Gypsum train, Castletown near Nobber:: OS grid N8481 :: Geograph Ireland

N8481 : Gypsum train, Castletown near Nobber

near to Cross Guns, Meath, Ireland

Gypsum train, Castletown near Nobber

Locomotive no 033 hauling a Kingscourt – Drogheda gypsum train, composed of open wagons and brake van, stopped on the Kingscourt side of Castletown Lower level crossing. The guard is leaving the cab to open the gates. From memory the level crossings on minor roads were unattended.

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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1976

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Grid Square: N8481, 2 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (First for N8481)
First in 5 Years (TPoint) ^?
Date Taken: Monday, 12 July, 1976 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 10 July, 2012
Geographical Context: Railways
Subject Location: Irish: N 844 812 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:46.4597N 6:43.2364W
Photographer Location: Irish: N 844 812
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)