The CIE weed spraying train, Antrim... © Albert Bridge

J1586 : The CIE weed spraying train, Antrim (June 1983)

taken 41 years ago, near to Antrim, Northern Ireland

The CIE weed spraying train, Antrim (June 1983)

CIE locomotive no 208 passing Antrim station with the weed spraying train running from Dundalk to Portrush. The former Great Northern yard (upper right - now part of the Ulsterbus depot) was used to store withdrawn stock J1586 : Withdrawn rolling stock, Antrim station pending scrapping.

The CIE weed sprayer on Northern Ireland Railways

Some photographs showing the CIE weed-spraying train on Northern Ireland Railways. NIR was too small to have its own dedicated train. The practice was to hire CIE’s – usually in June.

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Grid Square: J1586, 52 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Tuesday, 7 June, 1983 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 10 December, 2014
Geographical Context: Railways
Place (from Tags): Antrim (Town)
Railway (from Tags): Northern Ireland Railways
Subject Location: Irish: J 153 869 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:43.0404N 6:12.6554W
Camera Location: Irish: J 153 869
View Direction: South-southeast (about 157 degrees)