Dundalk Quay Street Station

[Patrick Davey]

Another gem from the 'Britain from Above' website - an excellent 1933 aerial view of Dundalk Quay Street station on the DNGR line to Greenore.  Interesting to note an overbridge on the GNR side of the station beyond the level crossing, as well as a GNR loco (440 or 060?) presumably collecting coal from the quays for onward transportation.  So much detail here to pore over!!

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XPW042434

Edited March 29, 2020 by Patrick Davey

[jhb171achill]

I never realised that place had so many sidings.....

[Patrick Davey]

1 minute ago, jhb171achill said:

I never realised that place had so many sidings.....

What's your thinking on the loco JB?

[jhb171achill]

2 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

What's your thinking on the loco JB?

Hard to tell. It’s a GNR goods engine of some sort - fairly modern looking tender, to such extent as a blur can tell.....could it be a quite new UG? Do we know the date?

[Patrick Davey]

1 minute ago, jhb171achill said:

Hard to tell. It’s a GNR goods engine of some sort - fairly modern looking tender, to such extent as a blur can tell.....could it be a quite new UG? Do we know the date?

1933

[leslie10646]

Looks like a SG or SG2 - certainly a 0-6-0.

With the Zoom feature, you can see one of my Loco Coal wagons in a siding!

Much more tantilising is the apparent lettering on some of the wagons - the "GN" one are obvious enough, but others appear to be lettered as a private owner wagon would have been.

Are we looking at Lockington wagons, fully lettered - I've never seen a pic of one (or I'd have done a model!).

I think it's  Charles Friel's book on Dundalk which will show you quite  about the sidings.

[Patrick Davey]

Another black loco in this excellent shot of Banbridge from 1923, showing the divergence of the lines to Lisburn and Scarva:

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XPW008440

And here's a remote GNR outpost, Lenaderg on the Banbridge-Scarva line:

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XPW008444

[jhb171achill]

2 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

Are we looking at Lockington wagons, fully lettered - I've never seen a pic of one (or I'd have done a model!).

 

I was thinking that very thing!

I’m not sure. I think a clearer view of the photo would be necessary to be sure. Certainly sounds right, though.

[Patrick Davey]

And a nice 1949 view of Derry Foyle Road:

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XAW027082

Enniskillen in the same year - lots of detail:

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XAW027572

[Patrick Davey]

Glorious detail from Downpatrick in 1929, including a 442 tank:

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XPW028670

Andrews Mill siding, Comber, 1929:

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XPW028662

[Patrick Davey]

More fantastic detail from Enniskillen, 1950:

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XAW032785

Ballymoney 1950:

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XAW032895

Larne Harbour, 1950:

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XAW032994

[Patrick Davey]

Dunmurry, 1950:

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XAW044780

[Garfield]

14 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

Glorious detail from Downpatrick in 1929, including a 442 tank:

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XPW028670

Nice find! Am I seeing things or is that a steam crane near the end of the siding at the bottom right?

[Patrick Davey]

3 minutes ago, Garfield said:

Nice find! Am I seeing things or is that a steam crane near the end of the siding at the bottom right?

Looks like it ok!

Sorry folks I got a bit carried away there, am done for tonight!  Hope you found something of interest.  There is a lot more of interest including extensive coverage of railways around Belfast, also good coverage of Dromore, Enniskillen, Ballymena and Omagh.

Night.