one of five railways that served Waterford. The others were: the Dublin and South Eastern Railway; the Waterford and Central Ireland Railway; the Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway; and the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway. The latter three were absorbed into the Great Southern and Western Railway by just after the turn of the twentieth century. Only the W&TR was never to use the main station to the north-east of the River Suir, though the Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore's initial terminus was also to the south of the Suir. Rolling stock The railway was initially worked with two 2-2-2 tank locomotives built by William Fairbairn & Sons in 1855, numbered 1 and 2. Several other locomotives were added later. No. 2 was scrapped in 1928. No. 1 remained in service until 1936 when it was derailed and plunged down an embankment, and cut up on the site. By then several other locomotives had been brought to the W&T from the main railway network. When No. 1 met with its end, It was then the last locomotive with single driving wheels in regular traffic in the British Isles. From 1955 CIÉ 2600 Class diesel railcars Nos. 2657, 2658 and 2659 were dedicated to the line, being adapted to have second class and no toilet facilities giving a capacity of nearly 100. They were moved from Waterford by road when introduced and upon line closure. References Bibliography External links Waterford-Tramore Railway: Road Maintenance Costs Closure rumours Closure debate Closed railways in Ireland Defunct railway companies of Ireland Irish gauge railways Railway companies disestablished in 1925 Railway companies established in 1853 Railway lines opened in 1853