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Downpatrick Loop Platform Railway Station
Downpatrick Loop Platform railway station (often shorted to The Loop Platform or simply The Loop) is a junction station owned and operated by the Downpatrick and County Down Railway, heritage railway in Northern Ireland. The station is on the only operational railway triangle on a preserved railway. It can only be accessed by train - similar to Manulla Junction in County Mayo or Smallbrook Junction on the Isle of Wight. History Belfast & Co. Down Railway The original Downpatrick railway station was constructed as part of the Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) mainline from Queens Quay, Belfast to Downpatrick. However, with growing railway expansion in the Victorian era and the connecting Downpatrick, Dundrum and Newcastle Railway being subsequently built with a junction north of Downpatrick for through trains between Queens Quay, Belfast and Newcastle railway station (County Down). The awkward permanent way with Downpatrick railway station being on a branch necessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downpatrick
Downpatrick () is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about south of Belfast. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dál Fiatach, the main ruling dynasty of Ulaid. Its cathedral is said to be the burial place of Saint Patrick. Today, it is the county town of Down and the joint headquarters of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Downpatrick had a population of 10,822 according to the 2011 Census. History Pre-history An early Bronze Age site was excavated in the Meadowlands area of Downpatrick, revealing two roundhouses, one was four metres across and the other was over seven metres across. Archaeological excavations in the 1950s found what was thought to be a Bronze Age hillfort on Cathedral Hill, but further work in the 1980s revealed that this was a much later rampart surrounding an early Christian monastery. Early history Downpatrick (''Dún Pádraig'') is one of Ireland's oldest towns. It takes its name from a ''dún' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Signal
A railway signal is a visual display device that conveys instructions or provides warning of instructions regarding the driver’s authority to proceed. The driver interprets the signal's indication and acts accordingly. Typically, a signal might inform the driver of the speed at which the train may safely proceed or it may instruct the driver to stop. Application and positioning of signals Originally, signals displayed simple stop or proceed indications. As traffic density increased, this proved to be too limiting and refinements were added. One such refinement was the addition of distant signals on the approach to stop signals. The distant signal gave the driver warning that they were approaching a signal which might require a stop. This allowed for an overall increase in speed, since train drivers no longer had to drive at a speed within sighting distance of the stop signal. Under timetable and train order operation, the signals did not directly convey orders to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downpatrick & County Down Railway
The Downpatrick and County Down Railway (DCDR) is a five-foot, three-inch (1,600 mm) gauge heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is operated by volunteers and runs passenger trains using steam and diesel locomotives, diesel railcars, and vintage carriages. The railway has approximately three miles (4.8 km) of track in a triangular-shaped layout, which connects the town of Downpatrick with the historical sites of Inch Abbey to the north and King Magnus’ Grave to the south. It also houses a museum of railway artefacts and rolling stock originating from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, dating from the 1860s to the 1980s. The DCDR’s development was spearheaded by a group of local Railfan, railway enthusiasts in the early 1980s, and work started on building the railway in 1985. Most of its track is on part of the now-closed Belfast and County Down Railway, Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) mainline which ran between Belfast, Downpat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downpatrick, Killough And Ardglass Railway
The Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway (DKALR) was an Irish gauge () railway in Ireland linking Downpatrick with Ardglass. It was built from 1890 to 1892 and absorbed into the Ulster Transport Authority in 1948. It was closed on 16 January 1950. History The Company was incorporated on 29 November 1890The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1984 by the Downpatrick, Killough & Ardglass Railway Act, obtained under the Light Railways (Ireland) Act 1889. It was in effect a subsidiary of the Belfast and County Down Railway who were to build and operate it. The Belfast and County Down Railway decided that it would be built to Irish standard gauge to avoid the trans-shipment of all traffic at Downpatrick. The cost of construction was over £60,000 (equivalent to £ in ) and freight services to Ardglass started on 25 May 1892. The line was funded by indirect gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downpatrick Racecourse Platform Railway Station
Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station was on the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, which ran from Downpatrick to Ardglass in Northern Ireland. History Opened by the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, it became part of the Belfast and County Down Railway. It was only used on race days. The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966. Formation and consolidation The UTA was formed by the Transport Act 1948, which merged the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board (NIRTB .... The site today References * * * Disused railway stations in County Down Railway stations opened in 1893 Railway stations closed in 1950 1893 establishments in Ireland 1950 disestablishments in Northern Ireland Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in the 1890s Railway stations in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullymurry Railway Station
