N7995 : Gypsum, Kingscourt station
taken 41 years ago, near to Kingscourt, Co Cavan, Ireland

Gypsum, Kingscourt station
Kingscourt station with a liberal coating of gypsum on the track.
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
- Friday, 16 April, 1982 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 10 July, 2012
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
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Irish:
N 794 955 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:54.2129N 6:47.5002W - Camera Location
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Irish:
N 794 955
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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