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Midland Great Western Railway
Former railway company in Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) was the third largest Irish gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) railway company in Ireland. It was incorporated in 1845 and absorbed into the Great Southern Railways in 1924. At its peak the MGWR had a network of 538 miles (866 km), making it Ireland's third largest network after the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) and the Great Northern Railway of Ireland.[2]
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Headquarters | Dublin |
Dates of operation | 1845–1924 |
Successor | Great Southern Railways |
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Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
Length | 538 miles 6 chains (865.9 km) (1919)[1] |
Track length | 786 miles 39 chains (1,265.7 km) (1919)[1] |
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The MGWR served part of Leinster, County Cavan in Ulster and much of Connacht. Its network was entirely within what in 1922 became the Irish Free State.