Station Name: PENNYBURN HALT (PRIVATE)

[Source: Jim McBride & Paul Wright]
Date opened: 31.12.1863
Location: West side of Strand Road.
Company on opening: Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway
Date closed to passengers: xx.1888
Date closed completely:  
Company on closing: Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway
Present state: Demolished
County: Londonderry
OS Grid Ref: C187437
Date of visit:  

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Tickets from Michael Stewart. Timetables from Jim McBride and route map by Alan Young

Sources:

  • Bell D & Flanders S The Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway - A Visitors Guide(County Donegal Railways Restoration Society, xxxx)
  • Flanders S, S Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway - An Irish Railway Pictorial(Midland Publishing, 1997)
  • Johnson, S Johnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of The Railways of Ireland (Midland Publishing, 1997)
  • Mahon, G Irish Railway Record Society Journals - 1954 to 1985 (Irish Railway Record Society)

To see the other disused stations between Londonderry Middle Quay and Buncrana click on the station name: Londonderry Middle Quay,
Londonderry Graving Dock, Gallagh Road, Harrity's Road, Bridge End, Burnfoot, Tooban Junction, Inch Road, Lamberton's Halt, Fahan,
Beach Platform, Golf Platform and Buncrana

See also: Trady and Farland Point
6 August 1930.
Photo by H C Casserley


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Pennyburn Halt looking south-east on 11 June 1952. The halt can be seen to the right with its long curving platform. To the left is the Londonderry locomotive shed of the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway company.
Copyright photo by J L Smith from the Bluebell Railway Museum collection

A view looking noth-west at Pennyburn Halt on 25 May 1955 nearly two years after the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway company had ceased its rail operations. The platform of the halt can be seen to the left and the former engine shed is seen to the right.
Photo by Michael Bunch from the Donegal Railway Heritage Centre collection

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Photo by Jim McBride

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[Source: Jim McBride & Paul Wright]

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