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Cavan - Longford Rail line.

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  • 15-02-2022 10:24pm
    #1
    Deregos.
    Registered Users Posts: 609 ✭✭✭


    I found this reference to a rail line being constructed between Cavan & Longford by William Dargan.

    Old_irish_railways.jpg

    I looked on Wikipedia's 'history of rail transport in Ireland' page and on the Map of Irish rail network between 1925 and 1930 and sure enough it shows a rail line between Cavan & Longford.

    Old_irish_railways_enhanced.jpg

    I haven't been able to find any other references to this rail line.

    Anyone able to explain what the story is?



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    L1011
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    It was Inny Junction to Cavan. The Longford name is not beside the dot at the start of that line, "Inny Jn" is.

    The newspaper article is likely slightly mistaken - Inny Junction is in Westmeath but is close to the county boundary.



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    Deregos.
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118637521#Comment_118637521

    Thanks for clearing that up, I guess after reading the newspaper clipping, I looked at the map and seen what I wanted to see.

    Cheers.



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