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| EMAIL R.Gallinagh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gallinagh HOME PAGE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DONEGAL RAILWAY | Page 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Donegal Rail PAGE 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal Rail PAGE 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal Rail PAGE 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Photographs from The Last years of the Wee Donegal The County Donegal Railways in colour 1950-59 by Robert Robotham �13:99 see below for details |
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| Above......Railcar No 10 runs through the spectacular scenery of the Barnesmore Gap. The photograph is taken looking towards Donegal as the railcar descends from the summit at 592 ft (182m) above sea level towards Meenglas halt. The railcar has two open wagons in tow. On the right is the road from Ballybofey to Donegal. The date is the 22nd May,1956 E.S.Russell / ColourRail |
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| Above........No 11 Erne blasts away from Stranorlar towards Town Bridge with goods for Strabane in May 1956. ColourRail |
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| Above........No11 propels a wagon, which had been shunted from the train, into one of the sidings at Castlefinn to be unloaded by the recipients of the goods, complete with their donkey and cart on 22nd May 1956. Francis McMenamin is on the locomotive and Jim McMenamin at the wagon. Francis had amassed forty eight years service on the line by the closure. ColourRail |
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| Many thanks to the author and publishers for allowing me to use photographs from the book 'The Last Years of 'The Wee Donegal'. The book costs �13.99 sterling and can be ordered over a secure line from www.colourpoint.co.uk. The full book contains 107 full colour photos plus station diagrams and maps. A must for any railway enthusiast and lovers of Donegal. Click here for a direct line to the publishers |
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| Click here for a collection of photos as Robert Gallinagh walks along the old disused Donegal Railway from Ballyshannon to Rossnowlagh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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