The Belfast and County Down Railway was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland, later Northern Ireland, linking Belfast with County Down. Built in the 19th century, it was absorbed into the Ulster Transport Authority in 1948, and all of its lines except the route between Belfast and Bangor were closed in the 1950s, though a section near Downpatrick has since been restored by a heritage line, the Downpatrick and County Down Railway.
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Source Belfast and County Down Railway (Wikipedia)
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1. Belfast and County Down Railway (Wikipedia)
History
It was built in the 19th century and absorbed into the Ulster Transport Authority in 1948.
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The Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) was an Irish gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) railway in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) linking Belfast with County Down.
View the Source2. Wikidata: Belfast and County Down Railway
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former Irish railway linking Belfast with County Down
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inception: 1846
Wikidata statement: instance of (P31), value 2
instance of: abandoned railway
Wikidata statement: instance of (P31), value 1
instance of: railway company
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