Old railway, Saintfield (2) © Albert Bridge cc-by-sa/2.0

J4159 : Old railway, Saintfield (2)

taken 12 years ago, near to Saintfield, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Old railway, Saintfield (2)

See J4159 : Old railway, Saintfield (1). More vegetation. This is the other side of the bridge, looking towards Ballygowan Link

and Belfast J3474 : Queen's Quay railway station.

The Belfast and County Down Railway

The Belfast and County Down Railway ran from Queen’s Quay station in Belfast to Castlewellan via Comber, Downpatrick and Newcastle. There were also lines from Comber to Donaghadee via Newtownards, Belfast to Bangor and branches from Ballynahinch Jct to Ballynahinch and Downpatrick to Ardglass. The lines opened between 1848 and 1892. All closed by 1950 except for Castlewellan – Newcastle which survived until 1955 as part of the GNR(I) route from Belfast via Banbridge and the Bangor line which remains open but from Belfast Central.

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Grid Square: J4159, 24 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 13 April, 2013 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 13 April, 2013
Geographical Context: Railways Derelict, Disused
Subject Location: Irish: J 411 594 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:27.8190N 5:49.4539W
Camera Location: Irish: J 411 594
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)