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Along the Line

5th June 2019

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This 1931 film from the Pathé Pictorial cinemagazine series features the Lartigue Monorail, running from Listowel to Ballybunion, Co Kerry. The steam-powered monorail (originally designed by Frenchman Charles Lartigue) operated from 1888 to 1924 and carried passengers, livestock and freight. In this newsreel we can see how the monorail rides along supported A-shaped trestles. Footage […]

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CIE: Miles Cheaper

25th April 2017

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Advertisement for CIE in which the experience one man has traveling by train is juxtaposed with that of another man traveling in his car. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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CIE: Supertrain

25th April 2017

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Advertisement for the CIE Supertrain service in which a couple travel by train while the voiceover describes the various services on board. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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CIE: Green Green Grass

25th April 2017

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Advertisement for CIE consisting of a series of still images showing a woman arriving home by train. The images show her spending time with family and friends and the song The Green Green Grass of Home is heard. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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