West Cork Railways- Birth, Beauty and Betrayal

Rail enthusiast and historian Chris Larkin warmly remembers the lifetime of the West Cork Railway system in this travelogue, allowing readers to hop onto a West Cork train and savour the journey of a bygone era. Highly illustrated with 188 images, while on board, you might even meet a celebrity! West Cork Railways takes the reader time travelling from the famine right through to the rocking 1960s. Sit on a seat and be whisked from your West Cork home to villages and towns carrying along the dreams, needs and aspirations of bygone travellers. Railway enthusiasts will savour detailed accounts of railway stations, length of lines together with steam locomotives and wagons, while those interested in social history will enjoy accounts of halt-keeper's houses and lists of people including those that worked on the Cork - Beara line. This publication provides a unique visual and historical record of the West Cork Railways.