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	Ireland's Railway Systems
		(1) Dublin and Drogheda Railway, comprising a railway from Dublin to Drogheda, Howth Junction to Howth, and Drogheda to Oldcastle
		(2) Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway, comprising a railway from Drogheda to Portadown
		Enniskillen is the junction for the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway.
	mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r051.html (8326 words)

	History of rail transport in Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland based in Whitehead, County Antrim is the main preservation group, with the Irish Traction Group preserving diesel locomotives.
		The Irish narrow gauge today survives as heritage railways in both the Republic and in Northern Ireland; and, in the Republic, in the bogs of the Midlands as part of Bord na Móna's peat transport network.
		Railways in the Republic were converted to diesel locomotives early, and swiftly, due to the run down nature of many steam engines, lack of coal, and desire for modernisation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Ireland (3813 words)

	Craigavon Historical Society
		The first public railway in the Craigavon district was the Ulster Railway, which was opened in stages between 1839 and 1863.
		Another railway line radiated from Portadown towards Omagh and this, the Portadown Dungannon and Omagh Junction, was opened from Portadown to a point a mile short of Dungannon on 5th April 1858.
		September 30th 1957 was a fl day for railways in Northern Ireland, for on that date the services lo Armagh and Clones, and many other lines as well came to an end.
	www.geocities.com /craigavonhs/rev/frielrailwayscraig.html (1453 words)

	Steam locomotive development in Ireland
		The LOCOMOTIVES of the Northern Counties Committee, L.M.S.R..
		Northern Counties Committee - the LMS in Ireland.
		Casserley, H.C. Closure of the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway.
	www.steamindex.com /locotype/ireloco.htm (5435 words)

	History of the Railways
		The railways of Ireland were born in the "Railway Mania" of the 1830s and 1840s, with the first railway opening between Dublin and Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire) in 1834.
		The UTA came into being in September 1948 and the independent life of the railways was ended, except for the Great Northern which was not absorbed for ten years due to the complex legal arrangements of its cross-border nature.
		The railway project is, to date, the only Irish Standard Gauge railway restoration project ever undertaken in Ireland (Irish standard gauge is five foot three inches as opposed to narrow gauge which is three foot and English standard gauge which is four foot eight and a half inches).
	www.downrail.co.uk /hist.htm (3954 words)

	Great Northern Railway
		The Great Northern Railway of Ireland, originally known as the Irish North Western Railway, maintained an independent existence for 77 years, much of that time prosperously established as the second largest and certainly the most enterprising of the Irish railway systems.
		So it was that the Great Northern, in common with the other Irish railways, was presented with the difficulty of paying its way in a country which was progressively becoming more depopulated.
		In spite of a falling population the Great Northern was at its most prosperous in the thirty years or so preceding the first World War.
	www.belturbet-station.com /h/gnrhistory.html (656 words)

	Catalog Report
		Standard history of the minor railways (both standard and narrow gauge) in Northern Ulster which through amalgamations etc, came to be the LMS owned NCC and latterly part of Ulster Transport.
		VG Detailed account of the 0-6-0 J15 class locomotives of the Irish Great Southern and Western Railway, which saw 100 years of service and were the mainstay of many Irish lines to the end of steam.
		LOCOMOTIVES OF THE GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAYS OF IRELAND.
	www.martinbott.com /irish.htm (3970 words)

	Steam Traction Index - Colourpoint Books
		The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) is held in great affection by many enthusiasts and those who worked for, or travelled on, the GNR.
		Railway writer and Great Northern enthusiast, Norman Johnston, has long dreamed of producing a full colour album on the company.
		A detailed and extensively illustrated history of the locomotives operated by the Great Northern Railway Ireland and of the diesel trains introduced by the GNR in the 1950s.
	www.colourpoint.co.uk /indexsteam.html (587 words)

	GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY ACT, 1953 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		"the railway classification of merchandise" means the classification of merchandise for the time being in force adopted by the Board for the purposes of the application of rates of charges to be made by the Board for the carriage of merchandise by rail.
		—The references in section 55 of the Railways Act, 1924 (No. 29 of 1924), and in sections 10 of the Railways Act, 1933 (No. 9 of 1933), to a railway company shall be construed as including references to the Board.
		There shall be paid to the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) the sum of four million, five hundred thousand pounds as compensation for the acquisition of its undertaking under the Great Northern Railway Act, 1953, and the Great Northern Railway Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (hereinafter referred to as the Acts).
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /1953_17.html (7632 words)

	Signalling in Ireland
		Not surprisingly, the basic principles of signalling in Ireland run closely to British practice, and most of the signalling was provided by UK contractors.
		Modernisation did not seem to afflict Ireland in any great way and, apart from a few small power installations, most of the traditional signalling has soldiered on for years.
		Modern signalling in Ireland is described as Centralised Traffic Control, which is similar to the Track Circuit Block areas of UK power boxes with remote relay rooms.
	www.signalbox.org /overseas/ireland (201 words)

