The Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway again. ...

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In April/May 2024 we spent time in Co. Donegal again. Our intention was to walk as much as possible of the Londonderry & Lough Swilly trackbed as we could between Letterkenny and Derry and the branch to Cardonagh.

We were frustrated by contacting COVID at the very beginning of our holiday and recovery was slow!

Walking any distance at all was impossible for both of us.

I was, however, able to start work on the first of these articles about these lines.

This is the first article: ...

The Lough Swilly Railway continued. … Letterkenny to Derry – Part 1

Letterkenny once had two railway stations immediately adjacent to each other. One was the terminus of the County Donegal Railways Strabane to Letterkenny branch. The other was a through station on …

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Earlier articles about the L&LSR can be found on the thread below. ...

The Burtonport Extension of the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway in Ireland

In April 2023 we stayed close to Burtonport, adjacent to Loch Meela, in Co. Donegal. On the first full day of our stay, we walked the Burtonport Old Railway Walk. A 6km length of the Burtonport extension of the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway has been made into an accessible path. The weather...

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A further article in an ongoing series about the L&LSR in Co. Donegal. ...

The Lough Swilly Railway continued. … Letterkenny to Derry – Part 2

Newtoncunningham to Tooban Junction Station Newtowncunningham Railway Station as shown on the OSi 25″ survey. [3] Newtowncunningham Railway Station as shown on railmaponline.com’s satel…

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The L&LSR once again - a perspective from the 19th century! - The Railway Magazine, November 1899.

The L&LSR once again – a perspective from the 19th century! – The Railway Magazine, November 1899.

The November 1899 edition of The Railway Magazine carried a short article about the L&LSR which was not heavy on technical detail. It mostly reads as though it were a holiday brochure rather th…

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The November 1899 edition of The Railway Magazine carried a short article about the L&LSR which was not heavy on technical detail. It mostly reads as though it were a holiday brochure rather than an article in a railway journal. None-the-less, the article is still of interest, particularly for the fact that it was written during the period when the L&LSR was expanding.

 

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The L&LSR once again - a perspective from the 19th century! - The Railway Magazine, November 1899.

The L&LSR once again – a perspective from the 19th century! – The Railway Magazine, November 1899.

The November 1899 edition of The Railway Magazine carried a short article about the L&LSR which was not heavy on technical detail. It mostly reads as though it were a holiday brochure rather th…

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The November 1899 edition of The Railway Magazine carried a short article about the L&LSR which was not heavy on technical detail. It mostly reads as though it were a holiday brochure rather than an article in a railway journal. None-the-less, the article is still of interest, particularly for the fact that it was written during the period when the L&LSR was expanding.