Bibliography of Irish rail transport

This is a bibliography for the history of rail transport in Ireland.

Company histories

• 35 Years of NIR 1967 to 2002 - Allen, Jonathon M - 2003, ISBN 1-904242-00-6
• A History of Northern Ireland Railways - Robb, William - 1982
• Ballymena Lines, The - Patterson, Edward M. - 1968, ISBN 0-7153-4183-9
• Belfast & County Down Railway, The - Patterson, Edward M. - 1982, ISBN 0-7153-8306-X
• Bessbrook & Newry Tramway, The - Newham, Alan T. - 1979
• Cork & Macroom Direct Railway, The - Creedon, Colm - 1960
• Derry Central Railway, The - McIlfatrick, James - 1987
• Dublin & Blessington Tramway, The - Fayle, Harold - 1963
• Dublin & Lucan Tramway, The - Newham, A.T. - 1964
• Dublin & South Eastern Railway - Shepherd, Ernie - 1998, ISBN 1-85780-082-6
• Dublin & South Eastern Railway, The - Shepherd, Ernie - 1974, ISBN 0-7153-6361-1
• Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway, The - Barrie, D.S.M. - 1957
• Farranfore to Valentia Harbour Railway Volume 1, The - O'Sullivan, Patrick - 2003, ISBN 0-85361-604-3
• Farranfore to Valentia Harbour Railway Volume 2, The - O'Sullivan, Patrick - 2003, ISBN 0-85361-610-8
• Forty Shades Of Steam - Cassells, Joe - 2004, ISBN 1-904242-26-X
• Giant's Causeway, Portrush & Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Co. Limited - McGuigan, John - 1983, ISBN 0-902588-10-9
• Giant's Causeway Tramway, The - McGuigan, J.H. - 1964, ISBN 0-85361-294-3
• Great Southern & Western Railway, The - Murray, Kevin A. - 1976, ISBN 0-904078-05-1
• Hill of Howth Tramway, The - Flewitt, R.C. - 1968
• Ireland's First Railway - Murray, Kevin A. - 1981, ISBN 0-904078-07-8
• Listowel & Ballybunion Railway, The - Newham, A.T. - 1989, ISBN 0-85361-376-1
• Lough Swilly Railway, The - Patterson, Edward M. - 1988, ISBN 0-7153-9167-4
• Midland Great Western Railway - Shepherd, Ernie - 1994, ISBN 1-85780-008-7
• NCC Centenary celebrations - LMS (Northern Counties Committee) - 1948
• Northern Counties Railway Vol. 1, The - Currie J.R.L. - 1973, ISBN 0-7153-5934-7
• Northern Counties Railway Vol. 2, The - Currie J.R.L. - 1974, ISBN 0-7153-6530-4
• On the Move Córas Iompair Éireann 1945 - 95 - O'Riain, Michael - 1995, ISBN 0-7171-2342-1
• Portstewart Tramway, The - Currie, J.R.L. - 1968
• Sligo Leitrim & Northern Counties - Sprinks, N.W. - 1981
• Waterford & Limerick Railway, The - Fryer, C.E.J. - 2000, ISBN 0-85361-543-8
• Waterford & Tramore Railway, The - Fayle, Harold - 1972, ISBN 0-7153-5518-X
• Tralee & Dingle Railway - Whitehouse, P.B.

Biographies

• Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland - Tatlow, Joseph -
• Irish Railway bibliography at Project Gutenberg
• Hard Lines: A Damned Close Run Thing - Alexander, Bob - 1989, Lurgan, County Armagh:Inglewood Press
• Man of No Property - Andrews, C.S. - 2001, ISBN 1-901866-66-1
• The Coey/Cowie Brothers - Chacksfield, J.E. - 2003, ISBN 0-85361-605-1
• The Man from the Railway - McNally, James P. - 1992, ISBN 1-897685-99-8
• William Martin Murphy - Morrissey, Thomas - 1997, ISBN 0-85221-132-5
• William Trail - Brown, Martin - 1995, ISBN 0-85640-551-5

