The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company (The L&LSR, the Swilly) is an Irish public transport and freight firm, incorporated in June 1853. Despite the company's name, it does not operate any railway services, its last railway line having closed in July 1953. However its successor company the Swilly Bus Company still operates bus services over much of its old routes between Derry and northern County Donegal, as well as some services in County Londonderry. A private company is a company that is independently owned. ... For other places with similar names, see Derry (disambiguation) and Londonderry (disambiguation). ... Bangkok Skytrain. ... Freight is a term used to classify the transportation of cargo and is typically a commercial process. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Bangkok Skytrain. ... Freight is a term used to classify the transportation of cargo and is typically a commercial process. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other places with similar names, see Derry (disambiguation) and Londonderry (disambiguation). ... Statistics Province: Ulster Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East, Donegal South West County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Derry Area: 2,074 km² Population (est. ...

History

Initially planned as the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company when an application for incorporation was filed in 1852 after spurning the construction of a canal network to connect the two inlets, the company opened its first line, a standard gauge link between Derry and Farland Point on December 31, 1863. A branch line to Buncrana followed in 1864, with much of the Farland Point link being closed in 1866. An extension to Letterkenny was constructed in 1883, and the network was converted to narrow gauge in 1885. Derry or Londonderry (in Irish , Doire Cholm Chille or Doire), often called the Maiden City, is a city in Northern Ireland. ... Lough Swilly (Loch Súilí in Irish) in Ireland is a fjord-like body of water lying between the eastern side of the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal and the rest of northern Donegal. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Canal (disambiguation). ... For other places with similar names, see Derry (disambiguation) and Londonderry (disambiguation). ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference C346320 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Elevation: 62 m (206 ft) Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   3,420  1,851 Inishowen peninsula Buncrana (Irish: ) is a town in County Donegal, in the northwest of Ireland, located on the Inishowen peninsula, along Lough Swilly. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference C167188 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East Dialling Code: 074, +000 353 74 Area: 307. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Carndonagh was served by an extension constructed in 1901 and Burtonport in 1903. These two lines were constructed as joint ventures with the British Government, with ownership and liabilities shared between the two parties. During this period the company did not turn a profit, and struggled to meet its debts. South West View of Carndonagh Carndonagh (Carn Domhnach in Irish) is a town in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Burtonport (Ailt an Chorráin in Irish) is a fishing village situated on the northwest coast of Ireland, some 7 km beyond Dungloe in County Donegal. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ...

Locomotives

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Routes

The line in 1906

Routes eventually included: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 472 pixelsFull resolution (922 × 544 pixel, file size: 144 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Based on Image:Map Rail Ireland Viceregal Commission 1906. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 472 pixelsFull resolution (922 × 544 pixel, file size: 144 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Based on Image:Map Rail Ireland Viceregal Commission 1906. ...

