J3474 : Original Shakey Bridge
near to Belfast County Borough, Shankill, Ballymacarret, Beal Feirste and Sydenham, Ireland
Original Shakey Bridge
Crossing the River Lagan, the "shakey bridge" linked the former GNR(I) freight yards with the BCDR lines to Newcastle and Bangor. Restricted only to light locomotives, it closed in 1965 and was demolished in the mid-1970s as part of the Central Line project, which reunited the two lines and gave Belfast a new "central" station. Not to be confused with the current bridge (see J3474 : The Shakey Bridge, River Lagan) which does not shake.
The Belfast and County Down Railway
The Belfast and County Down Railway ran from Queen’s Quay station in Belfast to Castlewellan via Comber, Downpatrick and Newcastle. There were also lines from Comber to Donaghadee via Newtownards, Belfast to Bangor and branches from Ballynahinch Jct to Ballynahinch and Downpatrick to Ardglass. The lines opened between 1848 and 1892. All closed by 1950 except for Castlewellan – Newcastle which survived until 1955 as part of the GNR(I) route from Belfast via Banbridge and the Bangor line which remains open but from Belfast Central.
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year taken
1971
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- J3474, 2297 images (more nearby)
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- TheTurfBurner (find more nearby)
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- Date Taken
- January 1971 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 15 May, 2011
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 347 741 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.8578N 5:54.9957W - Photographer Location
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Irish: J 345 743
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- Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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