Locomotives and trains

• 101 Class Locomotives of the GS&WR - Flanagan, P.J. - 1966
• A Regional History of Railways Vol 16 Ireland - Rowledge, J.W.P. - 1995, ISBN 0-906899-63-X
• Administration (CIE) - Institute of Public Administration - 1968
• "All Change" The Social Impact of the Railways - Ulster Folk & Transport Museum - 2004, ISBN 0-9511562-3-3
• ABC Irish Locomotives 1949 - Ian Allan - 2000, ISBN 0-7110-2767-6
• Bulleid and the Turf Burner - Shepherd, Ernie - 2004, ISBN 0-9542035-8-5
• By Rail Through The Heart Of Ireland - O'Farrell, Padraic - 1990, ISBN 0-85342-948-0
• Centenary Booklet - Permanent Way Institution - 1984
• Customs Requirements Traffic from Great Britain to the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland - Railway Clearing House - 1935
• Derry Road, The - Fitzgerald, J.D. - 1995, ISBN 1-898392-09-9
• Diesel Dawn - Flanagan, Colm - 2003, ISBN 1-904242-08-1
• Ireland Hand Book of Railway Distances - Browning, Walter - 1884
• Ireland's Railway Heritage - Ryan, Gregg - 2002, ISBN 0-9542721-0-2
• Irish Industrial and Contractors' Locomotives - Cole, D. - 1962
• Irish Commercial & Railway Gazetteer, The - Leggatt, J.E. - 1879
• Irish Locomotives and Rolling Stock - Irish Traction Group - 1997, ISBN 0-947773-59-2
• Irish Metro Vick Diesels - Carse, Barry - 1996, ISBN 1-898392-15-3
• Irish Narrow Gauge, The - Prideaux, J.D.C.A. - 1981, ISBN 0-7153-8071-0
• Irish Narrow Gauge In Colour, The - Johnston, Norman - 2003, ISBN 1-904242-13-8
• Irish Narrow Gauge Railways - Baker, Michael H.C. - 1999, ISBN 0-7110-2680-7
• Irish Narrow Gauge Scale Drawings - Lloyd, David - 1988, ISBN 0-9513300-0-4
• Irish Narrow Gauge Volume 1, The - Ferris, Tom - 1993, ISBN 1-85780-010-9
• Irish Narrow Gauge Volume 2, The - Ferris, Tom - 1993, ISBN 1-85780-017-6
• Irish Railway Album - Boocock, C.P. - 1968, ISBN 0-7110-0043-3
• Irish Railway Collection, The - Ulster Folk & Transport Museum - 1994, ISBN 0-902588-52-4
• Irish Railway Collection, The - Ulster Folk & Transport Museum - 1993, ISBN 0-902588-50-8
• Irish Railways 40 years of change - Boocock, Colin - 1997, ISBN 0-906899-75-3
• Irish Railways in Colour - Ferris, Tom - ISBN 1-85780-000-1
• Irish Railways in Colour A Second Glance - Ferris, Tom - 1995, ISBN 1-85780-019-2
• Irish Railways in Pictures No 1 GNR(I) - Irish Railway Records Society London Area - 1976
• Irish Railways in Pictures No 2 MGWR - Irish Railway Records Society London Area
• Irish Railways in Pictures No 3 Cork - Irish Railway Records Society London Area - 1976, ISBN 0-902564-06-4
• Irish Railways in Pictures No 4 Giants Causeway - Pollard, Mike - 2000, ISBN 0-902564-07-2
• Irish Railways in the heyday of steam - Casserley, H.C. - ISBN 0-85153-347-7
• Irish Railways Past & Present Vol 1 - Baker, Michael H.C. - 1995, ISBN 1-85895-046-5
• Irish Railways Since 1916 - Baker, Michael H.C. - 1972, ISBN 0-7110-0282-7
