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Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

Index Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR(I) or GNRI) was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland. [1]

59 relations: Armagh rail disaster, Beeching cuts, Belfast, Bundoran Junction railway station, CIÉ, Clones, County Monaghan, Colourpoint Books, County Tyrone, Cultra, Derry, Dissolution (law), Downpatrick and County Down Railway, Downpatrick railway station, Dublin, Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway, Dublin and Drogheda Railway, Dublin Connolly railway station, Dundalk railway station, Europe, Fintona, GNRI Class Q, GNRI Class S, GNRI Class V, Goraghwood railway station, Government of Northern Ireland, Great Southern and Western Railway, Hill of Howth Tramway, Iarnród Éireann, Ireland, Irish North Western Railway, Leinster, Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway, National Tramway Museum, National Transport Museum of Ireland, Navan, Newry, NI Railways, Northern Counties Committee, Northern Ireland, Northern Railway of Ireland, Omagh, Orange Empire Railway Museum, Partition of Ireland, Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway, Railbus, Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Southern Railway (UK), SR V Schools class, Teak, ..., Ulster, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Ulster Railway, Ulster Transport Authority, Warrenpoint, Whitehead, County Antrim, 4-4-0, 4-6-0, 5 ft 3 in gauge railways. Expand index (9 more) »

Armagh rail disaster

The Armagh rail disaster happened on 12 June 1889 near Armagh, Ulster, Ireland, when a crowded Sunday school excursion train had to negotiate a steep incline; the steam locomotive was unable to complete the climb and the train stalled.

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Beeching cuts

The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) were a reduction of route network and restructuring of the railways in Great Britain, according to a plan outlined in two reports, The Reshaping of British Railways (1963) and The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes (1965), written by Dr Richard Beeching and published by the British Railways Board.

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Belfast

Belfast (is the capital city of Northern Ireland, located on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland.

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Bundoran Junction railway station

Bundoran Junction railway station served Irvinestown in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

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CIÉ

Córas Iompair Éireann (Irish Transport System), or CIÉ, is a statutory corporation of the Republic of Ireland, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for most public transport in Ireland and – jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company – the railway service between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Clones, County Monaghan

Clones is a small town in western County Monaghan, Ireland.

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Colourpoint Books

Colourpoint Books are an independent, publisher based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland.

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County Tyrone

County Tyrone is one of the six historic counties of Northern Ireland.

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Cultra

Cultra (-) is an affluent residential suburban area near Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Derry

Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest city on the island of Ireland.

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Dissolution (law)

In law, dissolution has multiple meanings.

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Downpatrick and County Down Railway

The Downpatrick & County Down Railway is a heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Downpatrick railway station

Downpatrick railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway, which ran its longest route from Belfast to Downpatrick in Northern Ireland.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway

Dublin and the Belfast Junction Railway (D&BJct) was an Irish gauge railway in Ireland.

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Dublin and Drogheda Railway

Dublin and Drogheda Railway (D&D) was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland.

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Dublin Connolly railway station

Dublin Connolly (Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile) is the busiest railway station in Dublin and Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network.

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Dundalk railway station

Dundalk Clarke railway station (Stáisiún Dún Dealgan Uí Cleirigh) serves Dundalk in County Louth, Ireland.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fintona

Fintona is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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GNRI Class Q

The GNR(I) Q Class 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR) were mainly used on cross-border mixed traffic duties between Dublin and Belfast, as well as the "Derry Road" between and Derry.

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GNRI Class S

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) class S was a class of five 4-4-0 steam locomotive that the Great Northern Railway introduced in 1913 to haul Belfast – Dublin express passenger trains.

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GNRI Class V

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) V class steam locomotives were 4-4-0 three-cylinder compound locomotives built in 1932 by Beyer, Peacock and Company.

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Goraghwood railway station

Goraghwood railway station a closed station in County Armagh in Northern Ireland; it was opened in 1854 and closed in 1965.

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Government of Northern Ireland

The government of Northern Ireland is, generally speaking, whatever political body exercises political authority over Northern Ireland.

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Great Southern and Western Railway

The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland from 1844 until 1924.

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Hill of Howth Tramway

The Howth Tram was a tram which served Howth Head, near Dublin, Ireland.

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Iarnród Éireann

Iarnród Éireann, also known as Irish Rail in English, is the operator of the national railway network of Ireland.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Irish North Western Railway

Irish North Western Railway (INW) was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland.

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Leinster

Leinster (— Laighin / Cúige Laighean — /) is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland.

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Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway (L&ER) was an Irish gauge railway in Ireland.

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National Tramway Museum

The National Tramway Museum is located at Crich,, Derbyshire, England.

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National Transport Museum of Ireland

The National Transport Museum of Ireland (Iarsmalann Náisiunta Iompair na hÉireann) is based in the grounds of Howth Castle in Ireland.

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Navan

Navan (trans. "the Cave") is the county town of County Meath in Ireland.

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Newry

Newry is a city in Northern Ireland, divided by the Clanrye river in counties Armagh and Down, from Belfast and from Dublin.

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NI Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) and for a brief period Ulster Transport Railways (UTR), is the railway operator in Northern Ireland.

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Northern Counties Committee

The Northern Counties Committee (NCC) was a railway that served the north-east of Ireland.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Northern Railway of Ireland

Northern Railway of Ireland was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland.

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Omagh

Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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Orange Empire Railway Museum

The Orange Empire Railway Museum (OERM, reporting mark OERX), on 2201 South "A" Street in Perris, California, is a railroad museum founded in 1956 at the Pinacate Station as the "Orange Empire Trolley Museum." The museum also operates a heritage railroad on the museum grounds.

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Partition of Ireland

The partition of Ireland (críochdheighilt na hÉireann) was the division of the island of Ireland into two distinct jurisdictions, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

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Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway

The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway (PD&O) was an Irish gauge railway in County Armagh and County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland (now Northern Ireland).

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Railbus

A railbus is a lightweight passenger rail vehicle that shares many aspects of its construction with a bus, typically having a bus (original or modified) body and four wheels on a fixed base, instead of on bogies.

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Railway Preservation Society of Ireland

The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) is an Irish railway preservation group operating throughout Ireland.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Southern Railway (UK)

The Southern Railway (SR), sometimes shortened to 'Southern', was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping.

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SR V Schools class

The SR V class, more commonly known as the Schools class, is a class of steam locomotive designed by Richard Maunsell for the Southern Railway.

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Teak

Teak (Tectona grandis) is a tropical hardwood tree species placed in the flowering plant family Lamiaceae.

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Ulster

Ulster (Ulaidh or Cúige Uladh, Ulster Scots: Ulstèr or Ulster) is a province in the north of the island of Ireland.

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Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is situated in Cultra, Northern Ireland, about east of the city of Belfast.

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Ulster Railway

The Ulster Railway was a railway company operating in Ulster, Ireland.

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Ulster Transport Authority

The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966.

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Warrenpoint

Warrenpoint is a small town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Whitehead, County Antrim

Whitehead is a small seaside town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, lying almost midway between the towns of Carrickfergus and Larne.

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4-4-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, represents the arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, usually in a leading bogie, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels.

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4-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, represents the configuration of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading bogie, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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5 ft 3 in gauge railways

Railways with track gauge of are broad gauge railways, currently in use in Australia, Brazil, Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Northern_Railway_(Ireland)

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