LONDONDERRY FOYLE ROADPHOTO GALLERY1850s to 1949[Source: Jim McBride & Paul Wright]
 In this woodcut view of the city of Derry/Londonderry from the 1850s the original station can be seen in the middle distance. The station is on the river front behind the two ships that can be seen moored at the quayside. The train shed can clearly be seen. The 1790 wooden bridge can be seen to the right of the ships.
 A view looking across the River Foyle towards the city of Derry Londonderry in circa 1872. Foyle Road station had undergone a significant rebuild which was completed by April 1870. In this view the rebuilt station can be seen in its original form. At this time the station had two separate platforms each of which had a canopy over the sections that extended to the outside of the train shed. Coaches of the Irish North Western Railway can be seen at the arrival platform. In the foreground the Carlisle Bridge of 1863 can be seen.  Londonderry Foyle Road station seen in a photograph from the mid-1880s. The view was taken from high ground in the Waterside district and it shows the double deck Carlisle Bridge which provided a link to the city. Between 1863 and 1878 the bridge had been tolled.  A coloured postcard view of Derry/Londonderry franked in 1907. The 1870 train shed of Foyle Road station dominates the waterfront. Alterations had been made to the station which included the replacement of the two separate platforms with an island platform (that had two faces). Postcard from the Jim McBride collection  A staff photograph taken at Londonderry Foyle Road station in 1923. The photograph clearly demonstrates the importance of the railway companies as employers at that time. Posing for the camera are staff from the operational departments and from the offices.  At the end of the 19th century he GNRI station facilities at Foyle Road, both goods and passenger, required a large allocation of locomotives to cope with the levels of traffic. To house and service the required locomotives a locomotive shed was established at the southern end of the goods yard. In this view from 1931 the shed can be seen looking south. the main line is in the foreground.Photo from the LGRP collection  An aerial view of Londonderry Foyle Road taken in 1933. The proximity of the station to the River Foyle is clearly shown. Moored up at queens quay is one of the tenders that transported passengers between the railway station and Moville where tras-Atlantic liners berthed. Copyright photo from Britain from Above  The passenger facilities at Londonderry Foyle Road station seen from the Craigavon Bridge on 10 August 1936. An up direction passenger service can be seen at the departure platform. At the head of the train is a GNRI 4-4-0 P class locomotive number 27. The engine was built in 1892 and was transferred to CIE in 1958 only to be withdrawn by them in October 1959. In the foreground the LP&HC lines can be seen with goods vans occupying the line nearest to the photographer. To the left of the vans there is a mixed gauge siding. Photo by H B Priestley  A view looking north away from the Londonderry Locomotive Shed in 1948. In the foreground is GNRI 4-4-0 PP class locomotive number 70. The engine was built in 1896 and was withdrawn in September 1959. To the left of the engine the Londonderry South Cabin can be seen. This cabin controlled the southern end of the Foyle road goods yard and access to the locomotive shed. This cabin had opened in 1907. Photo by H C Casserley 
GNRI 0-6-0 AL class locomotive number 140 is seen being coaled at Londonderry Locomotive Shed in 1948.The engine was built in 1894 and was withdrawn in September 1957. The view is looking south and the main line is to the right behind the wooden fence.Photo by H c Casserley 
Londonderry Foyle Road seen from the air in 1949. The Craigavon Bridge dominates the view and the passenger station can be seen to its right. To the left the goods area of the station is full of wagons showing how important the railway was at this time as a conveyor of freight. Wagons can also be seen on the quayside. To the left of the bridge, in the goods yard, a water tower can be seen. It is the only feature from Foyle Road that has survived until today.
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