• Irish Railways Today, Pender, Brendan & Herbert Richards - 1967
• Irish Railways Traction & Travel - Irish Traction Group
• Irish Standard Gauge Railways - Middlemass, Tom - 1981, ISBN 0-7153-8007-9
• Irish Steam - Nock, O.S. - 1982, ISBN 0-7153-7961-5
• Irish Steam Locomotive Register - Rowledge, J.W.P., 1993 ISBN 0-947773-33-9
• Irish Trams - Kilroy, James - 1996, ISBN 1-898392-02-1
• Ironing the Land - O'Connor, Kevin - 1999, ISBN 0-7171-2747-8
• LMS in Ireland, The - Kennedy, Mark - 2000, ISBN 1-85780-097-4
• Locomotive & Train Working in the Latter Part of the Nineteenth Century - Ahrons, E.L. - 1954
• Locomotives & Railcars of Bord Na Mona - Johnson, Stephen - 1996, 1857800451
• Locomotives & Rolling Stock of Irish Rail and Northern Irish Railways - Doyle, Oliver - 1987, ISBN 0-906591-04-X
• Narrow Gauge Railways of Ireland - Fayle, Harold - 1946
• Narrow Gauge Railways of Ireland - Kidner, R.W. - 1971
• NCC Saga - Arnold, R.M. - 1973, ISBN 0-7153-7131-2
• Northern Ireland Tours & Excursions - Ulster Transport Authority - 1949
• Off the Beaten Track - Cronin, Kevin - 1996, ISBN 0-86281-563-0
• Off The Rails - Ogle, Brendan - 2003, ISBN 1-85607-906-6
• One Hundred & Fifty Years of Irish Railways - Mulligan, Fergus - 1990, ISBN 0-86281-233-X
• Outline of Irish Railway History - Casserley, H.C. - 1974, ISBN 0-7153-6377-8
• Railway Age in Ireland, The - Ulster Folk & Transport Museum - 1994, ISBN 0-902588-52-4
• Railway Age in Ireland, The - Ulster Folk & Transport Museum - ISBN 0-902588-36-2
• Railway History: Ireland Volume 1 - McCutcheon, Alan - 1969, ISBN 0-7153-4651-2
• Railway History: Ireland Volume 2 - McCutcheon, Alan - 1969, ISBN 0-7153-4998-8
• Railway Lines of CIE & NIR - Doyle, Oliver & Stephen Hirsch - 1985
• Railway Policy on the Right Rails? - CIE - 1986
• Railways in Ireland 1834 - 1984 - Doyle, Oliver & Stephen Hirsch - 1983
• Share issues of the Great Southern Railway of Ireland - Jenkins, Peter R. - 1997, ISBN 1-870177-40-1
• Some Industrial Railways of Ireland - McGrath, Walter - 1959
• State Railways for Ireland - Fabian Society - 1908
• Station Masters, The - Ryan, Gregg - 2000
• Steam Age In Ireland, The - O'Neill, The Lord - 2004, ISBN 1-904242-35-9
• Steam at Mallow - Yearbook of the Great Southern Railway Preservation Society - 1984
• Steam at Mallow - Yearbook of the Great Southern Railway Preservation Society - 1986/87
• Steam's Last Fling - Stevenson, Michael R - 2000, ISBN 1-898392-62-5
• Sunny Side of Ireland, The - Great Southern & Western Railway - 1895
• Tables for calculating rates between places in Great Britain and Places in Ireland - Railway Clearing House - 1927
• Taisteal agus Iompair in Eirinn - Mac Giolla Chomhaill Anraí - 1974
• Transport in Ireland 1880 - 1910 - Flanagan, Patrick - 1969
• Transport Preservation in Ireland 1980/81 - Parks, David - 1980
• Transport Preservation in Ireland 2005 - McGlynn Parks, David - 2005

