Dublin and Drogheda Railway
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Dublin and Drogheda Railway was a railway company in Ireland which publicly opened its 31¾ mile main line between Dublin and Drogheda in May 1844. It was the third railway company in Ireland to operat
Iron Latticework bridge over Royal Canal built 1844 taken c1890
Drogheda MacBride railway station is a railway station that serves Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland.
Dublin and Drogheda Railway
…opening of the line occurred on 24 May 1844. Initially trains ran from Drogheda (the Drogheda terminus of the D&D being 1⁄4 mile southeast of the current Drogheda railway station) to a temporary Dublin terminus at the Royal Canal. The following stations were served by the line when it opened: Royal Canal (Temporary Dublin terminus…
Exterior of Drogheda railway station
The Boyne Viaduct carries rail traffic across the River Boyne
View heading north across the Boyne Viaduct
The Belfast - Dublin Enterprise pulling into Drogheda station.