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Draperstown Railway

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The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Dept. of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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The line was built between 1881 and 1883, a short single-track branch line 8 miles (13 km) in length, to connect
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Passenger services were withdrawn in 1930 and the line was finally closed in 1950.
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The engineer was John Lanyon, and the contractors were J & W Grainger. 567: 339: 805: 801: 773: 199: 867: 660: 605: 75: 20: 148: 140: 133: 35: 826:The following stations were on the route: 42: 28: 123: 115: 868: 815:and taken over by them in July 1895. 813:Belfast and Northern Counties Railway 896:Defunct railway companies of Ireland 876:Closed railways in Northern Ireland 13: 557: 489: 443: 397: 329: 260: 235: 189: 14: 912: 730: 705: 704: 697: 691: 690: 642: 635: 587: 580: 556: 534: 512: 488: 466: 442: 420: 396: 374: 352: 328: 306: 284: 259: 234: 212: 188: 162: 155: 147: 139: 132: 122: 114: 881:Transport in County Londonderry 731: 698: 581: 156: 853: 163: 1: 846: 643: 636: 588: 535: 513: 467: 421: 375: 353: 307: 285: 213: 891:Railway lines closed in 1950 886:Railway lines opened in 1883 7: 821: 717:Belfast & Ballymena Rly 16:Railway in Northern Ireland 10: 917: 795: 739: 724: 713: 684: 629: 574: 565: 550: 543: 528: 521: 506: 497: 482: 475: 460: 451: 436: 429: 414: 405: 390: 383: 368: 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Legend
Main Line
Derry~Londonderry
Belfast
Coleraine
Macfin
River Bann
Curragh Bridge Halt
Macosquin River
Aghadowey River
Aghadowey
Moneycarrie
Agivey River
Garvagh
Kilrea
Inveroe Burn
Tamlaght
Knockoneil River
Upperlands
Grillagh River
Maghera
Knockloughrim
Moyola River
Draperstown
 
Draperstown
Desertmartin

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