N7995 : Weed spraying train, Kingscourt
taken 49 years ago, near to Kingscourt, Co Cavan, Ireland

Weed spraying train, Kingscourt
The weed spraying train, hauled by Sulzer locomotive no 103, at Kingscourt. The long-disused goods store is at middle left. The former passenger station is behind it.
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
- N7995, 9 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 17 June, 1976 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 10 July, 2012
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
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Irish:
N 794 955 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:54.1860N 6:47.5010W - Camera Location
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Irish:
N 794 954
- View Direction
- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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