N8479 : Gypsum train at Legga

taken 45 years ago, near to Castletown, Co Meath, Ireland

Gypsum train at Legga
Gypsum train at Legga
The Kingscourt – Drogheda goods, hauled by 006, approaching Legga level crossing. The red gypsum is (allowing for the age of the slide and the effects of scanning) clearly visible in the hopper wagons.
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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N8479, 2 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Monday, 7 May, 1979   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 15 July, 2012
Geographical Context
Railways 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! N 845 795 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:45.5097N 6:43.1289W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! N 845 795
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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Navan  Kingscourt (Co Cavan)  Railway  Train  Freight Train  Gypsum  CIE (Coras Iompair Eireann) 

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