Tracing the Omagh-Derry railway line on Google satellite and street view
Автор: Eamonn
Загружено: 30 окт. 2020 г.
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The Omagh to Derry railway line is still clearly visible from above, and although some roads and structures have been built on the old right of way, getting this line reopened is still an achievable goal. If the A5 dual carriageway project were to construct bypasses near Omagh and Strabane, the A roads inside those towns that were built in place of the tracks could be returned to railway use.
Some points that I missed while recording:
1 - The platforms of the station at Sion Mills are still visible in the other piece of road to the south of where I looked here.
2 - At Victoria Bridge there was a second station slightly farther to the north. All that remains there now is an old cemetery and what appears to be the ruins of a church. I'd be interested in learning if this was a location of some importance and if the church had a halt of its own. There is a point in the street view where we can see inside from inside the graveyard.
3 - East of the second bridge across the river is a photo point where a terrific 360-degree aerial drone shot was taken.
4 - Victoria Bridge also had a narrow gauge railway that went south to Castlederg. Fyfin Rd and Strabane Rd were built upon this route.
5 - In addition to the mainline from Irvinestown to Bundoran, Donegal once had 225 miles of narrow gauge railway, which is more than Translink's entire current network. The lines fanned out across the county from Derry and Strabane.

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