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SLIGO, LEITRIM & NORTHERN COUNTIES RAILWAY

In this gallery will be found locomotives and railcars of the Sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway. These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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LOUGH MELVIN - 0-6-4T, built 1949 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.7138 - not delivered in 1951 due to impoverished state of SLNCR - 1959 to UTA as No.26 - 1968 to NIR - withdrawn 1968 - seen here in UTA days at Adelaide in 1962,
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LOUGH MELVIN - 0-6-4T, built 1949 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.7138 - not delivered in 1951 due to impoverished state of SLNCR - 1959 to UTA as No.26 - 1968 to NIR - withdrawn 1968 - seen here in UTA days at Adelaide in 1962,

  • A ROUTE MAP OF THE SLIGO, LEITRIM & NORTHERN COUNTIES RAILWAY - The SL&NCR Company was incorporated in 1875, and its construction started at a junction with the Great Northern Railway (GNR(I)) at Enniskillen and proceeded westwards, opening as far as Belcoo in 1879, Manorhamilton in 1880, Collooney in 1881 and Carrignagat Junction on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) opened in 1882, completing a line of about 43 miles. Beyond Carrignagat Junction the SL&NCR exercised running powers over the MGWR to and from Sligo. In 1895 the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway (WL&WR) was extended to Collooney, forming junctions with the MGWR and SL&NCR. This gave access to a larger area of western Ireland, whose cattle exports formed a significant part of the SL&NCR's traffic. The SL&NCR was one of the railways that the Irish Free State's Great Southern Railways did not absorb in 1925 because it crossed the border with Northern Ireland. It became the last privately owned railway undertaking to survive in Ireland. The company never prospered since the countryside it crossed was poor and sparsely populated, although at one time intermittent heavy cattle traffic used the line. Governments on both sides of the border subsidised the railway in its later years, but the SL&NCR closed on October 1st, 1957, as a result of the Government of Northern Ireland making the GNR Board close its line through Enniskillen.
  • BLACKLION - Park GNRI Class J 4-4-0 - built 1885 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.2516, as GNRI No.118 ROSE - 1921 sold to SLNCR, renamed BLACKLION - 1931 withdrawn.
  • ENNISKILLEN - 'Sir Henry' Class 0-6-4T built 1905 by Beyer Peacock, Works No.4720 - withdrawn 1957 - seen here at Collooney with the station staff.
  • ENNISKILLEN - 'Sir Henry' Class 0-6-4T built 1905 by Beyer Peacock, Works No.4720 - withdrawn 1957.
  • GLENCAR 'A' - GNR(I) Class A 0-6-0, built 1890 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.3273, as GNR(I) No.31 GALWAY - 1927 sold to SLNCR as GLENCAR 'A' - withdrawn 1948,
  • GLENCAR - Park GNRI Class J 4-4-0 - built 1887 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.2820, as GNRI No.119 THISTLE - 1921 sold to SLNCR, renamed BLACKLION - 1928 withdrawn.
  • HAZLEWOOD - 'Leitrim' Class 0-6-4T, built 1899 by Beyer Peacock, Works No.4074 - withdrawn 1957 - seen here at Enniskillen.
  • HAZLEWOOD - 'Leitrim' Class 0-6-4T, built 1899 by Beyer Peacock, Works No.4074 - withdrawn 1957 - seen here at Manorhamilton in 1948.
  • HAZLEWOOD - 'Leitrim' Class 0-6-4T, built 1899 by Beyer Peacock, Works No.4074 - withdrawn 1957 - seen here in a sorry state after closure.
  • LEITRIM - 0-6-4T - built 1882 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.2138 - 1947 withdrawn - builder's picture.
  • LEITRIM - 0-6-4T - built 1882 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.2138 - 1947 withdrawn.
  • LISSADELL - 'Leitrim' Class 0-6-4T, built 1899 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.4073 - withdrawn 1954.
  • LISSADELL - 'Leitrim' Class 0-6-4T, built 1899 by Beyer Peacock, Works No.4073 - withdrawn 1954.
  • LISSADELL - 'Leitrim' Class 0-6-4T, built 1899 by Beyer Peacock, Works No.4073 - withdrawn 1954.
  • LISSADELL - 'Leitrim' Class 0-6-4T, built 1899 by Beyer Peacock, Works No.4073 - withdrawn 1954.
  • LISSADELL - 'Leitrim' Class 0-6-4T, built 1899 by Beyer Peacock, Works No.4073 - withdrawn 1954.
  • LOUGH ERNE - 0-6-4T, built 1949 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.7242 - not delivered until 1951 due to impoverished state of SLNCR - 1959 to UTA as No.27 - 1968 to NIR - withdrawn 1968.
  • LOUGH ERNE - 0-6-4T, built 1949 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.7242 - not delivered until 1951 due to impoverished state of SLNCR - 1959 to UTA as No.27 - 1968 to NIR - withdrawn 1968.
  • LOUGH MELVIN - 0-6-4T, built 1949 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.7138 - not delivered in 1951 due to impoverished state of SLNCR - 1959 to UTA as No.26 - 1968 to NIR - withdrawn 1968 - seen here in UTA days at Adelaide in 1962,
  • LOUGH MELVIN - 0-6-4T, built 1949 by Beyer Peacock & Co., Works No.7138 - not delivered in 1951 due to impoverished state of SLNCR - 1959 to UTA as No.26 - 1968 to NIR - withdrawn 1968.
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