Foyle Road Station, Middle Quay and Graving Dock Stations to Pennyburn level crossing, all in Derry where the depot was. Then east into Inishowen to Galliagh Road, Harrity's Road (approximate site of border between NI and the Republic), Bridge End, Burnfoot and Tooban Junction. At Tooban Junction (as the name implies) the railway branched, north into Inishowen and south into County Donegal proper. Northwards it ran through Inch Road, Fahan, Buncrana, Ballymagan, Kinnego, Drumfries, Meendoran, Clonmany, Ballyliffin, Rashenny, Carndoagh Halt, and Carndonagh. Southwards it ran through Carrowen (near Farland Point), Newtowncunningham, Sallybrook, Manorcunningham, Pluck, Letterkenny, Old Town, New Mills, Fox Hall, Churchill, Kilmacrenan, Barnes Halt, Creeslough, Dunfanaghy Road, Falcarragh, Cashelnagore, Gweedore, Crolly, Kincasslagh Road, Dungloe and terminating in Burtonport. Location of Inishowen Inishowen (Irish: Inis Eoghain) is a historical peninsular region in County Donegal, and also the largest peninsula in Ireland. ... Upper and Lower Galliagh form the townland of Ballynagalliagh in western Co. ... Burnfoot is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 4 kilometres north of Dungiven and 9 kilometres south of Limavady. ... Tooban or Taobh Bán as it known as Gaeilge is considered by locals to be one of the most inspiring places in the peninsula of Inishowen. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference C346320 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Elevation: 62 m (206 ft) Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   3,420  1,851 Inishowen peninsula Buncrana (Irish: ) is a town in County Donegal, in the northwest of Ireland, located on the Inishowen peninsula, along Lough Swilly. ... Clonmany (Irish: Cluain Maine) is a village in north-west Inishowen, in Co. ... Ballyliffin (Baile Liffin) is a small village located in the North Western tip of Inishowen. ... South West View of Carndonagh Carndonagh (Carn Domhnach in Irish) is a town in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. ... Newtowncunningham (Irish: An Baile Nua - literal translation: The New Town), known as Newton to locals, is a village in east County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, located midway between the towns of Derry and Letterkenny. ... Sallybrook Village (Gleann Saìlì) on the river Glashaboy (Glasa Bhuì) is a small village on the outskirts of Cork City, Ireland. ... Manorcunningham is a small village, approx. ... Look up Pluck on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Pluck is a software company based in Austin, Texas. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference C167188 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East Dialling Code: 074, +000 353 74 Area: 307. ... New Mills is a town in Derbyshire, England approximately 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Stockport. ... Irish Grid Reference C068159 Statistics Province: Ulster County: County Donegal Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East Dialling Code: 074 Population () For other places and people of the same name, see Churchill (disambiguation). ... Kilmacrennan (Gaelic: Cill Mhic nEanáin) is a small village located in County Donegal on the north west coast of Ireland. ... Creeslough (Irish: Craosloch, The Gorge or Deep Throat Lake ) is a village in County Donegal, Ireland at Lat (DMS) 55° 7 0N, Long (DMS) 7° 54 0W, Altitude 54 m. ... View of Dunfanaghy from Horn Head Dunfanaghy (Dún Fionnachaidh, fort of the fair-haired warrior, in Irish) is a small village, formerly a fishing port and commercial centre, in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Ulster County: Dáil Éireann: Donegal South West Dialling Code: 074, +000 353 74 Population () Falcarragh (Irish: , meaning the stone wall) is a small town, in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference B847228 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   1,388  1,253 Gweedore (Irish: ) is an Irish-speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. ... Kincasslagh is a small seaside village in The Rosses, in northwest Ireland, consisting of a pub, an art gallery, a shop and post office. ... Dungloe (Ireland) Dungloe Main Street. ... Burtonport (Ailt an Chorráin in Irish) is a fishing village situated on the northwest coast of Ireland, some 7 km beyond Dungloe in County Donegal. ...

Owencarrow Viaduct Disaster

Disaster occurred on the night of 30 January 1925 at around 8pm at the Owencarrow Viaduct, Donegal. Winds of up to 120mph derailed carriages of the train off the viaduct causing it to partially collapse. The roof of a carriage was ripped off throwing four people to their deaths^[1][2]. The four killed were: Philip Boyle and his wife Sarah from Arranmore Island, Una Mulligan from Falcarragh and Neil Duggan from Meenbunowen, Creeslough^[3]. Five people were seriously injured. The remains of the viaduct can today be seen from the road (N56) which carries on from the Barnes Gap on the road to Creeslough^[4]. is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G924789 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population ( ) 2,339 (2006) Website: www. ... View of Donegal mainland from Arranmore Arranmore Island (Árainn Mhór in Irish) is the largest inhabited island in County Donegal, and the second largest in all of Ireland, with a population of 528 in 2006, down from 543 in 2002, and over 600 in 1996. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Ulster County: Dáil Éireann: Donegal South West Dialling Code: 074, +000 353 74 Population () Falcarragh (Irish: , meaning the stone wall) is a small town, in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. ... Creeslough (Irish: Craosloch, The Gorge or Deep Throat Lake ) is a village in County Donegal, Ireland at Lat (DMS) 55° 7 0N, Long (DMS) 7° 54 0W, Altitude 54 m. ...

