The embankment of the former Ballymena,... © Eric Jones

D2023 : The embankment of the former Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway

taken 13 years ago, 4 km WSW of Glenariff, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The embankment of the former Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway

This narrow-gauge railway built in the 1870s stopped short of reaching either Cushendall or Red Bay. Its terminal was a lime quarry at Retreat in square D2024. Passenger traffic ended in 1930 and goods traffic in 1940.

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Grid Square: D2023, 6 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Eric Jones (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 13 August, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 1 November, 2013
Geographical Context: Uplands Railways Derelict, Disused
Subject Location: Irish: D 201 237 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:2.7963N 6:7.2699W
Camera Location: Irish: D 201 237
View Direction: East-southeast (about 112 degrees)