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Irish North Western Railway

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185: 255:(L&ER). The L&ER had been completed in 1854 but had been unprofitable, so in 1860 it leased its line in perpetuity to the D&ER. This gave the D&ER a direct route between Dundalk and 213: 591: 21: 314: 586: 606: 581: 601: 626: 616: 256: 621: 252: 221: 611: 321:
continued a freight service between Dundalk and Clones for a few years, but withdrew this and closed the line in 1960.
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close all cross-border lines except the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway mainline.
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The GNR operated the line between Dundalk and Enniskillen until 1957, when the
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reached Clones where it made a junction with the INW. In 1868 the
178: 117: 111: 318: 212:(D&ER) and opened the first section of its line, from 443: 330: 220:, in 1849. In Dundalk the D&ER line crossed the 270:. In the same year the company renamed itself the 573: 530:. Colourpoint Transport. Vol. 2. Gortrush: 409: 407: 405: 290:, and contracted the INW to operate its line. 460: 458: 349: 347: 345: 402: 368: 366: 364: 362: 525: 455: 384: 378: 235:The D&ER extended westwards, reaching 419: 342: 192:veering right with a train straight from 592:Railway companies disestablished in 1876 548: 464: 437: 431: 425: 413: 396: 372: 359: 353: 336: 183: 505:Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names 224:main line, which was completed between 574: 502: 247:in 1858. In 1859 the D&ER reached 587:Railway companies established in 1862 479: 449: 262:In 1862 the INW opened a branch from 607:Defunct railway companies of Ireland 582:Closed railways in Northern Ireland 297:and the Ulster Railway to form the 253:Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway 222:Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway 13: 14: 638: 602:Great Northern Railway (Ireland) 293:In 1876 the INW merged with the 280:Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway 101:Great Northern Railway (Ireland) 304: 210:Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway 208:The company was founded as the 68:Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway 627:1862 establishments in Ireland 390: 311:Government of Northern Ireland 203: 1: 617:Transport in County Fermanagh 549:Hajducki, S. Maxwell (1974). 324: 622:Transport in County Monaghan 480:Baker, Michael H.C. (1972). 251:where it connected with the 188:The stub of the line toward 16:Former Irish railway company 7: 295:Northern Railway of Ireland 272:Irish North Western Railway 163:Irish North Western Railway 52:Irish North Western Railway 10: 643: 551:A Railway Atlas of Ireland 473: 232:station in the same year. 612:Transport in County Cavan 526:FitzGerald, J.D. (1995). 482:Irish Railways since 1916 124: 106: 96: 88: 80: 72: 64: 56: 171:5 ft 3 in 299:Great Northern Railway 257:Londonderry Foyle Road 200: 177:)) railway company in 503:Dewick, Tony (2002). 488:. pp. 153, 207. 319:Córas Iompair Éireann 228:and its own separate 187: 597:Irish gauge railways 509:Ian Allan Publishing 452:, pp. 153, 207. 555:David & Charles 511:. maps 57, 58, 60. 214:Dundalk Quay Street 53: 33: /  201: 139:County Londonderry 51: 553:. Newton Abbott: 532:Colourpoint Press 284:Bundoran Junction 160: 159: 634: 568: 545: 522: 499: 468: 462: 453: 447: 441: 435: 429: 423: 417: 411: 400: 394: 388: 382: 376: 370: 357: 351: 340: 334: 176: 172: 54: 50: 48: 47: 45: 44: 43: 38: 37:54.347°N 7.640°W 34: 31: 30: 29: 26: 642: 641: 637: 636: 635: 633: 632: 631: 572: 571: 565: 542: 519: 496: 476: 471: 463: 456: 448: 444: 436: 432: 424: 420: 412: 403: 395: 391: 385:FitzGerald 1995 383: 379: 371: 360: 352: 343: 335: 331: 327: 307: 282:opened between 206: 174: 170: 151:County Monaghan 127: 120: 114: 41: 39: 35: 32: 27: 24: 22: 20: 19: 17: 12: 11: 5: 640: 630: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 594: 589: 584: 570: 569: 563: 546: 540: 528:The Derry Road 523: 517: 500: 494: 475: 472: 470: 469: 454: 442: 430: 418: 416:, p. xiii 401: 389: 377: 358: 341: 328: 326: 323: 306: 303: 276:Ulster Railway 274:. 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Hersham: 387:, p. 1 249:Enniskillen 204:Development 190:Enniskillen 167:Irish gauge 126:Area served 65:Predecessor 40: / 576:Categories 484:. London: 450:Baker 1972 325:References 25:54°20′49″N 486:Ian Allan 315:GNR Board 313:made the 245:Lisbellaw 239:in 1854, 135:Fermanagh 97:Successor 28:7°38′24″W 467:, map 39 428:, map 15 399:, map 14 356:, map 16 288:Bundoran 241:Newbliss 237:Ballybay 226:Drogheda 57:Industry 474:Sources 440:, map 6 375:, map 7 230:Dundalk 179:Ireland 118:Ireland 112:Dundalk 81:Defunct 73:Founded 60:railway 561:  538:  515:  492:  264:Clones 92:merged 339:, 15. 268:Cavan 559:ISBN 536:ISBN 513:ISBN 490:ISBN 286:and 194:Bray 89:Fate 84:1876 76:1862 216:to 578:: 557:. 534:. 457:^ 404:^ 361:^ 344:^ 301:. 259:. 181:. 153:, 149:, 145:, 141:, 137:, 133:, 115:, 567:. 544:. 521:. 498:. 173:( 169:(

Index

54°20′49″N 7°38′24″W / 54.347°N 7.640°W / 54.347; -7.640
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Dundalk
Ireland
County Cavan
Fermanagh
County Londonderry
County Donegal
County Louth
County Monaghan
County Tyrone
Irish gauge
Ireland

Enniskillen
Bray
Dundalk Clarke
Dundalk Quay Street
Castleblayney
Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway
Drogheda
Dundalk
Ballybay
Newbliss
Lisbellaw
Enniskillen
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry Foyle Road
Clones
Cavan

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