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Farmer Writes: what can we learn from building Ardnacrusha?

There were six 220t steam-powered excavators, 130 steam locomotives, 1,800 railway wagons running day and night on 100km of railway built for the purpose.

FARMER WRITES 4 November 2026

Farmer Writes: what can we learn from building Ardnacrusha?

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Farmer Writes: what can we learn from building Ardnacrusha?

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