Post by Ptarmigan on May 11, 2008 10:50:29 GMT
Ballycastle Railway was a narrow gauge railway line which ran from Ballycastle to Ballymoney, entirely in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
The track gauge was 3 feet (or 914 mm).[1]
Construction of the Ballycastle Railway started in December 1878 and was planned to be ready for the summer traffic of 1880. However, the Board of Trade inspector did not give permission for it to open until 18 October 1880, by which time the defects had been corrected. It ran 16ΒΌ-miles from Ballymoney, on the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (B&NCR) ....
Ballycastle Railway ~ Wikipedia
The track gauge was 3 feet (or 914 mm).[1]
Construction of the Ballycastle Railway started in December 1878 and was planned to be ready for the summer traffic of 1880. However, the Board of Trade inspector did not give permission for it to open until 18 October 1880, by which time the defects had been corrected. It ran 16ΒΌ-miles from Ballymoney, on the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (B&NCR) ....
Ballycastle Railway ~ WikipediaThe Ballycastle Railway
by James I.C.Boyd
BALLYCASTLE is the most north-easterly town in Antrim, and was the landing place in early times of Scots settlers, who crossed the narrow channel between Fair Head and the Mull of Kintyre in their small flimsy boats. It is the only town of size in this part of the county, and though its connection with the sea is now a thing of the past, it is a popular and quiet holiday resort for many Irish and Scots people. The Antrim hills sweep down to magnificent cliffs on the south shore, and there is a fine stretch of moorland country on its hinterland.
Ballycastle Railway ~ by James I.C.Boyd
by James I.C.Boyd
BALLYCASTLE is the most north-easterly town in Antrim, and was the landing place in early times of Scots settlers, who crossed the narrow channel between Fair Head and the Mull of Kintyre in their small flimsy boats. It is the only town of size in this part of the county, and though its connection with the sea is now a thing of the past, it is a popular and quiet holiday resort for many Irish and Scots people. The Antrim hills sweep down to magnificent cliffs on the south shore, and there is a fine stretch of moorland country on its hinterland.
Ballycastle Railway ~ by James I.C.BoydFor over forty years the Ballycastle Railway Company struggled for existence and, but for the benevolence of the Belfast & Northern Counties Railway and its successors, the Ballycastle Company would have succumbed long before it did.
The Ballycastle Railway
The Ballycastle Railway The Ballycastle Railway ~ Wagons & Carriages Ballycastle Railway Station The Ballycastle Railway ~ Irish Narrow Gauge The Ballycastle Railway ~ The Ballycastle Railway: A History of the Narrow-Gauge Railways of North East Ireland, Parts One.