1976
R2834 : Disused railway, Newcastle West (1976-1)
taken 49 years ago, near to Newcastle West, Co Limerick, Ireland
Disused railway, Newcastle West (1976-1)
The view towards Newcastle West station (background) from the Station Road bridge. The line from Limerick is on the left and from Tralee on the right.
Disused railway, Newcastle West 12 July 1976
Newcastle West was an intermediate station on the railway between Limerick and Tralee. The line from the Limerick direction opened in 1867 and from Newcastle West to Tralee in 1880. Through trains had to reverse at the station which had been built as two stations side-by-side. The entire line closed to passengers in 1963. It remained open for goods traffic until 1975 when the service was withdrawn between Limerick and Listowel (over the Barnagh Bank). Listowel to Tralee closed in 1977/78. The photographs show the line at Newcastle West on 12 July 1976.
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- Grid Square
- R2834, 4 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 12 July, 1976 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 14 March, 2013
- Subject Location
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Irish:
R 280 344 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:27.4423N 9:3.5591W - Camera Location
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Irish: R 280 345
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
