The railway line which once linked Omagh to Londonderry has long since disappeared beneath the tarmac of the Great Northern Road. Chicago Northwestern Railway - 1930. In the early 20th century increasing traffic led the GNRI to consider introducing larger locomotives. For the US railroad map, the colour identifies the company that built the line. [43][44] The pressure group Rail 21 has stated that the Tillysburn proposal is insufficient for what the new station is expected to provide a link to the airport, transport provision for Holywood Exchange and a park and ride facility. Internet Explorer) arent supported. The accuracy of the position depends on your device's capability and whether services like GPS are available. For queries or advice about historical, social or cultural records relating to Northern Ireland, use the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) enquiry service. Signaling is controlled from Coleraine (Coleraine to Portrush), Portadown (the border to Lisburn), and Belfast Lanyon Place (From Lisburn to Belfast and the rest of the network). The accident remains the deadliest ever to have occurred on the island of Ireland. They also began to be pulled up as early as the 1920s, a process that accelerated after the 1960s. It was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway (INW), Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 10 November 1856. In the early 1980s, NIR purchased one of the prototype LEV Railbuses built to test the railbus concept. More than 750 miles of track once linked towns and communities in every county, but most of this infrastructure was abandoned in the 1950s. What features are included? I try and respond to all questions and suggestions within a couple of weeks. Since the Single European Railway Directive 2012, the company has allowed open access operations by other rail operators, although no operator has started such a service. In 1920, both the route length (3,442 miles, 5,540km [Railway Magazine, May 1958]) and the traffic levels carried were at their peak, but competition from road traffic began to make inroads into railway traffic from the 1920s. [citation needed], In 2013, the then Minister for Regional Development, Danny Kennedy, indicated that a restoration of the route between Portadown and Armagh was under active consideration in the long term, pointing out the commercial opportunities for the city of Armagh and its hinterland to be reconnected to the railway network. While it is also available as a diversionary route, Knockmore, Ballinderry, Glenavy, Crumlin stations remain closed to the public. Modern Rlys layer based on OSM data; 2020 Geofabrik GmbH and OpenStreetMap Contributors. I recently got interested in the old railway network in Northern Ireland but had difficulty finding any detailed maps of where the tracks used to be. Cobh in County Cork. "There can definitely be synergy between the two but, where it is possible to open railway lines, that really should be the priority," he said. This was not eased until 1947 when customs and immigration facilities for DublinBelfast expresses were opened at Dublin Amiens Street and Belfast Great Victoria Street stations. The former station at Newcastle, which was once the jewel in the crown of the County Down railway system, is now a supermarket. Amalgamation of Great Southern Railways with road transport concerns and Dublin tram companies to form Cras Iompair ireann (CI) = the Irish Transport Company. One driving trailer was also preserved, but was destroyed. The application defaults to the OSNI Basemap, which is generated using a range of OSNI map products such as 1:50,000 Vector and Largescale data. Division of CI into three operating subsidiaries: Bus ireann (Irish Bus), Bus Atha Cliath (Dublin Bus), and Iarnrd ireann (Irish Rail). The Canal map is created by Chris Lowe who has kindly let me host his map. Yes, you can buy me a coffee at Ko-fi which will help with the website running costs, keep the website advert free, and maybe buy some morale tokens. RailMapOnline is a free website that aims to provide an interactive map of all historic railways for the UK and US. If your query is about another benefit, select Other from the drop-down menu above. Can I provide map corrections? Please provide references to source documents or maps if able, but local knowledge is also appreciated. Historic Tramways. The cabin was installed on the platform at Downpatrick railway station in October 2015, where it is to be restored to working order. A variety of tools and 'widgets' allow you to search and browse the maps, compare one map with another, and find various points of historical interest. [21] Following completion of this, as part of its long-term investment programme for NIR Translink conducted a "Strategic Rail Review" in 2004, an independent review of rail services to determine its funding request under the Comprehensive Spending Review. Why has it stopped working? Conor Murphy, the Regional Development Minister, stated that approximately 137million could be allocated from for investment in the railways for the period 20082011. Both Governments appoint the members of the Board, the GNR (Board) taking over from GNR (Ireland). In 2011, a former GNR Signal Cabin from Bundoran Junction arrived at the Downpatrick and County Down Railway. "The railway line used to run right next the pitch," he said. Irish Rail (Iarnrd ireann), the state railway system in the Republic has 1,944km, and in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Railways