Inchicore railway works
| Inchicore Railway Works | |
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| File:CIE B114 loco-October 26 1963 (6282156209).jpg Inchicore Works interior in 1963, with locomotive B114 (built at works in 1951) | |
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| Operated | Since 1846[1] |
| Location | Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°20′25″N 6°19′39″W / 53.3403°N 6.3274°W |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Area | 73 acres (30 ha)[1] |
| Owner(s) | GS&WR (1844-1924) Great Southern (1925-1944) CIÉ (1945-1987) Irish Rail (1987-present) |
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Inchicore Railway Works, or simply Inchicore or The Works as known in railway circles, was founded by the Great Southern & Western Railway in 1846 and emerged to become the major engineering centre for railways in Ireland.[2] It has a site area of about 73 acres (300,000 m2).[1]
The works are responsible for the overhaul, repair, servicing, spraying and washing of locomotives and rolling stock. Manufacture, assembly and rebuild of locomotives and rolling stock has been performed at Inchicore works in the past.[3]
Engineering developments
The works achieved a number of notable engineering accomplishments, including:
- In conjunction with James J. Drumm creation of the Drumm Battery Train using electric storage batteries. These ran generally on services to Bray in the period 1931-1949.[4]
- Construction of the CIE 113 Class in 1951 which were the first mainline diesel locomotives in Ireland.[5]
Proposed site developments
Originally proposed in 1972,[6] revised plans for the DART Underground project suggested that a DART station be built within the Inchicore works site.[7][8] The specifics of these plans were subject to some local opposition,[9] and, as of 2018[update], the project is not funded or scheduled.[10][11]
Creosote Stream
A small tributary of the River Liffey rises west of the works, and runs through the site in at least two branches. The name comes from pollutants from the works in earlier times. The stream comes to the Liffey after an overground stretch at the western end of the Irish National War Memorial Gardens.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "Inchicore Railway Works, Dublin 8, Dublin City". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Ryan, Gregg (1 April 1998). The Works: Celebrating 150 Years of Inchicore Railway Works. Iarnrod Eireann. ISBN 978-0954272128.
- ^ "Irish Rail Engineering Depot, Inchicore". Remmers. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). "Battery electric powered units - Drumm Electric Multiple Units". Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. pp. 308–317. ISBN 9781906578268.
- ^ "CIE 113 - 114 (1100 - 1101)". Derby Sulzers. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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
- ^ Agency 2014 Project Approval Application for DART Underground Phase 3 (PDF) (Report). National Transport Authority. 13 February 2014. p. 1.
DART Underground consists of [..] a surface station [..] within the CIÉ 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, Iarnród Éireann [instead proposed] extending DART Underground to terminate within CIÉ 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]
- ^ "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
- ^ Doyle, Joseph (Sept 2013). Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin (8 ed.). Dublin, Ireland: Rath Eanna Research. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-9566363-7-9.
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