MPD set at Moylena, Antrim
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MPD set at Moylena, Antrim
Image: © The Carlisle Kid Taken: 26 Jun 1980
Situated about 1 mile east of Antrim station on the main railway line from Londonderry to Belfast (Central), the accommodation crossing at Moylena was closed at some point in the early 1970s. Now obliterated, there were still some traces when a 2-car MPD set passed in 1980 with the 16.26 service from Antrim to Belfast. Constructed by the Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) 1957-61, the MPDs were at the cutting-edge of railcar technology. Withdrawn 1978-85, none survive in preservation.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.70737
Longitude
-6.19895