operates another 357km. Trains continued to run between Londonderry, Coleraine and Portrush, with a small fleet stabled at Coleraine[32] four trains were stabled instead of the three previously reported. Suffering frequent disruption and damage to infrastructure caused by the Troubles and starved of investment by successive political administrations, the NIR network had become badly run down by the 1960s, with old rolling stock and poorly maintained track. Read about our approach to external linking. [6] The final unit, 3023, arrived in Belfast Harbour on Monday 18 July 2005. [27] The only significant "inter-city" routes are the main line between Belfast and Dublin, which covers services to Newry; and the Belfast-Derry line. Maps - Group 2 (PDF) Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway - 1930. The map itself is powered by the Google Maps API, and Google renders the map images and serves them to your browser. [45], There have also been calls,[who?] The RPSI periodically operates one or more of them on special excursion trains on Northern Ireland Railways and Iarnrd ireann (successor to CI) routes. Not included are fairground rides (e.g. I don't edit the layer or check it, and I'm afraid I don't have the capacity to make edits (my focus is on the Historic layers). GNR (I) - Harmonstown Station opens (1957) Watch on. Combined with the new Dargan Bridge across the River Lagan in Belfast, the Bleach Green route offered faster journeys between Derry, Coleraine, Ballymena, Antrim and Belfast. For queries or advice about pensions, contact theNorthern Ireland Pension Centre. If youd like to provide inputs and corrections then please get in touch. NIR is a subsidiary of Translink, whose parent company is the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHCo), and is one of seven publicly owned train operators in the United Kingdom, the others being Direct Rail Services, Northern Trains, Transport for Wales Rail, Southeastern, LNER, and ScotRail. Please upgrade to a modern browser if youre still using IE! 1938 built dining car No.88 still sees use as part of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland's Dublin-based "heritage set" of coaches. The sets were three-car diesel-electric multiple units, based on a more modern British design, with air-operated sliding doors. If you cant get through by email then try Twitter. While most of the system was 1,600mm gauge, some lines mostly in rural areas were narrow gauge - 914mm gauge. CI took over the remaining lines in the Republic, and the UTA took over what was left in the North - only to close over half of it by 1965. Upon its establishment in 1998, the Northern Ireland Assembly put in place an investment programme costing 100million to bring about major improvements. Bottom line do not use the map for navigation or planning use it as a starting point for your own research. Why does the background map not have a place name or show a particular feature? Both the Bangor and Larne lines have been re-laid in recent years, enabling timetable improvements to be delivered. [25] The specification given by the DRD stated that the new trains are to provide both inner and outer suburban commuter services and express services between Belfast and Dublin. There have been proposals to improve the Belfast-Dublin line between Knockmore and Lurgan, enabling journey times to be reduced and frequency increased. [7] Additionally, NIR has purchased 23 new carriages, via an option in the existing Class 4000 train procurement contract, these are to be used to extend Seven trains from three cars to six cars,which will add much more capacity and will also allow only one guard to be needed on a six-car train, which required two before. Distance: 180 km/112 mi. Along the way, you can make stops at Little Island and the Fota Island Wildlife Park. Mr Scott said his family, who arrived in Cookstown in 1887 and have remained ever since, "would never have come to the town if not for the trains". Unfortunately this service is not free, so I rely on your kind donations to help cover the costs of the service and ensure the maps remain free at the point of use. [4], NIR has three EMD class 111 locomotives, 111113, for freight and passenger use, built in October 1980 (111112) and December 1984 (113). This led to the GNRI to order a very modern and powerful class of 4-4-0's, the Class V three cylinder compound locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Company in 1932. The viewer displays county, parish and townland. Road haulage under IR's management. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Between 1949 and 1960, huge changes took place. Railway historian Charles Friel, a member of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, said the decline began after the partition of Ireland in 1921. Closure of major part of GNR system, mostly in the North, including Ireland's last horse-worked passenger railway, the Fintona branch; and the last fully independent company, the cross-border Sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway. This report determined that so-called "lesser used lines" were an important and economically viable part of the total network, and that investment should be consistent rather than in the "stop-go" manner of previous years.