Philatelic

• An Post Dublin Belfast - 2005
• Irish TPOs, Their History and Postmarks - Ward, C.W.

Local history

• A Nostalgic Look at Belfast Trams since 1945 - Maybin, Mike - ISBN 1-85794-030-X
• Along UTA Lines - Ulster's Rail Network In The 1960s - Sinclair, Ian McLarnon - 2002, ISBN 1-898392-77-3
• Athlone Railway 1851 - 2001 - Gately, Bridie - 2001
• Belfast & County Down Railway An Irish Railway Pictorial, The - Coakham, Desmond - 1998, ISBN 1-85780-076-1
• Belfast Corporation Tramways, 1905 - 1954 - Maybin, J.M. - 1981, ISBN 0-900433-83-3
• Belfast's Lost Tramways - Maybin, Mike - 2003, ISBN 1-84033-277-8
• Bellevue Express, The - McFetridge, Stewart - 1995
• Bygone Days on Fermanagh Railways - Love, Kevin - 2003
• Call Us Back To Donegal - Piercy, John - 2000, ISBN 0-9514715-9-7
• Cavan & Leitrim Railway An Irish Railway Pictorial, The - Ferris, Tom - 1997, ISBN 1-85780-073-7
• Cavehill Waggon Line, The - McFetridge, Stewart - 1999
• Claremorris to Collooney Railway - Swinford Historical Society - 1996
• Connemara Railway, The - Villiers Tuthill, Kathleen - 2003
• Cork City Railway Stations, 1985, Colm Creedon,1986
• Cork and Macroom Direct Railway (the) Colm Creedon, 1960 (out of print)
• County Armagh Railway Album - McKee, Eddie - 1996
• County Down, The - Arnold, R.M. - 1981
• Crossing The Boyne: the Great Viaduct 1855 - 2005 - Share, Bernard - 2005, ISBN 0-9542721-3-7
• Dingle Train, The - Rowlands, David - 1996, ISBN 1-871980-27-5
• Down Line - Belfast & County Down Railway Museum Trust - 1999, ISBN 0-905196-03-1
• Down Memory Line - Hamilton, Michael - 1997, ISBN 1-873437-18-8
• Fermanagh's Railways - Friel, Charles P. - 1998, ISBN 1-898392-39-0
• Fintona Horse Tram, The - Johnston, Norman - 1992, ISBN 0-9517175-1-0
• G.A.A. Excursion Trains, Colm Creedon 1984
• Gone but not forgotten Belfast Trams 1872 - 1954 - Railway Preservation Society of Ireland & Irish Transport Trust - 1980
• Harcourt Street Line - Back On Track - Mac Aongusa, Brian - 2003, ISBN 1-85607-907-4
• Howth and her trams - Kilroy, James - 1986, ISBN 1-85186-010-X
• Human Frailty and Ballymacarrett Rail Accident - Haines, Keith - 2002
• Lartigue, The - Guerin, Michael - 1989, ISBN 0-9513549-1-4
• Last years of the Wee Donegal 1950-59, The - Robotham, Robert - 1998, ISBN 1-898392-42-0
• Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway, The - Boyd, J.I.C. - 1981, ISBN 0-85153-447-3
• Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway A visitors guide, The - Bell, Dave - ISBN 1-874518-02-5
• Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway An Irish Railway Pictorial, The - Flanders, Steve - 1997, ISBN 1-85780-074-5
• Lost Railways of Co. Antrim - Johnson, Stephen - 2002, ISBN 1-84033-193-3
• Lost Railways of Co. Cork - Johnson, Stephen - 2005, ISBN 1-84033-331-6
• Lost Railways of Co. 'Derry - Johnson, Stephen - 2002, ISBN 1-84033-199-2
