2016
J5878 : Course of old railway, Donaghadee - February 2016(1)
taken 9 years ago, near to Donaghadee, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Course of old railway, Donaghadee - February 2016(1)
Now some 66 years since closure, the former Belfast and County Down Railway, looking towards Comber and Belfast, from this bridge J5878 : Old railway bridge, Killaughey Road, Donaghadee (February 2016) on the Killaughey Road. For a comparison see J5878 : Old railway, Donaghadee (March 2008).
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
- J5878, 24 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 4 February, 2016 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 4 February, 2016
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 585 788 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:37.9681N 5:32.6954W - Camera Location
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Irish:
- View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)