N8667 : Tara Mines train near Navan Jct
taken 46 years ago, near to Navan, Donaghmore and The Little Furze, Meath, Ireland

Tara Mines train near Navan Jct
A Tara Mines test train of hopper wagons and a brake van, hauled by 043, stopped at the Commons Road level crossing. The signs of excavation are described in N8567 : Kingscourt train near Tara Mines Jct.
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
- N8667, 21 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 21 April, 1977 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 15 July, 2012
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
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Irish:
N 862 673 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:38.9236N 6:41.7952W - Camera Location
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Irish:
N 862 673
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
Image classification(about):
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