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Ulster Railways (other)
Ulster railways, present and past, include: * Northern Ireland Railways, formerly Ulster Transport Authority Heritage railways * List of heritage railways in Northern Ireland Former railway companies *Annaghmore Turf Railway *Ballycastle Railway *Belfast Central Railway *Belfast and County Down Railway and its constituents: :*Belfast, Hollywood and Bangor Railway :*Downpatrick, Dundrum and Newcastle Railway *Belfast and Northern Counties Railway and its constituents: :*Belfast and Ballymena Railway :*Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway :*Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway :*Ballymena and Larne Railway :*Carrickfergus and Larne Railway :*Derry Central Railway :*Draperstown Railway :*Londonderry and Coleraine Railway :*Limavady and Dungiven Railway :*Portstewart Tramway *Belfast Harbour Commissioners *Belfast Street Tramways *Bessbrook and Newry Tramway *Carnlough Lime Company *City of Derry Tramways *County Donegal Railways Joint Committee and its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland Railways
NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) ( ga, Iarnród Thuaisceart Éireann); and for a brief period Ulster Transport Railways (UTR), is the railway operator in Northern Ireland. NIR is a subsidiary of Translink (Northern Ireland), Translink, whose parent company is the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHCo), and is one of seven publicly owned train operators in the United Kingdom, the others being Direct Rail Services, Northern Trains, Transport for Wales Rail, Southeastern (train operating company), Southeastern, London North Eastern Railway, LNER, and ScotRail. It has a common Board of Management with the other two companies in the group, Ulsterbus and Metro (Belfast), Metro (formerly Citybus). The rail network in Northern Ireland is not part of the National Rail network of Great Britain, nor does it use Standard Gauge, instead using Irish Gauge in common with the Republic of Ireland. Also, NIR is the only commercial non-heritage passenger oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Londonderry And Coleraine Railway
The Londonderry & Coleraine Railway is a Rail transport, railway line between the cities of Derry and Coleraine in County Londonderry, built by the Londonderry & Coleraine Railway Company (L&CR). The company operated the line independently for seven years before being absorbed into the Northern Counties Committee, Belfast & Northern Counties Railway. The line is still in use today by NI Railways and forms part of the Belfast–Derry line, Belfast to Derry-Londonderry rail line. History The Londonderry & Coleraine Railway was incorporated in 1845 and was opened in stages from 1852 to 1853. The company had nine years of independent railway operation before being acquired by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway. Records of the company are sketchy and incomplete. Construction Despite being a relatively short line it required some considerable engineering works. The route starting from the Derry terminus on the east bank of the River Foyle. The line followed the river north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clogher Valley Railway
The Clogher Valley Railway was a , narrow gauge railway in County Tyrone and County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It opened in May 1887 and closed on 1 January 1942 (with the last trains running the previous day). Route The railway was mainly situated in rural parts of County Tyrone, which hindered the company's potential profitability. The western terminus was Maguiresbridge, County Fermanagh, where the line shared Maguiresbridge railway station with the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) on the Clones to Enniskillen line. It then proceeded in a north-easterly direction through stations at Brookeborough, Colebrooke, Fivemiletown, Clogher and Augher until reaching Ballygawley station, at which point the line turned in a south-easterly direction to Aughnacloy, Caledon and the eastern terminus at Tynan, County Armagh (where the Great Northern Railway was again met, this time on the Clones to Portadown line) Aughnacloy was the line's principal station and the location of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Donegal Railway
The West Donegal Railway (WDR) was a narrow gauge railway in Ireland. History The Finn Valley Railway had reached Stranorlar in 1863. The West Donegal Railway Company was incorporated by an act of July 1879 to extend the Finn Valley Railway line south west to Donegal, a distance of 18 miles in length. Although nominally a separate company, the chairman was James Hewitt, 4th Viscount Lifford, who was also chairman of the Finn Valley Railway. The economic prospects for the line were not substantial so the decision was taken to build the line to narrow gauge.The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland, William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Dept. of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984 Construction started on 1 August 1880, and with difficulties in raising finance was opened on 25 April 1882, 4 miles short of Donegal. It took another 7 years before the last 4 miles into Donegal could be constructed, opening in September 1889. Three tank engines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strabane And Letterkenny Railway
The Strabane and Letterkenny Railway was a narrow gaugeJohnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of the Railways of Ireland, Stephen Johnson, Midland Publishing Limited, 1997, railway line between Strabane, County Tyrone and Letterkenny, County Donegal in Ireland. History The County Donegal Railways Joint Committee (CDRJC) constructed the Strabane and Letterkenny Railway. It opened for public service on 1 January 1909 with a route length of 19.25 miles. It was the last railway constructed by the CDRJC bringing the network operated by this company to 121 miles. The company pioneered the use of diesel operated railcars, but despite this innovation, closure came at the end of 1959, and the railway was shut on 1 January 1960. Stations * Strabane * Lifford Halt *Ballindrait * Coolaghy Halt *Raphoe *Convoy * Cornagillagh Halt * Glenmaquin *Letterkenny Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finn Valley Railway
