Draperstown Railway

The Draperstown Railway was an Irish gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

    Derry Central Railway
    Main Line
    ← to Londonderry│to Belfast
    ColeraineMacfin
    Curragh Bridge Halt
    Macosquin River Rhee
    Aghadowey River Wee Agivey
    Aghadowey
    Moneycarrie
    Garvagh
    Kilrea
    Inveroe Burn
    Tamlaght
    Upperlands
    Maghera
    Knockloughrim
    Draperstown
    Desertmartin
    Magherafelt

    History

    The line was built between 1881 and 1883, a short single-track branch line 8 miles (13 km) in length, to connect Magherafelt and Draperstown. The engineer was John Lanyon, and the contractors were J & W Grainger.

    It was operated by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway and taken over by them in July 1895.[1]

    Passenger services were withdrawn in 1930 and the line was finally closed in 1950.

    Stations

    The following stations were on the route:

    References

    1. The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Dept. of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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