N9690 : Goods train, Ardee (1)

taken 49 years ago, near to Ardee, Co Louth, Ireland

Goods train, Ardee (1)
Goods train, Ardee (1)
CIE locomotive 217 at Ardee awaiting departure with the 08.15 goods to Drogheda. Two points of interest in the background – the grain hoppers (middle left) awaiting discharge into the silos and the CIE bus with passengers (for either Drogheda of Dundalk).
The Dromin - Ardee railway

The 4½ mile branch from Dromin Junction, between Dunleer and Castlebellingham, opened in 1896 and closed to passengers in 1934. It remained open for goods finally closing in 1975.

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N9690, 57 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Thursday, 25 September, 1975   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 3 July, 2012
Geographical Context
City, Town centre  Railways 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! N 962 905 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:51.3105N 6:32.2921W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! N 962 905
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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Ardee  Railway Station  Train  Freight Train  CIE (Coras Iompair Eireann)  Bus  Railway Wagons 

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