Kingscourt train near Navan © Albert Bridge

N9170 : Kingscourt train near Navan

taken 47 years ago, near to Hays, Meath, Ireland

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