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'''Ballycastle Railway''' was a [[narrow gauge railway]] line which ran from [[Ballycastle, County Antrim|Ballycastle]] to [[Ballymoney]], both in [[County Antrim]], [[Northern Ireland]].<ref name="MB">{{cite book |last= Baker |first= Michael HC |title= Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past|publisher= [[Ian Allan Publishing]]|year= 1999 |isbn= 0-7110-2680-7 }}</ref>
'''Ballycastle Railway''' was a {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}} [[Narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] railway line which ran from [[Ballycastle, County Antrim|Ballycastle]] to [[Ballymoney]], both in [[County Antrim]], [[Northern Ireland]].<ref name="MB">{{cite book |last= Baker |first= Michael HC |title= Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past|publisher= [[Ian Allan Publishing]]|year= 1999 |isbn= 0-7110-2680-7 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[Image:Ballycastle1906.jpg|thumb|The line in 1906]]
[[Image:Ballycastle1906.jpg|thumb|The line in 1906]]
Ballycastle Railway opened in October [[1880]] and ran 17 miles from Ballymoney, on the [[Belfast and Northern Counties Railway]] (BNCR), later [[Northern Counties Committee]] (NCC), main line to [[Derry]], to Ballycastle. It was never a very profitable enterprise and closed down for a period in [[1924]], until rescued by the NCC, which took it over completely.<ref name="MB"/>
Ballycastle Railway opened in October 1880 and ran {{convert|17|mi}} from Ballymoney, on the [[Belfast and Northern Counties Railway]] (BNCR), later [[Northern Counties Committee]] (NCC), main line to [[Derry]], to [[Ballycastle, County Antrim|Ballycastle]]. It was never a very profitable enterprise and closed down for a period in 1924, until rescued by the NCC, which took it over completely.<ref name="MB"/>


Services mainly consisted of three return journeys each day, taking between 50 minutes and an hour. At the start there were three [[Black, Hawthorn & Co|Black Hawthorn]] 0-6-0ST engines and two [[Kitson & Co.|Kitson]] 4-4-2T engines arrived in [[1908]]. Initially carriages were of the compartment type painted two shades of brown, until largely displaced by [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway|LMS]]-designed corridor carriages transferred from the [[Ballymena and Larne Railway]] in [[1933]]. The Ballycastle Railway closed in July [[1950]].<ref name="MB"/>
Services mainly consisted of three return journeys each day, taking between 50 minutes and an hour. At the start there were three [[Black, Hawthorn & Co|Black Hawthorn]] 0-6-0ST engines and two [[Kitson & Co.|Kitson]] 4-4-2T engines arrived in 1908. Initially carriages were of the compartment type painted two shades of brown, until largely displaced by [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway|LMS]]-designed corridor carriages transferred from the [[Ballymena and Larne Railway]] in 1933. The Ballycastle Railway closed in July 1950.<ref name="MB"/>


==Nationalisation and closure==
==Nationalisation and closure==
Under the terms of the [[Transport Act 1947]] the [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]], the NCC's parent company, was nationalised by the British Government on 1 January 1948. The NCC (and the Ballycastle Railway) was thus briefly owned by the [[British Transport Commission]]. This was only a temporary measure and in 1949 the NCC was transferred to the [[Ulster Transport Authority]] (UTA) – owned by the Government of Northern Ireland. The UTA soon embarked on a major programme of railway closures, notably including of much the [[Belfast and County Down Railway]]. The Ballycastle Railway was one of the casualties; the UTA closed the line to all services on 3 July 1950.<ref name="BA">{{cite web | title=Ballycastle Railway Station | work=Ballycastle | url=http://www.ballycastle.free-online.co.uk/info/railway/oldrailway.htm | accessdate=2007-10-27}}</ref>
Under the terms of the [[Transport Act 1947]] the [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]], the NCC's parent company, was nationalised by the British Government on 1 January 1948. The NCC (and the Ballycastle Railway) was thus briefly owned by the [[British Transport Commission]]. This was only a temporary measure and in 1949 the NCC was transferred to the [[Ulster Transport Authority]] (UTA) – owned by the Government of Northern Ireland. The UTA soon embarked on a major programme of railway closures, notably including much of the [[Belfast and County Down Railway]]. The Ballycastle Railway was one of the casualties; the UTA closed the line to all services on 3 July 1950.<ref name="BA">{{cite web | title=Ballycastle Railway Station | work=Ballycastle | url=http://www.ballycastle.info/info/railway/oldrailway.htm | accessdate=2007-10-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027164706/http://www.ballycastle.info/info/railway/oldrailway.htm | archive-date=27 October 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Route==
==Route==


