Antrim bound train at Templepatrick - 1980
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Antrim bound train at Templepatrick - 1980
Image: © The Carlisle Kid Taken: 5 Sep 1980
The former LMS(NCC) main line from Bleach Green Junction to Antrim enjoyed a very chequered history in the final years of the 20th Century. "Mothballed" by Northern Ireland Railways when Derry line service transferred to Antrim - Lisburn from 23 January 1978, it reopened for passenger traffic on 16 June 1980, but numbers were poor and it closed again on 21 February 1981. However, the line reopened again in 2001. A 2-car 80-class set pulls away from the staggered down platform at Templepatrick with the 14.10 passenger service from Belfast (York Road) to Antrim.
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Image Location
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54.702032
Longitude
-6.0909