S7915 : Beet train, Ballycullane

taken 41 years ago, near to Ballycullane, Co Wexford, Ireland

Beet train, Ballycullane
Beet train, Ballycullane
CIE locomotive 001, at the head of a Wellingtonbridge – Campile beet transfer, passing Ballycullane station. It has an island platform similar to Campile S7215 : Beet train, Campile. S7915 : Ballycullane Halt - flooded shows the station in 1993 after removal of the loop etc.
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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S7915, 2 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Friday, 5 November, 1982   (more nearby)
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Monday, 19 March, 2012
Geographical Context
Railways 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! S 792 151 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:16.9834N 6:50.3685W
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Irish: geotagged! S 792 151
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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Ballycullane  Railway Station  Train  Freight Train  CIE (Coras Iompair Eireann) 

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