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Bray, north Co.Wicklow, was
at one time a popular seaside resort, which owed its existence to the
coming of the railway to what was originally a small village in 1854.
The Dublin & Wicklow Railway had opened their line from their
Harcourt St terminus in Dublin to Bray,
where they constructed its single platform terminus prior to extending
their line towards
Wexford in 1855. The large single
storey station building at Bray is located on what is now the up
platform, the down platform having been constructed by the Great
Southern Railway in 1927, which created a centre through road for trains
passing through the station. Also in 1927, the GSR eliminated the two
original 1894 built DWWR signal cabins, known as the 'North Cabin' which
was located on the up side of the line just beyond the levelcrossing,
and 'South Cabin' located on the down side of line at the south end of
the station. These cabins were replaced by a main 62- lever one, built
of concrete, located at the north end of the down platform, it was taken
out of use with the inauguration of the electrified DART services in
1984. The adjacent footbridge to the crossing is an original pre-1925
Dublin South Eastern type. The original 1927 GSR footbridge at the
station however was replaced by modern structure as part of the DART
upgrade and the fine canopy on the down platform, which boasts a number
of murals, was refurbished.
At the south end of the
station was the former two road engine shed, though roofless by the
1990s, its retaining walls were only demolished in recent years. The
former goods yard on the up side adjacent to the derelict station
masters house was removed in 1983 and the goods shed was converted into
apartments, the yard now been used as the station car park. |
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.jpg "A 1978 view of Bray Station, with...")
.JPG "Present view from the footbridge at...")
.jpg "121 Class locomotives were once...")
.jpg "121 Class loco No.126 at Bray Station...")
.jpg "Ex Great Southern & Western Railway's...")
_2.jpg "071 Class loco No.072 stands at Bray...")
.jpg "072 was also built by GM at their La...")
.jpg "071 Class locomotives became the...")
.jpg "072 heads its afternoon Dublin to...")
.JPG "Coming up to date, 2800 Class railcar...")
.JPG "2807 is the rear 2800 Class railcar...")
.JPG "8500 Class DART No.8616 stands...")
.JPG "Another view of 8616 at Bray Station,...")
.JPG "8100 Class DART No.8308 approaches...")
.JPG "8115 brings up the rear of this...")
.JPG "8500 Class DART No.8613, built by...")
.jpg "C201 Class locomotive No.220 heads...")
.jpg "A similar view but many years later,...")
.JPG "A distant view of 8339 approaching...")
.JPG "8339 arrives at Bray Station with its...")
.jpg "An older view of Bray Station, prior...")
.jpg "Another shot of C201 Class No.202,...")
.JPG "8114 passes the same location as it...")
.JPG "8124 gingerly approaches Bray Station...")
.JPG "141 Class locomotives Nos.147+144 are...")
.JPG "Another view of 144+147 at the south...")
.JPG "147 was one of thirty-seven 141 Class...")
.JPG "147 complete with headboard, standing...")
.JPG "144 was also built by GM in 1962, the...")
.jpg "Between 1984 to 1991, a shuttle...")
.jpg "Converted AEC pushpull driving...")
.jpg "121 Class loco No.130 is the...")
.JPG "The shuttle services between Bray and...")
.JPG "The pushpull units on the shuttle...")
.JPG "The bay platform at the south end of...")
.jpg "001 Class loco 052 takes the centre...")
.jpg "A view looking towards Rosslare from...")
.jpg "8500 Class DART 8615 arrives at the...")
.jpg "The interior of the then new 8500...")
.jpg "The cab of one of the 8500 Class DART...")
.jpg "A view taken at the south end of Bray...")
.jpg "Outside the former engine shed at...")
.jpg "A view inside the then roofless two...")
.jpg "A 1957 shot of the locomotive shed at...")
.jpg "A closer view of Metrovick C Class...")
.JPG "By 1985, only the retaining walls of...")
.JPG "8613 is seen stabled in what was the...")