	NIR History
		The railways operating in Northern Ireland, the Northern Counties Committee (NCC) and the Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR), were nationalised on the 1st January 1948 to form the Ulster Transport Authority.
		Ten years later, the Great Northern Railway of Ireland (GNR(I)) was divided, the lines in the south passing to CIÉ and the lines in the north going to the UTA.
		NIR have continued to run the railway service under this name until the 1990's when the privatisation 'fad' hit the province.
	website.lineone.net /~sjohnson40/NIRHistory.html (500 words)

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		Great Northern Railway of Ireland - Road Motor Services.
		It was in Drogheda County Louth on the 29th January 1929 that the very first GNR bus (A Leyland PLSC 3 Lion) fleet number 1 inaugurated the first service between the Railway Station and Drogheda West Street via James street and Shop Street in the town a distance of about a mile and a half.
		Ironically it all ended in Drogheda too with the arrival of the last GNR bus from Dublin in the early hours of October 1st 1958.
	members.fortunecity.com /gnri58 (239 words)

	GNR(I)
		Expenditure exceeded revenue by £118,000 and it had become clear that the end of the company as a private concern was fast approaching.
		This decision caused great concern to the two governments who entered into negotiations with the company wit a view to its acquisition.
		By the end of 1952 the growing deficit had reached the alarming total of £1,900,000, whereupon the two governments passed legislation in the following year bringing to an end 78-year existence of the GNR(I) as a private concern and establishing the Great Northern Railway Board.
	www.irrs.ie /GNRI.htm (898 words)

	S.I. No. 76/1980: GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (IRELAND) PENSION FUND FOR WAGES STAFF (AMENDMENT) SCHEME ...
		In this Order "the scheme" means the scheme amending the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) Pension Fund for Wages Staff prepared by the Board and submitted to the Minister under section 15 of the Great Northern Railway Act, 1958 (No. 20 of 1958), and set out in the Schedule to this Order.
		The scheme is hereby confirmed and shall he deemed to have come into operation on the date of the making of this Order and shall be effective for a period of five years from that date.
		In this amending Scheme "the existing Scheme" means the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) Pension Fund for Wages Staff as amended by amending schemes confirmed by Statutory Instruments numbered 53 of 1962, 50 of 1965, 9 of 1967, 60 of 1969, 81 of 1971, 251 of 1974 and 291 of 1977.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZSI76Y1980.html (475 words)

	Railway Hotel Enniskillen Northern ireland
		This famous hostelry has been the destination of travellers and tourists for 130 years, since the day it served as an elegant stopover for passengers disembarking at the Great Northern Railway station across the road.
		Being the only town centre hotel it is in walking distance of all the high street shops, and all the local tourist attractions.
		The Railway Hotel is renowned for its good food and caters for a wide variety of tastes, from delicious lunches to extensive a'la carte meals.
	www.railwayhotelenniskillen.com (83 words)

	R S Co lever frames (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		These could be found on the Great Eastern, Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland and Great Northern and Great Central Railways in quantity, and elsewhere.
		The largest number of frames came from the Railway Signal Company, and the most visible difference from their standard design is in the design of the catch-handle.
		A different style of tappet frame was introduced in the 1930s for the Great Northern railway of Ireland.
	www.signalbox.org /frames/rsc.htm (310 words)

	Railway Junction Diagrams - Company Index
		Irish railway companies have abbreviations which start "I-" but are given in the same alphabetical sequence as the other companies.
		West London Railway - though an independent concern, this railway was jointly leased by the LNWR and GWR from 1855 onwards, and after grouping this arrangement continued with the GWR and LMS.
		The Railway Junction Diagrams shown here are taken from a 1920 edition, which is old enough to be out of copyright (a fact taken advantage of by at least two publishers who have already reprinted books of Diagrams from 1914 and 1915).
	web.ukonline.co.uk /cj.tolley/rjd/rjd-cidx.htm (1278 words)

	S.I. No. 81/1971: GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (IRELAND) PENSION FUND (AMENDMENT) SCHEME FOR WAGES STAFF ...
		WHEREAS by section 15 (4) of the Great Northern Railway Act, 1958 (No. 20 of 1958), the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) Pension Fund for Wages Staff was continued in being.
		This Order may be cited as the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) Pension Fund for Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order, 1971.
		In this Order "the amending scheme" means the scheme (amending the provisions of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) Pension Fund for Wages Staff) submitted by Córas Iompair Éireann under section 15 (10) of the Great Northern Railway Act, 1958.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZSI81Y1971.html (605 words)

	today
		Despite the fact that it is over forty years since the existence of the Great Northern Railway of Ireland there is a valuable collection of GNR vehicles.
		One of the Transport treasures of Ireland is the restored Cavan and Leitrim Railway at Dromod, County Leitrim.
		Contact Details: The Cavan and Leitrim Railway can be contacted via e-mail at dromod@eircom.net Alternatively the Telephone/Fax number is + 353 78 38599 or by post to Cavan and Leitrim Railway, Dromod, Co.Leitrim, Ireland.
	homepages.tesco.net /~greatnorthern/today.htm (676 words)

