Giant's Causeway & Bushmills Railway - Bushmills Station
Introduction
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Giant's Causeway & Bushmills Railway - Bushmills Station
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 24 Sep 2011
There used to be a tramway between Portrush & Bushmills, which ran from 1883 to 1949. It was steam hauled on the on-road sections in Portrush and Bushmills, but elsewhere it was electrified, at first using a third rail system. The whole system was soon converted to an overhead cable power supply, supported by traction poles. For many years steam back-up continued to be used. In July 1887 an extension to near the Giant's Causeway was opened. It is the route of this extension which is used by today's Giant's Causeway & Bushmills Railway and, like the original, it uses the traditional Irish narrow gauge of 3 ft (914mm). It opened in 2002. Bushmills Station consists of just a bare platform. The train entering the station is pulled by diesel locomotive "Rory".
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Image Location
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55.206731
Longitude
-6.528976