rogerfarnworth Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 The Extension I have started work on a study of the Cavan and Leitrim Railway and hopefully the first post on the two main lines will be ready soon. While I was reading various sources on-line and Patrick Flanagan's book about the line, I became aware of a series of attempts to extend the tramway which ran from Ballinamore to Arigna through to Sligo. None of these attempts was successful. In the end an extension line was built to aid transport of coal from the Arigna mines down to the tramway station. This extension was under 5 miles in length and was soon truncated to a much shorter version. It was known as the Arigna Valley Railway. The story is worth reading. For much of it I am indebted to Patrick Flanagan and his contributions are referenced throughout. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/04/26/the-cavan-leitrim-railway-arigna-valley-railway 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 This is first of the main series of posts about the Cavan & Leitrim Railway. I have enjoyed reading Patrick Flanagan's little book published by Pan. It is rather dog-eared and falling apart now. The text of the book has helped me explore the line, even though I have done so from my armchair. References to the text of his book abound, and these are all credited in the blog. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/09/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-a-short-history-and-a-look-at-dromod-station In this post we review the history of the line and then, with the aid of a good few pictures, we look round Dromod Station as it was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 The second post on the Cavan & Leitrim takes us from Dromod to Mohill: http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/19/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-dromod-to-mohill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted May 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 19, 2019 Roger, This is an interesting thread, having read the same books & visited the line [closed & preserved]. But just one version of the thread in one topic area is surely enough? David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 The next post on the C&L takes us to the central junction station at Ballinamore. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/24/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-mohill-to-ballinamore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 19/05/2019 at 21:53, Dava said: Roger, This is an interesting thread, having read the same books & visited the line [closed & preserved]. But just one version of the thread in one topic area is surely enough? David Hi David I thought I had already replied to you. It seems as though the reply has gone astray. My apologies. I had a discussion about this in the past and at the time was advised to post on all relevant threads as people do not always look at more than one thread. If moderators say that I should not do so, then I am very happy to comply. Kind regards Roger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted May 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25, 2019 Thanks Roger, I'll aim to follow one of the threads. Good to see 'Nancy' is now operational at Dromod at last. Hopefully the remaining C&L loco will return from the USA ere long. Dava 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 Yes, good to see that. This next post takes us onwards to Ballyconnell! ....…...................... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/29/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-ballinamore-to-ballyconnell 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 The last length of the mainline of the Cavan & Leitrim railway is covered by this next post - the length form Ballyconnell to Belturbet. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/06/07/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-ballyconnell-to-belturbet 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 This post covers the tramway from Ballinamore to Arigna and completes the full length of the Cavan and Leitrim Railway empire. I am working on one further post which will pull together a few different things relating to the C&L. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/06/15/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-the-arigna-tramway 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 This is brilliant! ..we have family in Ballinamore and was looking for some info on the C&L, which is ( or, sadly, was ) a fascinating little railway, great stuff and keep on posting..! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 This is my final post about the Cavan & Leitrim Railway. It includes details about locos and rolling stock but starts with some information about the preservation society at Dromod and the heritage centre at Belturbet. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/07/01/the-cavan-and-leitrim-railway-a-miscellany 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rue_d_etropal Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Really got me interested, especially as there hasn't been a book published abou the line for a while, with drawings of stock. That bus conversion to create coach 7T.Would be find drawings of the original buses - type N ? Is it similar to the railcar trailer on the West Clare, that has only one door each side which is a bit like one of the coaches now preserved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted July 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 1, 2019 Enjoyable. A visit to Dromod for the preserved line and to Cultra to sit in coach 5 and see 'Kathleen' is recommended . Did anything come of the project to repatriate 'Lady Edith"? Dava 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 01/07/2019 at 19:49, Dava said: Enjoyable. A visit to Dromod for the preserved line and to Cultra to sit in coach 5 and see 'Kathleen' is recommended . Did anything come of the project to repatriate 'Lady Edith"? Dava Are they running anything on the bit of track at Dromod at the mo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted July 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 3, 2019 Quote 'Nancy' is restored and steamable at Dromod. https://cavanandleitrim.wixsite.com/home 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo666 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 My uncle on the west coast of Ireland found this in his shed recently, An oil (Paraffin maybe?, would be interested to know though) lamp from the Great Northern Railway he said. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 That’s the innards of a railway oil lamp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambeg Man Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 I once had a GNR(I) signal lamp that came from Lambeg station when it was de-staffed. It did not look anything like the above - angular corners, four glass plates that slid in from the top on each of the four sides. Could the above (assuming the "GNR" plate is genuine) be a GNR of England product? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Come to think of it, it is an English one. Here, it would have had GNR(I) on it. However, that’s not the reason it looks different. The above is the innards of s lamp - the oil burner bit, which would have been housed inside the lamp casing. It’s therefore just part of the whole lamp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippindoo Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) I have an identical lamp and always understood it was intended to fit inside the housing on top of a level crossing gate, hence the light showing in 4 directions. The main housing would have 2 red and 2 white lenses dependent on the gates being open or closed. I may be wrong of course.... Edited August 19, 2019 by pippindoo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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