• Lost Railways of Co. Down and Co. Armagh - Johnson, Stephen - 2002, ISBN 1-84033-176-3
• Lost Railways of Co. Dublin and the South East - Johnson, Stephen - 2005, ISBN 1-84033-334-0
• Lost Railways of Co. Co. Tyrone and Co. Fermanagh - Johnson, Stephen - 2002, ISBN 1-84033-200-X
• Main Line Railways of Northern Ireland - McCormick, W.P. - 1948
• Newry Railways in Pictures, The - McKee, Eddie - 1994
• Rails Around Belfast - Crockart, Andrew - 2004, ISBN 1-85780-167-9
• Rails Around Dublin - Murray, Donal - 2002, ISBN 1-85780-144-X
• Rails to Achill - Beaumont, Jonathon - 2002, ISBN 0-85361-588-8
• Railway Days in Strabane - Strabane WEA - ISBN 0-9507812-5-8
• Railway Engineering Works - CIE
• Railway Town, The - McQuillan, Jack
• Railways Around County Armagh - McKee, Eddie - 1990
• Railways in Ulster - Morton, Grenfell - 1989 - ISBN 0-946872-26-0
• Railways of Ireland Past and Present Dublin, The - Baker, Michael H.C. - 1997, ISBN 1-85895-128-3
• Railways of Northern Ireland and their Locomotives, The - McCormick, W.P. - 1946
• Reflections on Munster Railways - Limerick Museum - 1984
• Rules and Regulations GNR(I) - 1914
• Rules and Regulations GS&WR - 1927
• Runaway Train, The - Currie, J.R.L. -1971, ISBN 0-7153-5198-2
• Sligo Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway An Irish Railway Pictorial - Sprinks, Neil - 2001 - ISBN 1-85780-112-1
• Standard Gauge Railways in the North of Ireland - Morton, R.G. - 1965
• Steam Locomotives Of The Ulster Transport Authority - Pue, R.J.A. - 1997, ISBN 1-900612-00-3
• Story of the Drumm Battery Train, The - Ring, Roddy
• Three Foot Gauge Railways of Northern Ireland - Kidner, R.W. - 1950
• Through Streets Broad and Narrow - Corcoran, Michael - 2000, ISBN 1-85780-110-5
• Through the Hils of Donegal - Carroll, Joe - ISBN 1-874518-00-9
• Tours in North of Ireland - Belfast & Northern Counties Railway - 1893
• Train to Howth, The - Hurley, Michael J. - 1996
• Tralee & Dingle Railway, The - Rowlands, David G. - 1977, ISBN 0-85153-267-5
• Trams to the Hill of Howth - Kilroy, James - 1998, ISBN 1-898392-13-7
• Turf Burner, The - Ireland's Last Steam Locomotive Design - Rowledge, J.W.P. - 1972
• Twenty Five Years Gone - Pue, R.J.A. - 1975 - ISBN 0-905196-00-7
• Ulster from the Carriage Window - Robb, William - 1986
• Ulster Tramways & Light Railways - McNeill, D.B. - 1956
• UTA Train Signalling regulations - Ulster Transport Authority - 1952
• Warrenpoint Branch, The - Fitzgerald, Des - 1996, ISBN 1-898392-14-5
• Wee Donegal Revisited, The - Robotham, Robert - 2002, ISBN 1-904242-02-2
• West Clare Railway, The - Taylor, Patrick - 1994, ISBN 1-871980-16-X
• West Clare Railway - An Irish Railway Pictorial, The - Taylor, Joe - 2002, ISBN 1-85780-122-9
• When the Train Came to Mullingar - 1998
• Works, The - Ryan, Gregg - 1996
• Works "Open Day", The - Irish Rail - 1996

