Tara Mines train near Navan Jct © Albert Bridge cc-by-sa/2.0

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.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]

· Find out How to reuse this image · Share: · Download Image ·
	Start a discussion on N8667		Suggest an update to this image		Contact the contributor

Loading map... (JavaScript required)

Grid Square: N8667, 21 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Thursday, 21 April, 1977 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 15 July, 2012
Geographical Context: City, Town centre Railways
Subject Location: Irish: N 862 673 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:38.9236N 6:41.7952W
Camera Location: Irish: N 862 673
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)