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has glosseng: The West Clare Railway (WCR) operated in County Clare, Ireland between 1887 and 1961. This 914 mm (3 ft) gauge narrow gauge railway ran from the county town of Ennis, via numerous stopping-points along the West Clare coast to two termini, at Kilrush and Kilkee (the routes diverging at Moyasta Junction). The system was the last operating narrow gauge passenger system in Ireland and connected with the mainline rail system at Ennis, where a station still stands today for bus and train services to Limerick. A train connection to Galway will re-open in December 2009. Intermediate stops included Ennistymon, Lahinch and Miltown Malbay.
lexicalizationeng: West Clare Railway
instance ofc/Closed railways in Ireland
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has glossnld: De West Clare Railway is een voormalige spoorlijn in County Clare, Ierland. Zij functioneerde van 1887 tot 1961. De smalspoorlijn (914 mm of 3 voet) liep van Ennis via talloze haltes naar de eindstations in Kilkee en Kilrush. Plaatsen die aangedaan werden waren onder meer Inagh, Ennistymon, Lahinch, Milltown Malbay en Moyasta Junction (waar de lijnen uit elkaar gingen naar de eindstations). De West Clare Railway was bij zijn sluiting de laatste functionerende smalspoorlijn in Ierland. __NOTOC__
lexicalizationnld: West Clare Railway
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media:imgWCR Slieve Callan at Moyasta.jpg

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