S2823 : Beet train at Kilsheelan

taken 38 years ago, near to Kilsheelan, Co Tipperary, Ireland

Beet train at Kilsheelan
Beet train at Kilsheelan
A CIE 001 class locomotive hauls a Mallow - Wellington Bridge empty beet train through Kilsheelan station. Another station closed in 1963, Kilsheelan also closed as a block post in 1984, the signal cabin remaining only to control the level crossing gates.
The Beet Campaign :: S6814


The Beet Campaign was the name given to the transfer of sugar beet, by rail, from the grower to the beet factory. It ran from October to January and involved the use of wagons normally kept in storage, often running in very long trains. South Wexford saw the most rail activity.

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S2823, 15 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Thursday, 31 October, 1985   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 29 May, 2011
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Railways 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! S 2855 2364 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:21.8428N 7:34.8976W
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Irish: geotagged! S 2855 2364
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