Transfer to road operations

Starting in 1929, the company began to acquire bus assets throughout Donegal. Further expansion followed rapidly. It entered profitability in the early 1930s off the back of these ventures. Acquisition of freight operations followed, and this led to a reduction of rail services, and eventual closure of lines. The Carndonagh branch was closed circa 1935, with the Burtonport line closing entirely in 1940, with a section temporarily re-opening in 1941 to Gweedore, closing finally in 1947. The Buncrana section of the line lost its passenger service in 1948, with its freight service, and the remaining Letterkenny services all closing on August 8, 1953. Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Autobus” redirects here. ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known as the World Depression. ... Look up Circa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Latin word circa, literally meaning about, is often used to describe various dates (often birth and death dates) that are uncertain. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference B847228 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   1,388  1,253 Gweedore (Irish: ) is an Irish-speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Following this entire cessation of rail services, the company moved solely to road transport. Second hand vehicles were purchased from a number of operators including Ulsterbus, and vehicles were obtained on loan from CIE. However, it failed to be profitable throughout the 1970s, and was purchased from bankruptcy by Patrick Doherty, a Buncrana businessman, in 1981. Ulsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside of Belfast. ... CIE is an acronym which can stand for Córas Iompair Éireann, Irish transport company; the International Commission on Illumination; the postnominal of a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire; Cambridge International Examinations, an international examination board. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Patrick Doherty (Irish: Pádriag Ó Dochartaigh, born July 18, 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Irish republican politician. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

The company exists to this day, operating passenger bus services, freight services, and holiday tour services; as well as providing the school bus services for many schools in Donegal. However, problems still exist for the company, with an attempt to withdraw bus services from Donegal in June 2003 met with resistance, and it is believed that the services are now being subsidised by the Irish Government, as they are seen as crucial to the often elderly and rural population they serve in Donegal. Their Northern Irish domestic services are generally subsidised by the Rural Transport Fund June 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events June 1, 2003 The Group of Eight summit opens in Evian, France to tight security and tens of thousands of protestors. ... The Government (Irish: ) [ral̪ˠt̪ˠəs̪ˠ n̪ˠə heːɼən̪ˠ] is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland. ...

The company has offices in Derry City at the Foyle Street Bus Depot. They also have offices in the Letterkenny Bus Depot. The company also has a large garage area in Derry and Letterkenny, where their fleet of buses is kept. The majority of their bus fleet, with the exception of those used for holiday touring, is more than 10 years old; mainly considering of 1994 registered Dennis Dart vehicles. The firm has no web presence, with timetables and contact information being generally difficult to obtain. Their registered offices are in Letterkenny. The bus service offered by Lough Swilly is of very poor quality. Even to this day the company still uses the old-fashioned ticketing service rather than upgrading to the new electronic ticketing service which other bus services, including Translink & Bus Eireann have done in recent years. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus model built in UK and was the first successful Dennis product since the Dominator. ...

The end of rail operations

The last train to run on the line was the 2.15pm from Letterkenny to Derry, on 8 August 1953. It was laden with 14 wagons of cattle and turned in 50 minutes late! Bob Turner was the driver with Paddy Clifford as fireman. As the Derry Journal reported at the time "... the guard, Mr. Daniel McFeeley, or anyone else, did not call out 'Next Stop Derry'. Everyone knew that the next stop would be the last stop - the last ever." WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference C167188 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East Dialling Code: 074, +000 353 74 Area: 307. ... For other places with similar names, see Derry (disambiguation) and Londonderry (disambiguation). ...

Source: The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway - Edward M. Patterson, 1964.

In the media

An episode of the Channel 4 short documentary series Small Railway Journeys was based on the L&LSR giving many first hand accounts of the railway, including the viaduct accident. It detailed alleged cross border contraband smuggling and some irregular payment methods using local produce. The railway apparently had a reputation of treating freight with greater priority than passengers, evidenced by the distance of some stations from their served populations, and the delays caused due to the shunting of goods trucks attached to the passenger trains. It detailed the difficulties of running a railway in such an impoverished and inaccessible part of the country, with the frequent use of peat to fuel the trains, and the practice of handing down valued jobs on the railway from father to son. This article is about the British television station. ... Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. ...

See also

• Worsley Works produce kits for those who model the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
• List of pre-1950 rail accidents
• Irish railway accidents
• Termon
• Creeslough

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References

1. ^ An Irishman's Diary by John Geraghty A scan of an Irish Times newspaper, 31 Jan 2005
2. ^ Railways Archive web site shows a sketch of the Owencarrow disaster
3. ^ Muriel Sherlock (2005). Owencarrow Viaduct Disaster. RootsWeb.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
4. ^ [1] Images of the remains of the Owencarrow Viaduct

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External links

• County Donagal Railway Restoration Ltd L&LSR page
• September 2007 timetables, scanned (Irish Transport Trust)
• September 2006 timetables, scanned (Paul Savage/Irish Transport Trust)
• 2005 timetables, scanned
• Route map
• May 2007 bus & coach fleet list (Irish Transport Trust)