RE: Random railway line, in Ballinasloe....

wilko1984uk · 14-01-2020 04:00PM #1

Hi all...
Does anyone know anything about rhe random railway line in bogland and fields, in Ballinasloe near the County Roscommon/Galway border?

L1011 · 14-01-2020 07:04PM

Bord na Mona have a huge rail network for bringing turf to power plants and briquette plants and also peat moss extraction. It's likely part of that.

Drifter50 · 14-01-2020 10:26PM

There was an old branch line that ran to Loughrea from just off the main Galway line beyond Athlone. Was it this area?

end of the road · 15-01-2020 01:57AM

Drifter50 wrote: »

There was an old branch line that ran to Loughrea from just off the main Galway line beyond Athlone. Was it this area?

i think that was completely lifted though wasn't it?

Rulmeq · 15-01-2020 12:55PM

end of the road wrote: »

i think that was completely lifted though wasn't it?

The new road (from the motorway) follows the alignment to the round-about. You can still see where the old line heads off to the north east (heading out from Loughrea). It was a narrow gauge, but it wasn't part of the BNM network, I think it was mostly for cattle and stuff. There is a station on the north of the motorway (across the road from Pat McDonaghs plaza), and I think the owners of it have an old carriage and possibly an engine they are working on (I don't think you can see them from the motorway anymore, since the trees have matured)

loyatemu · 15-01-2020 01:32PM

Rulmeq wrote: »

The new road (from the motorway) follows the alignment to the round-about. You can still see where the old line heads off to the north east (heading out from Loughrea). It was a narrow gauge, but it wasn't part of the BNM network, I think it was mostly for cattle and stuff. There is a station on the north of the motorway (across the road from Pat McDonaghs plaza), and I think the owners of it have an old carriage and possibly an engine they are working on (I don't think you can see them from the motorway anymore, since the trees have matured)

It wasn't narrow gauge, was a standard-gauge CIE branch line that was operating as late as the 70s:

http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20L/Loughrea/IrishRailwayStations.html

what the OP is asking about sounds like BnM tracks.

Victor · 15-01-2020 01:38PM

http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/PLo If nothing shows, click 'Run'. Map is movable and zoomable. May not work with certain devices. Click on the objects and you should get some information.

wilko1984uk · 15-01-2020 02:57PM

Drifter50 wrote: »

There was an old branch line that ran to Loughrea from just off the main Galway line beyond Athlone. Was it this area?

It's near Glentaun, if that helps?

wilko1984uk · 15-01-2020 02:58PM

end of the road wrote: »

i think that was completely lifted though wasn't it?

I think it is partially lifted, not sure where it starts/ends or where it goes to/from.

end of the road · 15-01-2020 10:15PM

wilko1984uk wrote: »

I think it is partially lifted, not sure where it starts/ends or where it goes to/from.

the loughrea branch went from atimon (forgive the spelling) to loughrea.

IE 222 · 15-01-2020 10:45PM

wilko1984uk wrote: »

It's near Glentaun, if that helps?

It's used to bring peat to Shannonbridge

Rulmeq · 16-01-2020 01:30PM

loyatemu wrote: »

It wasn't narrow gauge, was a standard-gauge CIE branch line that was operating as late as the 70s:

http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20L/Loughrea/IrishRailwayStations.html

Thanks, always assumed it was narrow. Also that station half way between Attymon and Lougrea was a very unusual location.

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