Bóithre Iarainn

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  • Premiered: Feb 2011
  • Episodes: 12
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • TG4
  • Monday at 20
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
First Eposide
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 09, 2011
Examining the history of Ireland's railways, a network inextricably linked to the country's social and political life.
1x2
Waterford To Lismore
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 16, 2011
The story of the Waterford and Lismore railway, a route which boasts stories from the War of Independence and Civil War, and saw the Durrow station ambush in 1920 and the blowing up of the Ballyvoyle viaduct in 1922.
1x3
The West Clare Railway
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 23, 2011
The story of the West Clare Railway, a narrow gauge track that saw drivers refuse to transport British military during the War of Independence.
1x4
The Clifden Railway
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 02, 2011
The role of the Clifden railway in putting Ireland on the map as a tourist destination in the 19 century, and its link with key events including, Alcock and Brown's landing in 1919.
1x5
Tralee and Dingle Railway
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 09, 2011
Examining the Tralee and Dingle Railway - one of the world's most photographed lines - which ran through one of the most dangerous routes in the country, making derailments commonplace.
1x6 Season finale
The Lartique Monorailway
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 16, 2011
The most unusual of all the railway lines- the Lartique Monorailway, from Listowel to Ballybunnion ran on a single rail, not on tracks. It was invented by a French engineer who modelled it on camels carrying baskets in the Algerian desert!

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