Gypsum train at Knightstown © Albert Bridge

N8478 : Gypsum train at Knightstown

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

Gypsum train at Knightstown

The Kingscourt – Drogheda goods, hauled by 027, approaching Knightstown level crossing where the guard would open the gates. The train is composed of covered wagons rather than the usual open or hoppers. The gypsum might have been bagged for wholesale distribution rather than in bulk for the cement factory near Limerick..

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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Grid Square: N8478 (more nearby )
Photographer: Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Thursday, 12 June, 1975 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 15 July, 2012
Geographical Context: Railways
Subject Location: Irish: N 848 784 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.9407N 6:42.8551W
Camera Location: Irish: N 848 784
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)