N9170 : Kingscourt train near Navan

taken 49 years ago, near to Ardmulchan, Co Meath, Ireland

Kingscourt train near Navan
Kingscourt train near Navan
A Kingscourt –Drogheda goods train, at Hay’s Bridge to the east of Navan.
The Drogheda - Navan - Kingscourt railway :: O0974

Opened, in sections, by four railway companies between 1850 and 1875. Drogheda – Navan closed to passengers in 1958, Navan – Kingscourt in 1947. There are two short branches – to Platin cement factory at Drogheda and the Tara mines at Navan. The Navan – Kingscourt section handled gypsum trains until 2001. The line still serves the Tara mines.

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N9170, 3 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Monday, 26 May, 1975   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 19 January, 2010
Category
Trains > Trains   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! N 916 703 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:40.4962N 6:36.8528W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! N 916 703
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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