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Cherryville Junction is a
well known spot for photographers, located just west of
Kildare on the Dublin to Cork line, is
where the
Waterford line branches off. The Great
Southern & Western Railway opened the now Waterford line to
Carlow in 1846, but created a junction
here at Cherryville when the main line to Cork was directed towards
Portarlington. The signal cabin at
Cherryville, one of the oldest still standing, closed in 1976 when the
first CTC installation came about. The signal cabin also boasts a long
post 1930s Great Southern Railway bilingual name board. Adjacent to the
junction are some railway cottages, and of course a modern CTC aerial,
but there was never a station here. The junction can be accessed
from the older Cork road out of Kildare town. |
.JPG "201 Class locomotive No.233 gingerly approaches...")
.JPG "A 141/181 Class locomotive approaches Cherryville...")
.JPG "The disused 1840s GSWR Cherryville Junction signal...")
.JPG "Passing the junction and GSWR signal cabin at Cherryville...")
.JPG "201 Class 221 brings up the rear on this northbound Cork...")
.JPG "Seen on the rear of a southbound 22000 Class railcar,...")
.JPG "Glimpsed above Cherryville's signal cabin, an 071 Class...")
.JPG "Another 22000 Class railcar is seen passing the same...")
.JPG "With the landmarks of Kildare town in the background,...")
.JPG "Having received a clear signal, black & orange liveried...")
.JPG "087 traverses the crossover points at Cherryville...")
.JPG "Another view of 087, seen from the road overbridge at...")
.JPG "With the freight liner train having left the single track...")
.JPG "No.22306 passes the vandalised 1840s built signal cabin...")
.JPG "Another 22000 Class railcar, with No.22336 on the rear,...")
.JPG "Approaching Cherryville Junction from the north is...")
.JPG "The church spires of White Abbey and St.Brigids Cathedral...")
.JPG "071 Class 087 returns to Cherryville Junction as it leads...")
.JPG "Another view of 087, seen passing Cherryville Junction...")
.JPG "Two 22000 Class railcars, Nos.22338 & 22337, pass each...")
.JPG "Another 071 Class loco is seen coming off the Waterford...")
.JPG "071 Class loco No.084 passes Cherryville Junction with...")
.JPG "Another view of 084, leading an empty ballast train past...")
.JPG "Kildare Station is a primary location for maintaining...")
.JPG "071 Class 084 returns from its aforemention run round at...")
.JPG "A 3-car 22000 Class railcar, with 22304 on the rear,...")
.JPG "Matching 'Intercity' liveried 201 Class loco No.221 is...")
.JPG "Passing Cherryville Junction light engine is black &...")
.JPG "080 is seen passing the lush farming country outside...")
.JPG "Up & down trains pass each other at Cherryville Junction,...")
.JPG "201 Class loco No.223 named 'Abhainn na hAinnire/River...")
.JPG "The overbridge at Cherryville Juncton, numbered '88' on...")
.JPG "Another 071 Class light engine movement is represented by...")
.JPG "Seen having just past beneath the R445 road, the Ballina...")
.JPG "071 Class loco No.081 leads the Ballina to Waterford DFDS...")
.JPG "The rear of the well loaded Ballina to Waterford liner at...")
.JPG "The Ballina to Waterford liner returns to Cherryville,...")
.JPG "081 crawls on the approach to Cherryville Junction with...")
.JPG "Another view of 081 leading the Waterford bound DFDS...")
.JPG "A similar photo of a northbound liight engine passing...")
.JPG "Both locomotives and railcars are seen together at...")
