Advertisement for the Waterford to Tramore Line, 1890. The company is selling tickets for Summer Excursions.
© Jack O'Neil
Advertisement for Summer Excursions on the Waterford to Tramore Line, 1890
A busy railway ran from Waterford to Tramore from 1853 to 1960. It was 7 ¼ miles long and unconnected to any other line. There were no stops on the line between Waterford and Tramore. It took fifteen minutes to travel between the two stations.
Quakers started many of the industries in Waterford and they were also responsible for establishing the railway from the city to Tramore. They were shrewd business men who also wanted to help their fellow citizens. Quakers had already built the line from Waterford to Limerick in 1848 and it was so successful that they planned to build a further line to Cork via Dungarvan and Youghal but the money ran short and the line was never built.
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