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Fermanagh's Railways Charles P. Friel

Fermanagh's Railways By Charles P. Friel

Fermanagh's Railways by Charles P. Friel


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Covers all three railway companies to operate in Fermanagh as well as the bus services. This title helps the enthusiast and layperson alike to have a greater insight into the stations, the trains and the people of the railway age in Fermanagh.

Fermanagh's Railways Summary

Fermanagh's Railways: A Photographic Tribute by Charles P. Friel

Fermanagh's Railways is a tribute in words and pictures by two railway enthusiasts who have personal associations with County Fermanagh and its railways. The book covers all three railway companies to operate in Fermanagh as well as the bus services. The first edition was published in 1998 and this second edition has many previously unpublished pictures as well as increased coverage of the run-up to closure, the last day and the aftermath. The good news is that the story is not over yet! The extended captions will help the enthusiast and layperson alike to have a greater insight into the stations, the trains and the people of the railway age in Fermanagh.

About Charles P. Friel

Charles Friel was born in Enniskillen and has been a life long railway enthusiast, active preservationist, photographer and collector of Irish railway photographs and negatives. He is author of Merlin and Slieve Gullion and numerous railway articles. His illustrated talks on railways in the Ardhowen Theatre at Enniskillen have inspired this book. He is a retired Civil Servant. Norman Johnston has family roots in Fermanagh and is the grandson of a GNR Station Master who served at Newbliss and Maguiresbridge around the time of the Great War. He has written several books including 'Locomotives of the GNRI', 'The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in colour', 'Austerity Ulster 1947-52' and 'Ulster in the 1950s'. He is a retired school teacher.

Table of Contents

Map of Fermanagh Norman remembers Charles remembers The history of Fermanagh's railways Fermanagh's railways in pictures GNR Clones - Maguiresbridge The Clogher Valley Railway GNR Lisbellaw - Enniskillen GNR Enniskillen - Bundoran Junction GNR Bundoran branch The Bundoran Express The Sligo Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway Fermanagh bus services The last day and its aftermath Recent developments

Additional information

GOR005848901
9781906578169
1906578168
Fermanagh's Railways: A Photographic Tribute by Charles P. Friel
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Colourpoint Creative Ltd
2008-06-30
176
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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