N8572 : Train, Gibbstown near Navan
taken 42 years ago, near to Kilberry, Meath, Ireland

Train, Gibbstown near Navan
See N7995 : Kingscourt station (4). The same train passing the closed (1936) station at Gibbstown.
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
- N8572, 4 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 7 May, 1979 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 3 October, 2011
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
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Irish:
N 853 728 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:41.9341N 6:42.5017W - Camera Location
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Irish:
N 853 728
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
Image classification(about):
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