2013

J1485 : Railway bridge near Antrim (2013-1)

taken 11 years ago, near to Antrim, Northern Ireland

Railway bridge near Antrim (2013-1)
Railway bridge near Antrim (2013-1)
The eastern side of a single-arch stone bridge (last seen in J1485 : Kirby's Lane, Antrim (May 2004)) carrying the mothballed Lisburn (left) – Antrim railway across Kirby’s Lane. Kirby’s Lane is a narrow minor road running to the north of Greenmount College J1584 : Manor House Greenmount, from the Tirgracey Road to the Dublin Road. Continue to J1485 : Railway bridge near Antrim (2013-2).
Lisburn, Knockmore Jct and Antrim railway

The line between Knockmore Jct and Antrim opened in 1871 with intermediate stations, halts and calling places at Brookmount, Brookhill. Meeting House, Ballinderry, Legatiriff, Glenavy, Crumlin, Aldergrove and Millar’s Bridge. It closed to passengers in 1960 but remained open for cross-Border freight trains to/from Londonderry. A local passenger service, from Lisburn to Antrim serving Ballinderry, Glenavy and Crumlin, was restored in 1974. The signal cabin and junction at Knockmore Jct closed in 1977 with the opening of a third line to Lisburn which included a Knockmore halt at the Ballinderry Road, Lisburn.
Belfast – Londonderry/Portrush trains were diverted to the line in 1978 and used it until 2001. A local passenger service remained until 2003. The line is now “mothballed” with no immediate prospect of re-opening (September 2011).
A Translink press release dated 11 August 2014 included the following: “As part of the works, FP McCann have been carrying out sleeper replacement and fitting insulated block joints, installing new drainage systems and undertaking structural repairs to existing culverts along the line section. Oliver Watts, Project Manager, Translink said, “The main outcome of these works will be to ensure the on-going serviceability of the branch line for safe operational use as a diversion route in the event of an emergency or planned engineering works’. We would remind the public to keep safe and avoid trespassing or to enter the railway environment at all times. Work on the line is expected to be completed in November.”


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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Railways Railway: Northern Ireland Railways Place: Antrim (Town) other tags: Railway Bridge Stone Bridge Road Translink Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Dublin Road [5] · Railway Bridge Near Antrim [3] · Kirby's Lane [2] Other Photos: · Railway bridge near Antrim (2013-2) ·
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J1485, 26 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Albert Bridge   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 1 June, 2013   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 1 June, 2013
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Irish: geotagged! J 147 853 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:42.1756N 6:13.2334W
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Irish: geotagged! J 147 853
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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