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2. Belfast and County Down Railway - Wikipedia

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   The Belfast and County Down Railway ( BCDR) was an Irish gauge ( 1,600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in )) railway in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) linking Belfast with County Down. [2] It was built in the 19th century and absorbed into the Ulster Transport Authority in 1948. All but the line between Belfast and Bangor was closed in the 1950s, although some ...

3. Downpatrick and County Down Railway - Wikipedia

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   Downpatrick and County Down Railway. The Downpatrick and County Down Railway ( DCDR) is a 5 foot, 3 inch (1,600 mm) gauge heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is operated by volunteers and runs passenger trains using steam and diesel locomotives, diesel railcars, and vintage carriages. [1] The railway has approximately three ...

4. Northern Counties Committee - Wikipedia

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   The promoters were able to assuage the committee's fears that the works would be heavy and costly and the bill received royal assent on 21 July 1845 as the Belfast and Ballymena Railway Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. lxxxi), "An Act for making a Railway from Belfast to Ballymena in the County of Antrim, with Branches to Carrickfergus and Randalstown".

5. Holywood, County Down - Wikipedia

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   Holywood ( / ˈhɒliwʊd / HOL-ee-wuud; from Latin Sanctus Boscus 'holy wood' [2]) is a town in the metropolitan area of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a civil parish and townland of 306 hectares (755 acres) lying on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Exchange and Belfast City Airport are nearby.

6. County Down - Wikipedia

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   County Down. Contae an Dúin is the Irish name, Countie Doun[ 2] and Coontie Doon[ 3] are Ulster Scots spellings. County Down ( Irish: Contae an Dúin) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. [ 4][ 5] It covers an area of 961 sq mi (2,490 km 2 ...

7. Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway - Wikipedia

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   The Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway (DKALR) was an Irish gauge ( 1,600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in )) railway in Ireland linking Downpatrick with Ardglass. It was built from 1890 to 1892 and absorbed into the Ulster Transport Authority in 1948. It was closed on 16 January 1950.