Walk the Line, The Story of the Bagenalstown to Palace East Railway.

 

"Walk the Line: The Story of the Bagenalstown to Palace East Railway" is a KCLR96fm documentary following this historical railway.

The track was built by Lord Baganel, after whom the Carlow town was named, and opened in the 1850s. It was a freight and passenger train until the 1930s, after when it carried freight alone before its demise in the early 1960s.

This line existed through possibly the most changing times Ireland has seen - from the end of the famine, through to the formation of the state and both World wars.

This documentary is based on a paper written by J.P O'Dea, published in the Journal of the Irish Railway Records Society in October 1972 (www.irrs.ie).

The programme explores the places, stories, characters and history of this sleepy line, connecting Carlow, Kilkenny and North Wexford.

It is led by two railway enthusiasts, Jim Deegan and Frank Cronin, as well as former halt keeper, Mollie Carroll.

The music for this documentary was composed and recorded exclusively by Clive Barnes.

Click to Enlarge Images.

View along platforms looking North towards Bagenalstown.	View South from station gates. Beet siding stop block on right.	Typical GSWR granite milestone 73 3/4 miles from Kingsbridge (Heuston)	Station Master's House.
Main Station Building.	Water tank for replenishing steam locomotives.	Close up of fluted cast iron column.	16 arch Masonary Viaduct.
South end of the viaduct milepost 74 3/4 from Kingsbridge (Heuston).	Jim and Frank with Bridget Murphy who remembers the trains.	Looking North.	Cutting where Richard Newman died.
Brandon Hill from Lannan's Bridge.	The unsinkable Mollie Caroll with Frank and Jim.	Mollie, Frank and Jim.	Road side view of Bagenalstown Junction, Erstwhile Junction for Palace East.

 

 

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