[22]. Willie Gault, a guard with Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway, boarded the train from Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, to Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim . It previously passed through Castlewellan, Saintfield, Dundrum and branched off at Downpatrick for Ardglass. There was a time when almost everyone in Northern Ireland lived within five miles of a railway station. For queries or advice about employment rights, contact the Labour Relations Agency. An inset in the lower right hand corner shows the fortification of Fort Mount Norris. Mr Friel said the creation of a border led to huge delays for passenger trains traveling from one side to another and goods trains were subject to extensive paperwork and regulation. Immediate dramatic rise in passenger usage reverses many decades of decline in Dublin's suburban train service. Following nationalisation of CI (the State transport company in the Republic) in 1950, many unremunerative lines were closed, and others reduced to freight only status. I try to depict tracks so that you can easily find their location on the ground or on satellite imagery, and I have an aim of placing tracks within the right of way. The last train operates from Kingscourt and the line from Navan is disconnected. The railway maps are produced by me (Matthew) as a hobby, as is the website, so please bear with me if there are errors on the map or issues with the site as I try to produce updates. The Ulster, D&D and D&BJct railways together formed the main line between Dublin and Belfast, with the D&BJct completing the final section in 1852 to join the Ulster at Portadown. Robert Gardiner, chairman of the Downpatrick and County Down Railway, said there is still potential for traffic on this route should it reopen. Do you collect data on me? Widget functions are summarised below. UTA split into three different State-owned companies: Ulsterbus (buses), Northern Ireland Carriers (road haulage - later privatised), and Ulster Transport Railways. Many architectural ghosts of Northern Ireland's lost rail heritage can still be found across the country, long after the tracks were lifted to make way for roads and other new developments. However, the Government has determined that the number of passengers using the airport is not sufficient to justify a station. The line is maintained both for crew training and as a diversionary route, and passes close to Belfast International Airport at Aldergrove. They remained in service until 2012, latterly primarily on the Larne-Belfast line and the Coleraine-Portrush Line. 2 Mar 2023. Currently only the UK railway and canal map have features, and more are being added all the time. For queries or advice about careers, contact the Careers Service. The US map is a work in progress, and will take many years to complete. Renamed as "New Trains Two", this project went out to tender in late 2007. The UTA was split into rail and road operations in 1967, and the rail operations were taken over by the present company Northern Ireland Railways (NIR). [2]:184185 Most classes of GNRI locomotive had been built in small classes, so this division left both railways with an operational and maintenance difficulty of many different designs all in small numbers. For queries or advice about passports, contactHM Passport Office. Engines recovered for use in 450 Class units. 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Yes, please let me know by Email with as much detail as you can provide and Ill endeavour to change the map. BREL built nine 450 Class sets on former Mark 1 underframes between 1985 and 1987. In particular Im reliant on my web hosting company (who are very reliable) and Google for rendering the maps (who occasionally have issues). 1950 [121 records] 1951 - 1960 [176 records] 1961 - 1970 [155 records] . Takeover of LMS NCC by British Transport Commission through Railway Executive (NCC) on 1. Labels. How accurate is the map? [49], In 2021, following the procurement of 21 additional vehicles purchased to extend a number of its Class 4000 units to six-cars, Translink published a new strategy indicating its intention to provide a zero emission service by 2040. This, the most powerful tank engine yet seen in Ireland, entered service on 8th August. Names sometimes change, so alternatives are provided in brackets and I suggest you use the * wildcard at the beginning of your search term. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. For queries about your identity check, email nida@nidirect.gov.uk. BREL built these units between 1974 and 1977 to British Rail's Mark 2 design with some trailer cars rebuilt from hauled stock. The imposition of border controls caused some service disruption, with main line trains having to stop at both Dundalk and Goraghwood stations. It dates from 1609 and may be by John Norden, though likely to be based on the barony maps of Josias Bodley and William Parsons. The service was operated by the double-deck Fintona horse tram until the line's closure in 1957. The legend will display some companies not currently on the map, but whose extent includes the area youre looking at. Under the UTA's management, the railway network of Northern Ireland shrank from 900miles (1,450km) to 225miles (362km). No, I dont use cookies or collect any data on how you use the website. Industry, Narrow Gauge Irish Rail (Iarnrd ireann), the state railway system in the Republic has 1,944km, and in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Railways operates another 357km. It was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway (INW), Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. More than 750 miles of track once linked towns and communities in every county, but. "Partition disrupted trade on many natural routes, Donegal and Sligo to Londonderry for instance," he said. Passenger DEMU nicknamed the Castle Class by enthusiasts. To find out information about your area of interest (the townland name, parish and county), presson a particular point on the map. This is a map of the six 'escheated' counties of Ulster. Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? All stations are included, including where theyve been re-sited. Bleach Green Viaduct opens - Derry/Portrush trains no longer reverse at Greenisland. Emailcustomerservice.unit@communities-ni.gov.uk, Call 0800 587 0912Email dcs.incomingpostteamdhc2@nissa.gsi.gov.uk, Contact your local Jobs & Benefits office. Also used for Sandite until 2017. A debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday 14 May 2007[23] raised several proposals as to how the railway network could be improved: Pressure groups have advocated the protection of former routes, where the track has been lifted but the trackbed remains intact, to enable these to be reinstated for commuter traffic as an alternative to increased road building. "Actually, all of them have a rail connection - you just can't get off at them. The two governments ran the railway jointly under a Great Northern Railway Board until 1958. In 1994, NIR bought two EMD 208 Class locomotives identical to Iarnrd ireann's 201 Class. If you're able to help, then please consider donating at ko-fi.com. Closure of the surviving sections of the County Donegal Railways, once Ireland's largest narrow gauge system. I figured I'd throw it on here for anyone who might be interested. The development of railways in Northern Ireland has been linked to the future economic growth of the region, and as a way of reducing road congestion. "If players travelling by train were ever late to a match, the train would stop to let them jump off and run across the field into position.". The main lines between Dublin and Cork, Belfast, and Belfast - Derry received a fair amount of investment over the years, and locomotives, carriages and services were as good as anywhere in Europe, but rural and western lines received little new investment especially during the lean years of the 1920s - 1930s. The Railway Commissioners were responsible for the assessment of a railway network for Ireland and reported in 1838 with a significant range of information. The power cars were powered by an English Electric 4SRKT engine, nicknamed 'Thumpers' due to their characteristic sound, and had two English Electric 538 traction motors. Cork City to Cobh. A total of 80 people were killed and 260 were injured in what was then the deadliest railway accident to have occurred in Europe. In May 1958, the Government of Northern Ireland's wish to close many lines led to the GNR(I) Board being dissolved and the assets divided between the two territories. In View, Show Position Dublin - Cork Train. [36], Speculation[who?] By 1960, main line trains were almost entirely dieselised, leaving steam on secondary duties and freight traffic. Purchase of Belfast & Northern Counties Railway by (English) Midland Railway to form Midland Railway (Northern Counties Committee) - known as "the NCC". ", Minister announces 2.8m greenway funding package, Review into all-island rail network launched, Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. Occasionally a whole region of the map disappears. Closure of the last public narrow gauge railway, the West Clare Railway, by now part of the CI system. [13] However, in 2015, Translink awarded a contract to Windhoff Bahn AG to procure a new double ended multi-purpose vehicle to undertake sandite and high-pressure water spraying, as well as weed killing operations. This line is single track with crossing loops north of Mossley West and single track only west of Castlerock, which limits the service in both frequency and speed; in the current timetable the train takes 2hr4m[28] while the bus takes an 1hr50m. The Layer List widget shows each of the optional layers which can be switched on or off. They were withdrawn from service in 2012 and replaced by new 4000 Class diesel multiple units. However, anyone can help out with OpenStreetMap and provide edits, so if you want to get involved and start making your own maps then check them out. In 1923, the Keady - Castleblayney line in Co. Armagh was closed after only 10 years open to traffic, and by the early 1930s a number of rural lines had followed into oblivion, mostly in the south and west. [22] The announcement of the investment programme confirmed "New Trains 2010", which procured 20 new trains to both replace the remaining Class 80 and Class 450 units and provide additional capacity. At the end of 1962, following the delivery of more diesel locomotives and with further branch line closures imminent, CI eliminated steam traction for good. I aim to always keep RailMapOnline advert-free. Also any info on routes that the map could benefit from is much appreciated. Train time: 2 hrs 15 min. For a number of years there have been suggestions for a station to serve the airport. Four GNRI steam locomotives are preserved. Archive of UK railways documents. The Modern Rly layer is a direct copy of freely available OpenStreetMap data, and I make a new copy about once per year. What time period is depicted? UT Railways becomes Northern Ireland Railways Co. Ltd. End of steam on NIR, and therefore in Ireland. However, if you have interest in data for a specific small area then I might be able to help. Keep Centred, WGS84 