The Finn Valley Railway (FVR) was a gauge railway in Ireland. History Incorporation The Finn Valley Railway Company was incorporated on 15 May 1860 with capital of £60,000 (). Personnel The Chairman of the directors was The 4th Viscount Lifford, whose seat was Meenglass Castle, just south-east of Ballybofey, and the Deputy-Chairman was James Thompson Macky of the Bank of Ireland in Derry. The other directors were: *Robert Collum, 1 Chester Place, Hyde Park Square, London *Edward Hunter, The Glebe, Blackheath, Kent *Maurice Ceely Maude, Lenaghan, Enniskillen *Sir Samuel Hercules Hayes, 4th Baronet, Leuaghan, Stranorlar *Robert Russell, Salthill, Mountcharles *Major Humphreys, Milltown House, Strabane The other offices of the company were: *James Alex Ledlie, Stranorlar, Secretary *Peter W. Barlow, 26 Great George Street, Westminster, Consulting Engineer *John Bower, Engineer Opening A gauge rail line between Stranorlar and Strabane was opened on 1 October 1863. Operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal Railway
Donegal may refer to: County Donegal, Ireland * County Donegal, a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster * Donegal (town), a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland * Donegal Bay, an inlet in the northwest of Ireland bordering counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo * Donegal County Council, the authority responsible for local government in County Donegal * Donegal Castle, a castle in Donegal Town in County Donegal * Donegal Airport, an airport in north-west County Donegal * Donegal GAA, County Board responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal ** Donegal county football team * Donegal (Dáil constituency), a parliamentary constituency in the lower house of the Irish parliament since 2016 Canada * Donegal, Perth County, Ontario * Donegal, Renfew County, Ontario, in Bonnechere Valley UK Parliament constituencies * Donegal (UK Parliament constituency) * Donegal Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency), a constituency represented in the Irish House of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
The County Donegal Railways Joint Committee operated an extensive narrow gauge railway system serving County Donegal, Ireland, from 1906 until 1960. The committee was incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1906, which authorised the joint purchase of the then Donegal Railway Company by the Great Northern Railway of Ireland and the Midland Railway Northern Counties Committee. History of the Donegal Railways On 1 May 1906, the Joint Committee was set up. The lines inherited by the Joint Committee totalled and were: * Finn Valley Railway (FVR) from Strabane to Stranorlar * West Donegal Railway line from Stranorlar to Donegal * The Donegal Railway Company lines between Stranorlar and Glenties, Donegal Town to Killybegs, Strabane to Derry, and Donegal Town to Ballyshannon The Joint Committee opened the Strabane and Letterkenny Railway on 1 January 1909, bringing the total mileage to . By 1912 the company owned the following assets: * Locomotives and rolling stock: 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Derry Tramways
The City of Derry Tramways was a tramway in Derry, Ireland that operated from 1897 until 1919. This was a standard gauge () line served by horse trams and was never electrified. The tramway had only one line. It was long and ran along the City side of the River Foyle parallel to the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners' (LPHC) railway on that side of the river.Hajducki, 1974, map 3 The tramway's southern terminus was by Craigavon Bridge and its northern terminus was between Graving Dock and Pennyburn. Intermediate stops included: *Water St. (loop) *Shipquay Place, Guildhall (loop) *Foyle College (loop) *Depot It served the GNR's station, the LPHC's station and the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company (The L&LSR, the Swilly) was an Irish public transport and freight company that operated in parts of County Londonderry and County Donegal between 1853 and 2014. Incorporated in June 1853, it ...'s station. City o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnlough Lime Company
Carnlough ( ; ) is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in Mid and East Antrim district, as well the historic barony of Glenarm Lower, and the civil parishes of Ardclinis and Tickmacrevan. It had a population of 1,512 people at the 2011 Census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. History Built heritage Carnlough's harbour was built by the owners of the quarries west of the village. These were connected to the harbour by means of a mineral tramway network, which include a bridge over each of two parallel streets in the village (both of which remain today). The Londonderry Arms Hotel was built in 1848 as a coaching inn by Frances Anne Vane Tempest, Marchioness of Londonderry, great-grandmother of Winston Churchill. In the school, St McNissis, now known as St Killians, was originally built as a summer residence by Frances Anne. 20th century On 21 August 1942, a Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bessbrook And Newry Tramway
The Bessbrook and Newry Tramway operated a narrow gauge, hydro-electrically powered tramway transporting passengers and freight between Bessbrook and Newry in Northern Ireland between 1885 and 1948. History Construction and infrastructure Construction of the Bessbrook and Newry Tramway began in 1883, and the enterprise was incorporated in 1884, after the Tramways and Public Companies (Ireland) Act 1883 came into effect. It was built primarily on the own land of its owners, the Richardsons, and was intended to carry workers and freight from the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) GNR(I), in Newry to the family's flax mill in Bessbrook. In July 1884 Edward Hopkinson was contacted by the company, the ''Bessbrook Spinning Company'' to undertake the installation operation of electric traction for the line - the terms were that Hopkinson would provide locomotive power to operating ten trains each way every day, carrying 100 tons of freight a day, and with a capacity to haul 200 tons a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast Street Tramways
The Belfast Street Tramways operated horse-drawn tramway services in Belfast from 1872 to 1905. Its lines later formed a major part of the Belfast Corporation Tramways. History The initial tramway services were constructed by the Belfast Tramways Company On 10 August 1872 they were taken over by the Belfast Street Tramways Company. The initial track gauge was .The Belfast Street Tramways. Alan T. Newham, Tramway Review, Vol 10, No 78. 1974 The depots were on Sandy Row, Lisburn Road, Mount Pottinger, Knock, Antrim Road and Falls Road. Steam tram experiment On 30 June 1877 a Henry Hughes and Company steam tram engine "The Pioneer" was tried on the Belfast system. Despite the trial proving successful with no smoke or noise emitted and no horses being frightened, official permission to operate steam services was not forthcoming. On 29 November 1877 the company promoted the bill to revise the track gauge to . The bill was passed in 1878 but the clauses to allow steam working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
