▁W ex ford ▁and ▁Dublin ▁Railway ▁( W W W & DR ▁or ▁ 3 WS ). ▁ ▁It ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Dublin ▁W ick low ▁and ▁W ex ford ▁Railway ▁( D W & WR ) ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁and ▁was ▁ultimately ▁renamed ▁the ▁Dublin ▁and ▁South ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁( D & SER ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁a ▁name ▁which ▁was ▁retained ▁until ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁the ▁D & K R ▁and ▁D & SER ▁with ▁the ▁Great ▁Southern ▁Rail ways ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁its ▁independent ▁existence ▁of ▁over ▁ 9 0 ▁years ▁by ▁a ▁railway ▁company ▁was ▁only ▁exceed ed ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Railway ▁and ▁the ▁London der ry ▁and ▁L ough ▁Sw illy ▁Railway . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Begin nings ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁had ▁seen ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁har bour ▁at ▁Dun le ary ▁village ▁that ▁soon ▁began ▁to ▁attract ▁traffic ▁due ▁to ▁sil ting ▁problems ▁elsewhere ▁around ▁Dublin ▁Bay . ▁The ▁name ▁King st own ▁was ▁adopted ▁after ▁King ▁George ▁IV ▁depart ed ▁from ▁the ▁har bour ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁ ▁Pro pos als ▁for ▁canal ▁or ▁rail ▁infrastr ucture ▁links ▁to ▁Dublin ▁were ▁various ly ▁proposed ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s . ▁ ▁James ▁P im ▁took ▁the