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Goraghwood railway station was a
railway station in
County Armagh in
Northern Ireland; it was
opened in 1854 and
closed in 1965.
Goraghwood was opened...
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finally closed altogether on 2 May 1955.
Located on the
Armagh to
Goraghwood section of line run by the
Great Northern Railway of Ireland. Lissummon...
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railway network with
connections to,
among others,
Armagh City, Culloville,
Goraghwood, Markethill, Vernersbridge,
Tynan (see
History of rail
transport in Ireland)...
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goods trains p****ing
through Goraghwood railway station. They may also have
worked ballast trains from
Goraghwood quarry. No 100
Queen Elizabeth hauled...
- 1954 Poyntzp****
Augheranter Crossing 1954
Knockarney Crossing 1965 1955
Goraghwood 1965 to
Warrenpoint 1965 Mullaghgl**** 1901
Bessbrook and
Newry Tramway...
- Newtowncloghoge). On 23 July 1979, 004 was hijacked,
derailed and
burnt out at
Goraghwood. On 12
March 1983, 032
sustained damage after running away in Cork Yard...
- 1954 Poyntzp****
Augheranter Crossing 1954
Knockarney Crossing 1965 1955
Goraghwood 1965 to
Warrenpoint 1965 Mullaghgl**** 1901
Bessbrook and
Newry Tramway...
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partition of
Ireland in 1922
meant that the
Irish border p****ed
between Goraghwood and Dundalk,
causing delays as
trains were
required to stop at stations...
- Railway, (that
Benson had
recommended retaining). The
branch between Goraghwood and
Newry Edward Street was also closed,
leaving Newry with no stations...
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finally closed altogether on 2 May 1955. It was
located on the
Armagh to
Goraghwood section of line run by the
Great Northern Railway of Ireland. Markethill...
