The story
It was originally known as the Clogher Valley Tramway, but changed its legal status and its name to the Clogher Valley Railway in 1894. The start was not auspicious, the company required a loan of £44,000 from the Board of Works to enable the line to be finished. It was constructed under the terms of the Tramways and Public Companies (Ireland) Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 43) and the Clogher Valley Tramway Order 1884 confirmed by the Tramways (Ireland) Provisional Order Confirmation (Clogher Valley) Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. ccxviii).
The railway was built to a track gauge of 3 feet. Extensions were planned, including a branch line from Ballygawley to Dungannon and an eastwards link to the Bessbrook and Newry Tramway, but were never built. Prior to the 1930s the line was worked entirely by steam locomotives, with six tank engines built by Sharp Stewart. For almost all of its existence the railway made a loss (and required a subsidy from local ratepayers). The greatest profit ever made by the company was in 1904 – only £791.
From Wikipedia’s article on Clogher Valley Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3