General (with some Irish interest)

• Atmospheric Railways - Hadfield, Charles - 1967
• British & Irish Tramways since 1945 - Waller, Michael H
• Browne and Theobalds Law of Railways - 1899
• Father Browne's Trains and Railways - O'Donnell, E.E. - 2004, ISBN 1-85607-916-3
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers Proceedings - Institution of Mechanical Engineers - 1888
• Light Railways of Éire IOM and Channel Islands, The - Kidner, R.W. - 1949
• Railway Accidents of Great Britain and Europe - Schneider, Ascanio - 1968, ISBN 0-7153-5639-9
• Railways And The State, The - Pim, Frederic - 1912
• Railways of Great Britain and Ireland - Whishaw, Francis - 1969, ISBN 0-7153-4786-1
• Through the Cities - Barry, Michael - 1991, ISBN 0-9510696-3-2

General Irish (with some railway interest)

• Civil Engineering Heritage Ireland - Cox, Ron C. - 1998, ISBN 0-7277-2627-7
• Ireland's Bridges - Cox, Ron - 2003, ISBN 0-86327-864-7
• Industrial Archaeology of County Down, The - Green, E.R.R. - 1963
• Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland, The - McCutcheon, W.A. - 1980, ISBN 0-337-08154-9
• Industrial Archaeology of Cork City & its Environs, The - Rynne, Colin - 1999, ISBN 0-7076-6795-X
• Industrial Heritage of North-East Ireland - Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland - 2002, ISBN 0-9532706-2-9
• Lagan Valley 1800 1850, The - Green, E.R.R. - 1949
• Power from Steam - Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland - 1998, ISBN 0-9532706-1-0
• Rail versus Road in Ireland 1900 - 2000 - Collins, Michael - 2000 - ISBN 1-898392-37-4
• Road versus Rail - Greer, P.E.
• Shane's Castle Railway and Nature Reserve - Barzilay, David - 1975
• Transport in Ards Borough in the 20th Century - McDonald, Brian - ????

Reports (excluding company annual reports)

• A Review of Railway Safety in Ireland - International Risk Management Services - 1998
• A Review of Railway Safety in Ireland: Implementation Review - International Risk Management Services - 2000
• A Review of Railway Safety in Ireland: Summary - International Risk Management Services - 1998
• Accident Report: Hilden - HMSO - 1985, ISBN 0-11-550695-0
• Cahir Rail Accident Report - Grimes, Michael - 2003
• CDRRS Business Plan - Tee, Neil
• Dublin LRT EIS - CIE
• Dublin LRT EIS Line A - CIE
• Ecological Report on Barnagh Tunnel - GST Ltd - 2002
• Joint Committee on State Sponsored Bodies: CIE - Government Publications Office - 1979
• LUAS Advisory Group 3rd Report
• LUAS Advisory Group 4th Report
• LUAS Advisory Group 5th Report
• LUAS Advisory Group 6th Report
• Report on The Railroad Constructed From Kingstown To Dalkey in Ireland Upon The Atmospheric System - Mallet, Robert - 1844
• Report On Transport In Ireland - 1948
• Strategic Rail Review - Booz Allen Hamilton - 2003, ISBN 0-7557-1547-0
• Western Rail Corridor - West on Track - 2004

Maps

• A Railway Atlas of Ireland - Hajducki, S Maxwell - David and Charles - 1974, ISBN 0-7153-5167-2
• Johnsons Atlas and Gazeteer of the Railways of Ireland - Johnson, Stephen - 1997, ISBN 1-85780-044-3
• National Atlas Showing Canals Navigable Rivers Mineral Tramroads Railways and Street Tramways Ireland - Crowther, G.L. - 1989, ISBN 0-948850-78-7
• Official Railway Map of Ireland, Emslie, J and Emslie, W - Railway Clearing House - 1897
• Official Railway Map of Ireland, ''Emslie, J and Emslie, W - Railway Clearing House - 1902
• Official Railway Map of Ireland - Railway Clearing House - 1918
• Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland - Baker, Stuart K - 1996, ISBN 0-86093-534-5
• Railway Clearing House Junction Diagrams - Railway Clearing House - 1915
• Railway Track Diagrams Ireland - Yonge, John - 2004, ISBN 1-898319-68-5
• W & A K Johnston's Map Of The Railway Systems Of Ireland - W & AK Johnston - 1914

Society journals

• "An Mhuc Dubh" (1-5). Cumann Traenach Gaeltacht Láir. 1993–1997.
• "Five Foot Three". The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland. 1965- (as of 2010). Check date values in: |date= (help)
• "The Irish Mail". The Irish Traction Group. 1989- (as of 2010). Check date values in: |date= (help)
• "The Journal of the Irish Railway Record Society". Irish Railway Record Society. 1946- (as of 2010). Check date values in: |date= (help)

Irish Railway News (Southern Railways)

• Irish Railway News 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 - 1994
• Irish Railway News 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 - 1995
• Irish Railway News 4.1, 4.2 - 1996
• Irish Railway News 5.1 - 1997
• Irish Railway News 6.1 - 1999