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| | | Railways (in Limbo)In Ireland, the State owned railway company, Irish Rail, specialise in closing railway lines by stealth - i.e., ceasing all services, not maintaining track and tarmacading over level crossings, rather than formally abandon the lines, which might rise to criticism. These lines are "in limbo" - neither open nor closed. |
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Southbound DART approaching station2 viewsWhen the D&KR built their line, this ran on an embankment across part of Dublin Bay from Merrion Gates to Blackrock. The sea wall built as part of this can be seen on the right here, with a southbound DART approaching the station across the embankment.
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Locomotive awaiting restoration0 viewsLocated in the grounds of Stradbally House - which is probably better known for the Electric Picnic - is the narrow gauge railway of the Irish Steam Preservation Society. This is an unidentified locomotive awaiting restoration.
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Damage to embankment3 viewsLocated between Summerfield road overbridge and Bog Road Level Crossing, Ballyvergan East is the townland through which the railway passes, where IR have removed the track without abandoning the railway. In addition, part of the embankment is gone. I will not lower myself to suggest that this was deliberate.
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Points Lever1 viewsDue to there being no operational signal cabin at Foynes, all points are controlled locally by levers adjacent to the relevant points.
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Scales0 viewsOnce a common feature of railway stations, these were used to weigh parcels and passenger luggage. The railway companies beat Ryanair to the issue of charging for excess luggage. It is a surprise that Gregg Ryan hasn't sold this scales off to the highest bidder.
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Point Depot5 viewsThis is the former goods depot of the GS&WR. Built in 1878, it allowed the GS&WR to overcome the logistical difficulties of being located at Kingsbridge (Heuston Station).
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Lock looking west0 viewsLooking towards the river, which can be seen in the distance, this is the final lock to pass through.
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Bridge0 viewsThis is the road bridge over the canal outside the village.
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Station building (trackside)1 viewsMerrion had a chequered existence as a station and finally succumbed to tram competition in 1934. The former station building fronts onto the Rock Road. The infamous Merrion Gates are north of the station. This point marks the start of the sea embankment.Jan 05, 2009
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Station building0 viewsMerrion had a chequered existence as a station and finally succumbed to tram competition in 1934. The former station building fronts onto the Rock Road. The infamous Merrion Gates are north of the station. This point marks the start of the sea embankment.Jan 05, 2009
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Tramway power house1 viewsThe Hill of Howth tramway survived until 1959. The red brick powerhouse at Sutton - located beside the DART line - has been adaptively reused as a paint factory.Jan 05, 2009
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Bridge1 viewsThis bridge over the canal carries the main road into Cong. South of this, the canal enter the grounds of Ashford Castle.Jan 05, 2009
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Canal looking north1 viewsLooking back towards the harbour at Cong and Lough Mask, the plant life is taking over.Jan 05, 2009
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Harbour2 viewsThe harbour in Cong is dry and part of it is used as an access road to a private house.Jan 05, 2009
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Bridge0 viewsLocated on the river section of the diverted flow, the river was in full flow in March.Jan 05, 2009
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Lock looking south1 viewsLooking out of the lock chamber into the harbour, this view is looking south.Jan 05, 2009
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