Railway bridge, Glynn:: OS grid J4099 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

J4099 : Railway bridge, Glynn

near to Glynn and Ballylumford, Ireland

Railway bridge, Glynn

The bridge, at the north western end of Glynn station J4099 : Glynn station, Northern Ireland Railways (1), carrying the Belfast – Larne railway across the Glynn River J4099 : The Glynn River, Glynn (1). The railway is not shown on the Google map.

The Belfast - Larne railway

The line between Belfast York Road and Larne Harbour opened as far to Carrickfergus in 1848 and from Carrickfergus to Larne Harbour in 1862. There were stations at Belfast York Road (1848), Greencastle (1849/1916), Whitehouse (old station 1861/1906 replaced by a new station, further north 1906/1954), Whiteabbey (1848), Bleach Green 1934/1977), Jordanstown (by 1853), Trooperslane (by 1850), Mount (1925/72), Carrickfergus (old station 1848/62), Clipperstown (1925), Carrickfergus (1862), Barn (1925/77), Downshire (originally Downshire Park, 1925), Eden (1925/77), Kilroot (1862/77), Whitehead (first station 1863/64), Whitehead (second station 1864/77), Whitehead (1877), Whitehead Excursion (1907), Ballycarry (1862), Ballylig (now Magheramorne, 1862), Glynn (1864), Larne (1862/1974), Larne Town (new alignment, 1974) and Larne Harbour (1862).
York Road station closed in 1992, replaced by Yorkgate (on a different site) as part of the opening of the new cross-harbour line to Belfast Central.
The line between Belfast Central and Bleach Green Jct is also used by trains serving the Londonderry/Portrush lines.

Sources: Irish Railways Today (1967), the Northern Counties Railway (1973) and Johnson’s Atlas & Gazetteer of the Railways of Ireland (1997).

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2011

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Grid Square: J4099, 31 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 12 November, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 12 November, 2011
Geographical Context: Railways Village, Rural settlement Rivers, Streams, Drainage
Subject Location: Irish: J 409 999 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:49.6347N 5:48.4416W
Photographer Location: Irish: J 409 999
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)