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| EMAIL R.Gallinagh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gallinagh HOME PAGE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DONEGAL RAILWAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Donegal Rail PAGE 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal Rail PAGE 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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..........On 15th of August 1959 a special train for the Ancient Order of Hiberians from Stranorlar to Killybegs, leaving Stranorlar at 10.25 am. It was headed by No 4 Meenglas and is seen from the train through the Barnesmore Gap. James Tawse |
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| Above .........On the Killybegs line out of Donegal, railcar No 16 pulls over the level crossing to shunt the coach and wagon which it had just brought in from Ballyshannon. The date is the 14th August 1959 James Tawse |
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| Above.........Donegal had a single road engine shed with a water tank and turntable for locomotives and railcars. Here class 5A 2-6-4T No2 Blanche sits on the small turntable on the 19th May 1956 with Jim McMenamin on top. E.S.Russell / 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 The book can also be obtained from the South Donegal Railway Restoration Society at Donegal Station, Donegal Town, Donegal, Ireland |
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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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