Tullymurry railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland. History The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 7 August 1871. In 1896 it was relocated around 500 metres to the south west. Before the opening of Ballykinlar Halt in 1914, the station was the main transport link for Ballykinlar Camp. The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966. Formation and consolidation The UTA was formed by the Transport Act 1948, which merged the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board (NIRTB .... References * * * Disused railway stations in County Down Railway stations opened in 1871 Railway stations closed in 1950 1871 establishments in Ireland 1950 disestablishments in Northern Ireland Railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Bridge Halt Railway Station
Kings Bridge Halt was part of the Belfast and County Down Railway system. King's Bridge Halt opened on 1 November 1929 and closed January 1942 during the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... References Disused railway stations in County Down Railway stations opened in 1929 Railway stations closed in 1942 1929 establishments in Northern Ireland 1942 disestablishments in Northern Ireland Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in the 1920s {{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry Girls
''Derry Girls'' is a British teen sitcom created and written by Lisa McGee that premiered on 4 January 2018 on Channel 4. The channel's most successful comedy since ''Father Ted'', the series was inspired by McGee's own experiences growing up in Derry, Northern Ireland, in the 1990s, during the final years of the Troubles. It stars Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Dylan Llewellyn as five teenagers living in mid-1990s Derry while attending Our Lady Immaculate College, a fictional girls' Catholic secondary school based on the real-life Thornhill College, where McGee herself studied. Produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions, ''Derry Girls'' is filmed in Northern Ireland, with most scenes shot on location in Derry and some in Belfast. Although the plot lines of ''Derry Girls'' are fictional, the series frequently references actual events of the Troubles and the Northern Ireland peace process, including the 1994 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agatha And The Truth Of Murder
''Agatha and the Truth of Murder'' is a 2018 British alternative history drama film about crime writer Agatha Christie becoming embroiled in a real-life murder case during her 11-day disappearance in 1926. Written by Tom Dalton, it depicts Christie investigating the murder of Florence Nightingale's goddaughter, Florence Nightingale Shore, which is based on real people and events, and how her involvement in this case influenced her subsequent writing. The film premiered on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom on 23 December 2018; becoming the network's most popular programme of the Christmas period and the second-highest rated fictional programme of the year. Plot In 1926, Agatha Christie finds herself in a difficult place when her writing is thwarted by predictable plot lines and her unfaithful husband pushes her for a divorce she does not want. As she searches for a way to revive her novel development, she is approached by Mabel Rogers, who is seeking help in solving the murder in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polegate Railway Station
Polegate railway station serves Polegate in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line, from , and train services are provided by Southern. History First station The first station opened on 27 June 1846 when the London and Brighton Railway built a line from Brighton to Hastings via Lewes. The station was built at Polegate to serve the nearby towns of Hailsham and South Bourne, the latter now part of Eastbourne. The first station was on the site of the present station. It then became a junction station on 14 May 1849 when an east facing branch headed northwards to Hailsham was opened and another southwards to Eastbourne, the station had enlarged to three through platforms and a bay platform for Hailsham services. The station then also had a one road engine shed and small freight yard complete with granary and weighing machine. Second station In 1881 the second station was opened in connection with the construction of a new westward facing line to Hailsham and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Fund For Ireland
The International Fund for Ireland is an independent international organisation established in 1986 by the British and Irish governments with the objectives of promoting "economic and social advance and to encourage contact, dialogue and reconciliation between nationalists and unionists throughout Ireland." click on "about" The Fund operates with co-operation and financial contributions from the governments of United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, as well as the structures of the European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des .... The majority of its funding comes from the United States. , £576m / €849m, funding over 5,700 projects across the island of Ireland, has been disbursed. References External linksInternational Fund for Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CIE 421 Class
The Córas Iompair Éireann 421 Class was a railway locomotive, built by the CIÉ at Inchicore Works between 1962–1963 and designed for branch line traffic use and shunting. The 421 Class was a larger development of the earlier 401 Class, and were fitted with a Maybach MD220 engine of with diesel hydraulic transmission via a Mekydro KL64U transmission. Unlike the earlier E401 class, these locomotives were fitted for multiple operation. They were of C wheel arrangement. The first of the class made its debut in early October 1962 on pilot duties in the Dublin area and although they had a design maximum speed of , experience (notably the derailment of a trial train hauled by E421) showed that they did not ride well when travelling at speeds over and so henceforth were limited to that speed and used simply for shunting duties instead. They were numbered E421–E434, and were withdrawn from service between 1979 and 1983. Three of these locomotives have been preserved, as fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