.jpg "Bray Station, looking south towards...")
.jpg "8100 Class DART No.8140 departs Bray...")
.JPG "Coming up to date, 8107 departs Bray...")
.JPG "8112 moves out of Bray heading for...")
.JPG "8500 Class DART 8625 stands at the...")
.JPG "As 8625 heads out of Bray Station...")
.jpg "C Class loco No.C227 is seen shunting...")
.JPG "Bray Station, looking south towards...")
.jpg "Looking the opposite way north...")
.JPG "Seen at the same location, 8500 Class...")
.JPG "Another early 1980s view at the north...")
.JPG "29000 Class railcar No.29429 is seen...")
.JPG "29129 is the rear 29000 Class unit on...")
.JPG "Bray Station, looking north towards...")
.JPG "Another shot of the main station...")
.JPG "The down platform at Bray Station was...")
.JPG "The recently refurbished canopy on...")
.JPG "Another view of the recently...")
.JPG "The recently replaced glass on the...")
.JPG "The pattern of shadows to be seen on...")
.JPG "An elevated view of the refurbished...")
.JPG "Close up of the clean glass panes...")
.JPG "The 1927 GSR footbridge at Bray...")
.JPG "The new lift shafts installed at the...")
.JPG "A view from the footbridge at Bray...")
.JPG "Looking the opposite way south...")
.JPG "A view of the south end of Bray...")
.JPG "The Dublin Wicklow & Wexford Railway ...")
.JPG "The rear side of the Westinghouse...")
.JPG "A view looking south towards Rosslare...")
.JPG "The south end of the down platform at...")
.JPG "Old CIE warning sign at the south end...")
.JPG "Viewed from the down platform, the...")
.JPG "A closer view of the retaining wall...")
.JPG "Opposite the former goods shed is the...")
.JPG "The derelict cottages, or possibly...")
.JPG "The bay platform at the south end of...")
.JPG "The three aspect signal guarding the...")
.JPG "The rear of this unusual signal...")
.JPG "At the south end of the down platform...")
.JPG "Close up of the manufacter's stamp on...")
.JPG "The lengthy crane on the water column...")
.JPG "The release mechanism for the the...")
.JPG "The cast iron canopy supports that...")
.JPG "The large single storey station...")
.JPG "A closer view of the 1854 built...")
.JPG "The ornate designed canopy supports...")
.JPG "A view of the booking office at Bray...")
.JPG "The station building facade on the up...")
.JPG "Another view of the 1854 built...")
.JPG "Signal BR32, located at the north end...")
.JPG "The signal that guards the northern...")
.JPG "The footbridge and adjacent signal...")
.JPG "Signal BR34 is the up starter for...")
.JPG "Bray, as viewed from the station...")
.JPG "Looking north towards Dublin from...")
.JPG "The Great Southern Railway signal...")
.JPG "The 1927 built signal cabin at Bray...")
.JPG "Side on shot of the signal cabin at...")
.JPG "An interesting feature of the signal...")
.JPG "One of the original station gates...")
.JPG "The other gate located at the...")
.JPG "Adjacent to the entrance that leads...")
.JPG "A view of Bray Station from the up...")
.JPG "The footbridge adjacent to Bray...")
.JPG "Another view of this original DSER...")
.JPG "The western approach to the station...")
.JPG "The eastern approach to the station...")
.JPG "One of the older DART information...")
.JPG "One of the 1983 levelcrossing road...")
.JPG "Side on shot of the supports that...")
.JPG "Another clearer view of the supports...")
.JPG "The former yard on the up side of...")
.JPG "There derelict station masters house...")
.JPG "Another view of this rather large...")
.JPG "The garden and drive way of the...")
.jpg "One of Irish Rail's older style...")
.jpg "1916 'Easter Rising' mural on the...")
.JPG "Some of the older platform lamps...")
.JPG "Some of the older platform lamps...")
.JPG "Interesting double sign attached to...")
.JPG "An interesting feature of Bray is...")