*Ballymoney<ref>[http://www.trainweb.org/i3/line_br.htm#line_br ''trainweb'']</ref>
*[[Ballymoney railway station]]<ref>[http://www.trainweb.org/i3/line_br.htm#line_br ''trainweb'']</ref>
*[[Dervock railway station]], {{convert|4+1/2|mi|km}}
*Dervock, 4½-miles
*Stranocum, 6¾-miles
*[[Stranocum railway station]], {{convert|6+3/4|mi|km}}
*Gracehill, 8¼-miles, opened 01/12/1890
*[[Gracehill railway station]], {{convert|8+1/4|mi|km}}, opened 1 December 1890
*[[Armoy railway station]], {{convert|10+1/4|mi|km}}
*Armoy, 10¼-miles
*Balleeny Siding, {{convert|11|mi|km}}
*Balleeny Siding, {{convert|11|mi|km}}
*Capecastle, {{convert|13|mi|km}}, opened 01/02/1882
*[[Capecastle railway station]], {{convert|13|mi|km}}, opened 1 February 1882
*Ballast Pit, {{convert|15|mi|km}}
*Ballast Pit, {{convert|15|mi|km}}
*Tow Viaduct, {{convert|16|mi|km}}
*Tow Viaduct, {{convert|16|mi|km}}
*Ballycastle.<ref name="MB"/>, 16¼-miles<ref>[http://www.trainweb.org/i3/line_br.htm#line_br ''Route MPs, trainweb'']</ref>
*[[Ballycastle railway station]],<ref name="MB"/> {{convert|16+1/4|mi|km}}<ref>[http://www.trainweb.org/i3/line_br.htm#line_br ''Route MPs, trainweb'']</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of narrow gauge railways in Ireland]]
*[[List of narrow-gauge railways in Ireland]]

==== Other narrow gauge railways in [[Ulster]] ====
=== Other narrow gauge railways in Ulster ===
*[[Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway]]
*[[Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway]]
*[[Ballymena and Larne Railway]]
*[[Ballymena and Larne Railway]]
*[[Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway]]
*[[Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway]]
*[[Cavan and Leitrim Railway]]
*[[Cavan and Leitrim Railway]]
*[[Clogher Valley Railway]]
*[[Clogher Valley Railway]]
*[[County Donegal Railways Joint Committee]]
*[[County Donegal Railways Joint Committee]]
*[[Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway]]
*[[Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway]]
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite book|last=Patterson|first=Edward M.|title=The Ballycastle Railway|date=1965}}
*{{cite book|last=Patterson|first=Edward M.|title=The Ballycastle Railway|year=1965}}

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Latest revision as of 00:10, 7 June 2022

Ballycastle Railway
Legend
16¼
 Ballycastle
13¼
 Capecastle
10¼
 Armoy
8¼
 Gracehill
6¾
 Stranocum
4½
 Dervock
0¼
 Ballymoney
Ballymena, Ballymoney,
Coleraine & Portrush Jn Rly

← to Londonderry│to Belfast Central →

Ballycastle Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway line which ran from Ballycastle to Ballymoney, both in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1]

History[edit]

The line in 1906

Ballycastle Railway opened in October 1880 and ran 17 miles (27 km) from Ballymoney, on the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR), later Northern Counties Committee (NCC), main line to Derry, to Ballycastle. It was never a very profitable enterprise and closed down for a period in 1924, until rescued by the NCC, which took it over completely.[1]

Services mainly consisted of three return journeys each day, taking between 50 minutes and an hour. At the start there were three Black Hawthorn 0-6-0ST engines and two Kitson 4-4-2T engines arrived in 1908. Initially carriages were of the compartment type painted two shades of brown, until largely displaced by LMS-designed corridor carriages transferred from the Ballymena and Larne Railway in 1933. The Ballycastle Railway closed in July 1950.[1]

Nationalisation and closure[edit]

Under the terms of the Transport Act 1947 the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, the NCC's parent company, was nationalised by the British Government on 1 January 1948. The NCC (and the Ballycastle Railway) was thus briefly owned by the British Transport Commission. This was only a temporary measure and in 1949 the NCC was transferred to the Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) – owned by the Government of Northern Ireland. The UTA soon embarked on a major programme of railway closures, notably including much of the Belfast and County Down Railway. The Ballycastle Railway was one of the casualties; the UTA closed the line to all services on 3 July 1950.[2]

Route[edit]

See also[edit]

Other narrow gauge railways in Ulster[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Baker, Michael HC (1999). Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2680-7.
  2. ^ "Ballycastle Railway Station". Ballycastle. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
  3. ^ trainweb
  4. ^ Route MPs, trainweb

Further reading[edit]

  • Patterson, Edward M. (1965). The Ballycastle Railway.

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