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The preserved ex-GNR(I) steam locomotive no 85 “Merlin”... (more)

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1990 was a year when the RPSI steam-hauled “Portrush Flyer” did not operate.... (more)

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Preserved locomotive no 171 “Slieve Gullion”... (more)

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Preserved steam locomotives nos 171 and 4 running along the shore of Belfast... (more)

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The ex-Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway locomotive “Lough Erne”... (more)

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Preserved steam locomotive no 186 makes a smoky departure from Whitehead with... (more)

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Milepost 14½, on the Belfast side of Whitehead station, almost hidden by the... (more)

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See J4792 : Steam locomotive no 85, Whitehead - April 2014(1). Once this train J4791 : Train, Whitehead (April 2014) had cleared the single-line... (more)

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C3K set 3016 approaching Whitehead station with the 09.15 Belfast Gt Victoria... (more)

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The remains of a spring gate, now bypassed by a hole in the hedge, between... (more)

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MPD driving trailer 539 was one of a batch converted from existing passenger... (more)

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See J4791 : New trains, Whitehead. The 11.44 ex-Larne Harbour departing Whitehead for Belfast Gt... (more)

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Whitehead station is a passing place on the single-line section between Kilroot... (more)

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A whin bush, on the northern side of McCrea’s Brae J4793 : McCrea's Brae, Whitehead (2), in what amounts... (more)

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The view, from The Promenade, towards the cliffs below the Belfast Road. The... (more)

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See J4793 : McCrea's Brae, Whitehead (2) (May 2010). The same view almost three years later with a Tesco... (more)

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GR wall box (BT38 154), near the Blackhead lighthouse, at McCrea’s Brae.

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The unfenced cliff top from which this J4893 : The Blackhead lighthouse, Whitehead (2013) was taken.

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The Blackhead path passes below the lighthouse to the east. It follows the... (more)

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Below the lighthouse at a spot where the path, just about wide enough for two... (more)

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Immediately below the lighthouse there is this “gap” in the otherwise vertical... (more)

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Approaching the lighthouse, where the path hugs the bottoms of the... (more)

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The view, about 40 minutes before high water Carrickfergus, along the Blackhead... (more)

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The shore, near here J4892 : Boulders, Whitehead, had a considerable quantity of seaweed... (more)

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The shore, near here J4892 : Boulders, Whitehead, had a considerable quantity of seaweed... (more)

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Great horsetail ferns Link and... (more)

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See J4791 : Former railway station bar, Whitehead (August 2010). The bar, on the up platform.

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The modest pulling power of DH locomotive no 3 was sufficient to cope with one... (more)

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See J4791 : Ageing trains, Whitehead (1) – May 2009. The new C4K stock is gradually being introduced on... (more)

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See J4792 : 27 "Lough Erne", Whitehead (1). The UTA crest and the loco’s nameplate.

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The cliffs, to the north of Whitehead, are prone to periodic rock falls. As a... (more)

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The fleet of 450 (also “Castle”) class diesel electric railcars was introduced... (more)

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See J4791 : Whitehead station at twilight (1). The station with the 16.25 Belfast (Gt Victoria St) – Larne... (more)

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Two large boulders (J4892 : Whitehead to Blackhead (6) shows the one on the left), on the shore of... (more)

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The upper part of the path to the Blackhead lighthouse (middle right) passing... (more)

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A shelter, on the Blackhead path, on a mild but very damp October day. The lack... (more)

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See J4893 : WWII relics, Whitehead (1). The buildings are at the end of a track from the path to the... (more)

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The Blackhead lighthouse J4893 : Blackhead Lighthouse, Belfast Lough has a view stretching from the Mull of... (more)

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A large basalt erratic on the shoreline near the start of the Blackhead Path.... (more)

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The view from Blackhead Lighthouse towards Whitehead with Cloghan Jetty in the... (more)

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During the early part of the 20th century east Antrim, roughly from Eden to... (more)

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A David Brown 780 Selectamatic tractor being driven along the Islandmagee Road... (more)

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Whitehead seafront as viewed from the car park at the start of the Blackhead coastal path.

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The Blackhead Path, directly under the lighthouse. After being closed for many... (more)

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The Northern portal of a long-closed tunnel on the Belfast - Whitehead line,... (more)

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Short terrace on the edge of Whitehead, accessed from a lane from the A2 or... (more)

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The main public transport between Whitehead and Belfast is by train. There is... (more)

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Old service station at the bottom of the Raw Brae Road on the A2 in Whitehead.

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An agricultural wind turbine between Quay Lane and the railway. The following... (more)

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An agricultural wind turbine, on the northern side of the Belfast Road, seen... (more)

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