 855: 847: 831: 824: 816:Neilson Reid 813: 805: 791: 788: 772:Royal assent 701: 697: 690: 679: 674: 668: 652:Three small 651: 647: 633:Cork Harbour 622: 596:Cork Harbour 592:Passage West 568:narrow gauge 553: 551: 156: 18: 1999: / 1341:Haulbowline 1103:Rebuilt as 1021:Introduced 930:Carrigaline 873:Final years 850:World War I 838:World War I 604:914 mm 572:County Cork 570:railway in 564:914 mm 448:Carrigaline 138:Irish gauge 118:914 mm 109:Track gauge 100:Line length 2014:Categories 1984:51°53′50″N 1962:0715352482 1837:0853614059 1758:Healy 2017 1318:References 1032:Maker No. 863:Irish Army 744:Long title 686:Queenstown 680:After the 619:Background 608:Crosshaven 517:Crosshaven 298:Rochestown 87:1932-09-10 72:1850-06-18 52:Crosshaven 1987:8°27′46″W 1819:echo live 1806:547074718 1364:Footnotes 1044:Withdrawn 922:Blackrock 910:River Lee 890:Inchicore 840:in 1914. 761:c. cxcvii 600:3 ft 559:3 ft 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Index


Track gauge
Irish gauge
Legend
Cork Albert Street
Show Ground Halt
Blackrock
Rochestown
Passage
Glenbrook
Monkstown
Rafeen
Carrigaline
Crosshaven
3 ft
narrow gauge
County Cork
Ireland
Cork
Passage West
Cork Harbour
Crosshaven
Paddle steamers
Cove
Cork Harbour
act of Parliament
Sharp Brothers
2-2-2
WT
Cove

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