R8638 : Ammonia wagon, Limerick Jct

taken 37 years ago, near to Limerick Junction, Co Tipperary, Ireland

Ammonia wagon, Limerick Jct
Ammonia wagon, Limerick Jct
The tanks wagons used to convey liquid ammonia T3195 : Ammonia train, Wicklow Jct between Marino Point (near Cork) and Shelton Abbey (near Arklow) became work-stained very quickly, turning a shade of dirty cream - see O1536 : Ammonia train, Dublin. This one, in the sidings at Limerick Jct, was ex-works and shows the livery in pristine white.
The ammonia trains of CIE and Irish Rail

Irish Fertiliser Industries Limited (a state-owned company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland) operated two factories. One at Belfast harbour and one at Shelton Abbey near Arklow. Both used ammonia produced at Marino Point near Cork. The liquid gas was conveyed to Belfast by ship. Shelton was served by rail. Both factories closed, amid much controversy and media comment, in 2002.

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Date Taken
Wednesday, 22 July, 1987   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 3 November, 2011
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Railways 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! R 865 388 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:30.0674N 8:11.9624W
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Irish: geotagged! R 865 388
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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