Loading stone at Ballyclare Junction
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Loading stone at Ballyclare Junction
Image: © The Carlisle Kid Taken: 15 Sep 2000
During work to rebuilt the railway line from Whiteabbey to Antrim, the contractor hired an old steam locomotive as Northern Ireland Railways had no diesel available. Seen at the site of the former Ballyclare Junction station, stone is being loaded which will be used as track ballast.
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Image Location
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54.699848
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-5.967671