Course of former mineral railway, Carnlough, Co. Antrim
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Course of former mineral railway, Carnlough, Co. Antrim
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 19 Jun 2009
This shows the course of the railway which was formerly used to convey stone from a quarry some distance away, to the harbour for export. The line was worked mostly by gravity on the counterbalance principle, but a steam locomotive was employed at the harbour end to shunt the wagons.
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Image Location
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54.992925
Longitude
-5.994602