Draperstown Railway
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The Draperstown Railway was an Irish gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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Passenger services were withdrawn in 1930 and the line was finally closed in 1950.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[]
- ^ The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Dept. of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
Categories:
- Closed railways in Northern Ireland
- Transport in County Londonderry
- Railway lines opened in 1883
- Railway lines closed in 1950
- Defunct railway companies of Ireland
- Irish gauge railways