Waterford Suir Valley Railway

Waterford & Suir Valley Railway Community Project
Ireland
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The Journey

Navigate from Kilmeadan Station to Gracedieu Junction (Round Trip via Kilmeadan) across a span of 10km.

Scenery Highlights
  • River Suir Banks
  • Mount Congreve Gardens View
  • The Wishing Tunnel
  • Waterford Greenway
  • Mouth of the River Suir Embankment
Quick Facts
  • Duration

    0.67 hours

  • Distance

    10 km

  • Est. Price

    Affordable

Official Booking Provider
Classes & Accommodations

Meals: None

Ensuite: No

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Meals: None

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Engine / Locomotive

Simplex 60SP (68 HP Perkins diesel), Hunslet (37 HP hydraulic), Simplex LM 348 (50 HP)

Locomotive Weight

5–7.5 tonne (diesel locomotives)

Track Gauge

914 mm (3 ft) narrow gauge — re-gauged from original 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) of the former Waterford, Dungarvan & Lismore Railway

Braking Technology

Vacuum brakes (heritage rolling stock)

Route Engineering Challenges

  • Re-gauging from broad 5 ft 3 in to narrow 3 ft gauge while preserving historic alignment

  • River Suir embankment stability and flood management

  • Operation alongside Waterford Greenway shared corridor

Route

Kilmeadan – Gracedieu Junction, 10 km round trip, single track with passing loop

Opened

Current operation: 1990s (heritage); original railway: 1870s

Locomotives

Enterprise 3 (Simplex 60SP, 68 HP, built for Channel Tunnel construction); Hunslet (37 HP); LM 348 (50 HP, ex-Bord na Móna)

Steam project

Kettering Furnaces No. 3 (0-4-0 ST, 1885, Black Hawthorn) under restoration for 2027–2028

Max speed

25 mph (40 km/h)

Carriages

Open panoramic heritage carriages; two wheelchair-accessible

Quick Facts
  • Duration

    0.67 hours

  • Distance

    10 km

  • Est. Price

    Affordable

Official Booking Provider