The Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway was an Irish gauge (1,600 mm / 5 ft 3 in) in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

The railway was established under the chairmanship of the Rt Hon Hugh Seymour, with an authorised capital of £200,000 (equivalent to £19,883,965 in 2021).[1]

The line was constructed by William Dargan and opened on 4 December 1855, from Ballymena to Coleraine and Portrush. In January 1861, it was taken over by the Northern Counties Committee.[2][page needed]

References

  1. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ McCutcheon, William Alan (1984). The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Dept. of the Environment; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.

Categories