Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway
1895 map of the railway | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Limerick |
| Dates of operation | 1848–1900 |
| Successor | Great Southern and Western Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Length | 342.5 miles (551.2 km) |
The Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway (WL&WR), formerly the Waterford and Limerick Railway up to 1896, was at the time it was amalgamated with the Great Southern and Western Railway in 1901 the fourth largest railway in Ireland, with a main line stretching from Limerick to Waterford and branches to Sligo and Tralee.