1988
T3094 : Ammonia train, Wicklow
taken 37 years ago, near to Wicklow, Co Wicklow, Ireland
Ammonia train, Wicklow
Irish Fertiliser Industries Limited (a state-owned company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland) operated two factories. One at Belfast harbour and one at Shelton Abbey near Arklow. Both used ammonia produced at Marino Point near Cork. The liquid gas was conveyed to Belfast by ship. Shelton was served by rail. The morning empty tank train from Shelton to Marino had just arrived at Wicklow where it would cross the 09.35 Dublin Connolly – Rosslare Harbour. Both factories closed, amid much controversy and media comment, in 2002. See also T3094 : Wicklow station.
The ammonia trains of CIE and Irish Rail
Irish Fertiliser Industries Limited (a state-owned company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland) operated two factories. One at Belfast harbour and one at Shelton Abbey near Arklow. Both used ammonia produced at Marino Point near Cork. The liquid gas was conveyed to Belfast by ship. Shelton was served by rail. Both factories closed, amid much controversy and media comment, in 2002.
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- Grid Square
- T3094, 14 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 11 July, 1988 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 26 March, 2011
- Subject Location
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Irish:
T 308 948 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:59.3067N 6:3.1158W - Camera Location
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Irish:
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)