Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway
54°35′42″N 5°54′54″W / 54.595°N 5.915°W
| Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway | |
|---|---|
Belfast-Newry railway line | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | Iarnród Bhaile Átha Cliath agus Acomhal Bhéal Feirste (Irish) |
| Status | Closed |
| Locale | North of Ireland (geographically, not the nation) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1849 |
| Closed | 1853 |
Dublin and the Belfast Junction Railway (D&BJct, Irish: Iarnród Bhaile Átha Cliath agus Acomhal Bhéal Feirste) was an
History
The Boyne Viaduct at Drogheda was not built until 1854–55, at a cost of £124,000, to the design of Sir John Macneill, who was the consulting engineer for the D&BJct.[1]
Route
The D&BJct line from Drogheda to Portadown connected the
.Aftermath
In 1875, the D&BJct merged with the Dublin and Drogheda Railway (D&D), forming the Northern Railway of Ireland.[2] This was in turn one of the companies that amalgamated to form the Great Northern Railway of Ireland in 1876.
References
- ^ Holohan, Michael. "Drogheda Port. A Detailed History". Drogheda Port website. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ Friel, Charles P. "Railways in Craigavon". Journal of the Craigavon Historical Society. 2 (2). Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
Sources
- OL 6715902M.
- Ahrons, E. L. (1954). L. L. Asher (ed.). Locomotive and train working in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Vol. six. W Heffer & Sons Ltd.
- Hamond, Fred; Friel, Charles (December 2007). "13 Drogheda–Oldcastle Line". An Industrial Heritage Survey of Railways in Counties Monaghan and Louth (PDF). Monaghan CC & Louth CC (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2019.
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