2014

J4792 : Steam locomotive no 85, Whitehead - April 2014(1)

taken 10 years ago, near to Whitehead, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Steam locomotive no 85, Whitehead - April 2014(1)
Steam locomotive no 85, Whitehead - April 2014(1)
The preserved ex-GNR(I) steam locomotive no 85 “Merlin” LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) awaiting departure with empty stock for Belfast. The loco was due to work two “Easter Eggspress” services between Belfast Central and Whitehead. Continue to J4791 : Steam locomotive no 85, Whitehead - April 2014(2).
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).

Trains of the RPSI :: J3474

Formed in 1964, the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) is a registered charity which preserves steam and diesel locomotives and other rolling stock built for the Irish railway system. The RPSI maintains a museum at Whitehead and operates steam-hauled excursions over the present day Irish railway network for families and enthusiasts.
The purpose of this Shared Description is to provide a single reference point for photographs of RPSI trains. All queries regarding past or future RPSI operations should be directed to the RPSI through its web site: LinkExternal link


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J4792, 95 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Albert Bridge   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 22 April, 2014   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 22 April, 2014
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Irish: geotagged! J 474 921 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:45.3116N 5:42.6353W
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Irish: geotagged! J 474 920
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