Attymon station
is a shadow of its former self, now reduced to one single platform.
Previously though Attymon boasted a loop, turntable, sidings and was the
junction for the 1890 built Loughrea branch.
The Loughrea branch was nine miles long and closed completely in 1975.
The track remained in place until the mid 1980s and was hoped to become
a preserved railway by the West of Ireland Steam Railway Association, a
company long since disappeared. Sadly the track was lifted and Attymon
ceased to be a block post in 1988. The footbridge and cabin been
demolished in 1988/9 and the station building, which still stands is now
boarded up. The Loughrea and up platforms, water tower, turntable and
goods shed are derelict.
The down
platform however has been renewed following CTC upgrading on the Galway
line, and a new access road has been constructed on the former Loughrea
branch at the station. Also shown are two level crossings south of
Attymon at Killimor and Raford on the closed branch line.
.jpg "The C201 Class locomotives were not the only motive power...")
.jpg "In the mid 1980s, E Class locomotive No.E428 is seen at...")
.JPG "Coming up to date in 2008, the Loughrea branch platform...")
.jpg "The view as it was in September 1960, with ex MGWR J15...")
.jpg "A view from the footplate of loco No.610, which was built...")
.jpg "Steam power on the Attymon to Loughrea branch was ousted...")
.JPG "On the mainline side of the station, 201 Class loco 210...")
.JPG "210 speeds past Attymon Station with a morning Galway to...")
.JPG "225 in IE Intercity livery approaches Attymon Station...")
.JPG "225 speeds past Attymon Station with a morning Dublin to...")
.JPG "Attymon Station, looking east towards Dublin from the...")
.JPG "What was the former waiting shelter on the up platform at...")
.JPG "A CIE lamp still in situ on the former up platform at...")
.JPG "A modern IE nameboard at Attymon Station. Depsite the...")
.JPG "The somewhat untypical brick MGWR goods shed, located at...")
.JPG "Another view of the former goods shed at Attymon Station,...")
.JPG "This is the former MGWR water tower and turntable at the...")
.JPG "The water pump inside the MGWR water tower at Attymon,...")
.JPG "The former turntable at Attymon Station, still very much...")
.JPG "The turntable was regularly used for the steam locos...")
.JPG "Closer shot of the turntable at Attymon, showing the...")
.JPG "A former bracket semaphore post remains at Attymom, a...")
.JPG "Attymon Jnc signal cabin was once located here prior to...")
.JPG "This is Killimor level crossing, the first road level...")
.JPG "North of Killimor LC is this concrete footbridge which...")
.JPG "The cutting at Killimor from the concete footbridge...")
.JPG "Looking north towards Attymon from the footbridge at...")
.JPG "The footbridge itself can be seen here along the cutting...")
.JPG "Closer shot of this unusual footbridge at Killimor.")
.JPG "Raford level crossing, the second road level crossing...")
.JPG "The adjacent railway shed at Raford crossing keepers...")
.JPG "Part of the trackbed on the south side of Raford level...")