Decimal Deg The GNR's north western main line between Dundalk and Derry bypassed the small County Tyrone town of Fintona, which was instead served by a 1 mile (1.6km) branch line from Fintona Junction station. [note 1] Exceptions were the BelfastDundalk and PortadownDerry main lines and the NewryWarrenpoint and LisburnAntrim branches. For queries or advice about Child Maintenance, contact the Child Maintenance Service. By the late 1940s, Ireland still had an extensive railway system which was almost entirely steam operated, and indeed, one short branch line in Co. Tyrone was to remain horse-worked until its closure in 1957! This allows complex maps to be served quickly and efficiently to your device. NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) (Irish: Iarnrd Thuaisceart ireann); and for a brief period Ulster Transport Railways (UTR), is the railway operator in Northern Ireland. This article is about the Irish railway. What stations are included? NIR operates regular passenger trains along the following routes during the weekday inter-peak: Following the re-opening of the 15-mile (24km) Antrim Bleach Green line in June 2001,[19] which had been closed since 1978, NIR ceased passenger operations between Lisburn and Antrim on 29 June 2003. Can I contribute? Includes the new Belfast Central Station. For the UK railway map, the colour identifies the owning company pre-grouping (circa 1923). When searching for stations I suggest you use the * wildcard at the beginning of your search term to take account of different names. [40] In May 2009, the Minister for Regional Development stated that a proposal had been received from a private developer, the Kilbride Group, to restore the Knockmore line, indicating that he would be prepared to part fund a study into this if the local authorities provided the rest of the funding. There are some compromises with such a big map: Small private owner sidings are coloured for the track they join to. Shunters. As part of this, NI Railways will begin a process to purchase new rolling stock from 2026 to 2027. Can you fix an error on the Modern Rly layer? The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR(I) or GNRI) was an Irish gauge (1,600mm (5ft3in)) railway company in Ireland. In Cookstown, County Tyrone, the listed railway station designed by William Henry Mills in polychromatic red and yellow brickwork, was closed to passengers in 1956. [5] 23 Class 3000 diesel multiple units made up the first batch of trains ordered at a cost of 80million. More than 750 miles of track once linked towns and communities in every county, but. [14], In 2004/2005, NIR received 23 Class 3000 diesel multiple units from CAF of Spain in a 80million order. Nine vehicles converted to hauled stock over the 1970s, these lasted until 1980. Ireland's first railway opened, from Dublin - Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire). Currently, most NIR services are still railcar operated (by newer railcars!). A 2-4-2T (JT Class) locomotive is preserved at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum at Cultra. Due to the limited number of new units, some of NIR's older rolling stock was retained, notably the entire Class 450 on the Belfast-Larne route. "I'm dead-set against the idea that rail and greenway development is mutually exclusive," he said. What is your data source? [1] It was built in the 19th century and absorbed into the Ulster Transport Authority in 1948. For queries or advice about birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates and research, contact the General Register Office Northern Ireland (GRONI) by emailgro_nisra@finance-ni.gov.uk. Once the project was completed in 2016, there is a further proposal to add two trains per day, enabling journey times between Belfast and Londonderry to be reduced by up to 30 minutes. NIR network is divided into the various lines, known as; Dublin Line, Bangor Line, Larne Line, Londonderry Line, Portadown/Newry Line and Portrush Line. The link to the route map can be seen on Translink Website. Advanced Search; FAQ; Contact Us; . Airy1830 Decimal Deg, Right-click anywhere on map and select Create link, Right-click anywhere on map and select Measure, Historic Rlys Station names change a lot, so Ive tried to include text that represents all the variations. Irish Railways adopt GMT and abandon Irish time. The intention is to procure or part procure two fleets - a total of 15 three-car units planned to be either bi-mode or tri-mode for NI Railways' own domestic services, and a fleet of 9 eight-car sets for use by Enterprise, the business case for which will be based on zero- or low-carbon technologies. The Great Northern Railway. Contacts for common benefits are listed below. I have had trouble identifying US builders and some of the UK lines, so let me know if there are errors. Closure of the unique steam-operated monorail line, the Listowel & Ballybunion Railway in Co. Kerry. [35], Further plans are afoot to double the track from Monkstown to Templepatrick, to further increase capacity on the Londonderry line. Grouping of Irish North Western Railway, Ulster Railway and Dublin & Drogheda Railway to form the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). Read about our approach to external linking. Also, NIR is the only commercial non-heritage passenger operator in the United Kingdom to operate a vertical integration model, with responsibility of all aspects of the network including running trains, maintaining rolling stock and infrastructure, and pricing.