Cement train entering Donabate station -... © The Carlisle Kid

O2250 : Cement train entering Donabate station - 1980

taken 43 years ago, near to Donabate, Dublin, Ireland

Cement train entering Donabate station - 1980

CIÉ Metropolitan Vickers built 201 class diesel No. 234 brings southbound cement “bubbles” from Platin outside Drogheda, into Donabate station. Conveyance of cement by rail ended in December 2009. A typical GNR(I) style signal cabin can be seen at left. Donabate cabin closed in 1983, with all manual signalling between Malahide and Drogheda ending on 3 July 1994.

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Grid Square: O2250, 8 images (more nearby )
Photographer: The Carlisle Kid (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 26 April, 1980 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 15 December, 2012
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Business, Retail, Services Suburb, Urban fringe Railways Flat landscapes
Subject Location: Irish: O 227 500 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.1868N 6:9.0818W
Camera Location: Irish: O 227 500
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)