week ▁construction ▁period , ▁the ▁branch ▁line ▁ran ▁for ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁German ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁railway ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁to ▁carry ▁building ▁materials ▁into ▁the ▁site ▁for ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁other ▁units . ▁It ▁also ▁forward ed ▁coal ▁to ▁the ▁bo ilers ▁on ▁camp . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁converted ▁from ▁a ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁of ▁ ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁bring ▁tim ber ▁out ▁of ▁Hal ton ▁woods ▁. ▁The ▁conversion ▁of ▁bo ilers ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁from ▁coal ▁fired ▁to ▁oil ▁fired , ▁allowed ▁road - t ank ers ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁in ward ▁flow ▁of ▁fuel ▁and ▁acceler ated ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁train ▁ran ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁with ▁closure ▁following ▁two ▁days ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁removed , ▁including ▁the ▁original ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Grand ▁Union ▁Canal ▁which ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁modern ▁foot bridge , ▁however ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁is ▁designated ▁a ▁perm iss ive ▁foot path ▁( ra il ▁trail ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Cl osed ▁railway ▁lines ▁in ▁South ▁East ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁T og her ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁sub urb ▁on ▁the ▁south side ▁of ▁C ork ▁city , ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Geography ▁T og her ▁is ▁bounded ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁by ▁The ▁L ough , ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁Ball inc ran nig ▁and ▁Farm ers ▁Cross ,