The Cork and Macroom Direct Railway (CMDR) was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland that operated a 24 mile (39 kilometre) line running from Cork to Macroom. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Grace's Guide: Cork and Macroom Direct Railway - Grace's Guide
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1925 Absorbed into the Great Southern Railways
2. Cork and Macroom Direct Railway (Wikipedia)
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The Cork and Macroom Direct Railway (CMDR) was an Irish gauge (5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)) railway in Ireland which ran the 24 miles (39 km) from Cork to Macroom.
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The Cork and Macroom Direct Railway (CMDR) was an Irish gauge (5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)) railway in Ireland which ran the 24 miles (39 km) from Cork to Macroom.
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In 1925, the Cork and Macroom Direct Railway was amalgamated into the Great Southern Railways (GSR) along with other Irish railway companies.
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It was incorporated by the Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. ccvii) and was chaired by Sir John Arnott and Joseph Ronayne.
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