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Irish North Western Railway (INW) was an Irish gauge (Шаблон:RailGauge) railway company in Ireland.

Файл:The Irish North yard, Dundalk - geograph.org.uk - 1606130.jpg
The stub of the line toward Шаблон:Rws veering right with a train straight from Шаблон:Rws heading for Шаблон:Rws

Development

The company was founded as the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway (D&ER) and opened the first section of its line, from Шаблон:Rws to Шаблон:Rws, in 1849.Шаблон:Sfn[1] In Dundalk the D&ER line crossed the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway main line, which was completed between Шаблон:Rws and its own separate Шаблон:Rws station in the same year.

The D&ER extended westwards, reaching Шаблон:Rws in 1854,[1] Шаблон:Rws in 1855[1] and Шаблон:Rws in 1858.[2] In 1859 the D&ER reached Шаблон:Rws where it connected with the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway (L&ER).[2] The L&ER had been completed in 1854[2] but had been unprofitable, so in 1860 it leased its line in perpetuity to the D&ER.[3] This gave the D&ER a direct route between Dundalk and Шаблон:Rws.

In 1862 the INW opened a branch from Шаблон:Rws southwards to Шаблон:Rws.[4] In the same year the company renamed itself the Irish North Western Railway.[5] In 1863 the Ulster Railway reached Clones where it made a junction with the INW.[6] In 1868 the Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway opened between Шаблон:Rws and Шаблон:Rws,[2][7] and contracted the INW to operate its line.[5]

In 1876 the INW merged with the Northern Railway of Ireland and the Ulster Railway to form the Great Northern Railway.[5]

After merger

The GNR operated the line between Dundalk and Enniskillen until 1957, when the Government of Northern Ireland made the GNR Board close all cross-border lines except the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway mainline.Шаблон:Sfn[8] Córas Iompair Éireann continued a freight service between Dundalk and Clones for a few years, but withdrew this and closed the line in 1960.[8]

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