N9690 : Freight train leaving Ardee
taken 50 years ago, near to Ardee, Co Louth, Ireland

Freight train leaving Ardee
Closed to passenger trains in 1934, the branch line from Dromin Junction to Ardee only saw week-day freight services by 1975. Headed by CIE 201 class No. 210 (Metropolitan Vickers 1957), the daily freight departs for Drogheda. The Ardee branch closed to all traffic on 3 November 1975 and little trace now remains. 210 was scrapped in October 1992.
The Dromin - Ardee railway
The 4½ mile branch from Dromin Junction, between Dunleer and Castlebellingham, opened in 1896 and closed to passengers in 1934. It remained open for goods finally closing in 1975.
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- Grid Square
- N9690, 57 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- The Carlisle Kid (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 26 May, 1975 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 16 May, 2013
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
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Irish:
N 962 905 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:51.3109N 6:32.3286W - Camera Location
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Irish:
N 962 905
- View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
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