	The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This locomotive survived the break up of the Great Northern Railway in 1958, ending her days on secondary duties in 1963 after diesel railcars had taken over express services.
		Since 1986, the RPSI has used her on tours all over Ireland, and she is one of only two surviving operational main line compound locomotives in the British Isles.
		However, the Great Northern design ultimately had 6ft 7in driving wheels a 17¼ in x 26in high-pressure cylinder, 19in x 26in low-pressure cylinders and 250 lb/sq in working pressure, which produced a tractive effort of 23,762 lb.
	www.rpsi-online.org /locos/loco85.htm (1985 words)

	The Seán O'Casey appreciation site.
		Works as a labourer on the Great Northern Railway of Ireland.
		Niall O'Casey's ashes are dispersed in the Garden of Rememberance at the Golders Green Crematorium, London.
		copies of the British edition of The Green Crow sent to Ireland are seized without explanation by the Irish Free State customs office, resulting in an unofficial ban of the book for a year..
	www.geocities.com /dorsetstreet/life.html (1987 words)

	WNS English
		Railways - Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
		The stamp designs are the property of their respective issuing postal authority.
		The issuing postal authorities have allowed the reproduction of the stamps displayed on this website.
	www.wnsstamps.ch /en/search?like=MZ267.02 (36 words)

	Steam trains on Irish Railways with RPSI - Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
		A large range of railway related books, videos and other items is available for mail order within Ireland and the UK.
		The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland is a registered charity and was formed in 1964 to operate and preserve in working order steam locomotives and coaches which were disappearing rapidly from the Irish Railway system.
		The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland reserves the right to vary any details of a train advertised, or the provisions of this web site without prior notice.
	www.rpsi-online.org (642 words)

	New books - railways in Ireland
		Ireland's contribution to the development of the DMU 1931-1967.
		Very large, 96 pages, album. Soft back. The LMS inherited from the MR the Belfast & Northern Counties Railway and the Donegal Railways; from the LNWR the Dundalk, Newry & Greenore Railway** and various shipping interests. The book also covers road services, air services, the effects of the war and much else.
		Locomotives Of The Great Northern Railway Of Ireland.
	www.roberthumm.co.uk /acatalog/Ireland.html (593 words)

	Irish railwayana/railroadiana classification (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In certain cases, where generic plates are known to have existed, but no evidence remains that they have been saved, a '?' appears after the plate in question.
		For serious expertise on all subjects devoted to Irish railways, readers are referred to the Irish Railway Record Society, Heuston Station, Dublin 8, and its scholarly and attractive Journal (now at issue No. 155).
		Onslows is also online, with some great pictures of posters, a speciality of this location (but save them before they disappear).
	www.irishrailroadiana.com (1301 words)

	Railway Engines (1936)
		Swiss Federal Railways 26 Express Locomotive Austrian Federal Railways 27 2 Ft. 6 In.
		Gauge Locomotive Lithuanian State Railways 28 Heavy Freight Loco.
		U.S.S.R. Railways 29 Freight Locomotive Turkish State Railways 30 Articulated Express Locomotive Algerian Railways 31 Express Locomotive "Mohamed Ali El Kebir" Egyptian State Railways 32 Articulated Loco.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/allender/36rail.htm (259 words)

	Railway Collectors' Journal reporting Railwayana Auctions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Quy Station was on the Great Eastern branch line between Barnwell (Cambridge) and Fordham and was opened on 2nd June 1884 and closed on 18th June 1962.
		Tynan was formerly the Eastern terminal of the 3ft gauge Clogher Valley Railway £240
		618 Great Western Railway eleven brass mounted signal lever plates from St. Briavels Signal Box which was opened in 1876 on the Monmouth Wye Valley line and closed in January 1959.
	www.prorail.co.uk /auctions/latest/Cheffin1004.htm (5553 words)

	Motor Books - RAILWAY-IRELAND & ISLE OF MAN
		Isle Of Man Railway Volume.3: Outline History of the Isle of Man Railway
		The Railways of Ireland Past & Present - Ireland: An Introduction (Publication date, September 2005)
		The Railways of Ireland Past & Present: Dublin (Publication date, October 2005)
	www.motorbooks.co.uk /showsect.asp?id=173 (343 words)

	S.I. No. 30/1989: GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (IRELAND) PENSION FUND FOR WAGES STAFF (AMENDMENT) SCHEME ...
		This Order may be cited as the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) Pension Fund for Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order, 1989.
		The amending Scheme is hereby confirmed and shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 17th day of January, 1988.
		GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (IRELAND) PENSION FUND FOR WAGES STAFF (AMENDMENT) SCHEME, 1989.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZSI30Y1989.html (324 words)

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