the next train would depart (not realising that only freight services were still operating). Simon had been landed by a German submarine, U-38, during the previous night. He then made his way by bus to Tralee and thence by train to Dublin. Following his enquiry at Dingle station, the Garda Síochána were informed and he was trailed by detectives. He was arrested on arrival in Dublin and interned for the duration of the War (known in neutral Ireland as "The Emergency"). Restoration A 3 km (1.8 mi) section was reopened as a preserved line in 1993 between the Aquadome in Tralee and Blennerville Windmill. As of 2013, the railway was no longer in operation. Extract from the appeal page from Ted Polet, webmaster of the 009 Society Dutch Group Early in 2009, on this page an appeal was published to the Tralee Urban District Council, the owners of the railway, to take steps to safeguard this heritage locomotive. In May, 2009, a representative of the Tralee UDC informed me that the agreement with the previous (private) operator of the railway was terminated. The parts of the locomotive were put under cover and during the summer a diesel locomotive was put into service hauling a single carriage between Tralee (Aquadome terminus) and Blennerville. All this was confirmed by repeated reports by Holger Lorenz on his Tralee Blog. Although restoring 5T to working order may be far away, at least it will not rot to pieces as it would have, had the boiler, tanks and cab been left out in the open. Another good development is services being restored, even if diesel-hauled. This way the railway will at least have a chance to keep going. See also History of rail transport in Ireland List of narrow-gauge railways in Ireland TDLR locomotives TDLR 1 to 3, 6, and 8 TDLR 5 TDLR 7 and 8 Other narrow gauge railways in South West Ireland Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Listowel and Ballybunion Railway (Lartigue Monorail) Schull and Skibbereen Railway West Clare Railway References General references The Dingle Train, David Rowlands, Walter McGrath, Tom Francis, Plateway Press, 1996, The Tralee & Dingle Railway, David G Rowlands, Bradford Barton, 1973 The Irish Narrow Gauge (Vol. 1), T Ferris, Midland Publishing Ltd, 1993, Running Out of Steam in Tralee, Phoenix Magazine 20 No. 14, 19 July 2002 Transport Preservation in Ireland 2005