RAILSCOT | Athboy Branch (Dublin and Meath Railway)

Athboy Branch (Dublin and Meath Railway)

Introduction

This railway is closed. This branch of the Dublin and Meath Railway was opened from Kilmessan to Athboy.

Dates

/ /1864	Athboy Branch (Dublin and Meath Railway) Dublin and Meath Railway branch from Kilmessan to Athboy opened. Contractor Killeen.
27/01/1947	Dublin and Meath Railway Athboy Branch (Dublin and Meath Railway) Navan and Kingscourt Railway Closed to passengers.
/ /1954	Athboy Branch (Dublin and Meath Railway) Closed, last trains being cattle traffic.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

Kilmessan

Trim

Athboy

Books

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways

Border Country Branch Line Album

Border Railway Portfolio

Borders Railway Rambles

Carlisle to Hawick: The Waverley Route (Scml)

Forgotten Railways: Scotland

Hawick 1897: Roxburghshire Sheet 25.07 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Roxburghshire)

Last Years of the Waverley Route

North British Railway, Vol. 1 (Standard Railway History)

North British Railway, Vol. 2 (Standard Railway History)

Railways Of Scotland 2: The Waverley Route DVD - Cinerail

The North British Railway a History

The Waverley Route Through Time

The Waverley Route: The District Controller's View 'Edinburgh (Waverley) - Carlisle Via Hawick'

Waverley Route: The battle for the Borders Railway

Waverley Route: The Life, Death and Rebirth of the Borders Railway

Waverley: Portrait of a Famous Route