Dunsandle Station, Co.Galway,
was the only intermediate station on the 1890 constructed Attymon to Loughrea branch
line. 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 in 1988
when Attymon ceased to be block post.
The main station building at
Dunsandle, an Midland Great Western design, has one platform, opposite
this is the small stone built goods shed, complete with loading bank.
The owner of Dunsandle Station has restored the buildings, and has
re-laid track through the station. Former Westrail stock, which lay
derelict at Tuam have
now been moved to Dunsandle where they are currently been restored.
Amongst the stock includes CIE E Class locomotive No.E428. See Dunsandle
Railway Station for
more history on the Loughrea branch
.jpg "In early 1975, re-engined Metrovick C Class loco No.B220,...")
.JPG "Although the Loughrea branch closed in 1975, Dunsandle...")
.JPG "Dunsandle Station in 2008, with recently relaid track....")
.JPG "A replica namboard of the original Great Southern/CIE...")
.JPG "Another present view of the restored Midland Great...")
.JPG "The 1890s station building at Dunsandle is built largely...")
.JPG "The goods platform and loading bank at Dunsandle. It was...")
.JPG "Closer shot of the small stone built goods shed at...")
.JPG "A view from the single platform at Dunsandle Station,...")
.JPG "The level crossing at the north end of Dunsandle Station....")
.JPG "At the other end of Dunsandle Station is this short...")
.JPG "At number of vintage rolling stock can be seen at the...")
.JPG "E428 spent most of its working life in Dublin until it...")
.JPG "This is the bonnet end of E428 at Dunsandle. After...")
.JPG "This is the cab end of E428 at Dunsandle Station. The...")
.JPG "Cab interior of E Class loco E428 at Dunsandle Station,...")
.JPG "View from the cab of E428 at Dunsandle Station looking...")
.JPG "Another shot of the cab controls of E428 at Dunsandle...")
.JPG "View from the cab of E428 at Dunsandle Station looking...")
.JPG "The engine room of E428, which contains a Maybach made...")
.JPG "A CIE Bredin coach, built in 1954 at Inchicore, is also...")
.JPG "Gangway door on one end of the CIE Bredin coach at...")
.JPG "An ex Great Northern brakevan and a CIE open wagon are...")
.JPG "The former heavily vandalised GNR brake van No.8568 was...")
.JPG "A standard CIE open wagon, designed by Bullied, is seen...")
.JPG "An ex Midland Great Western four wheel tank wagon, which...")
.JPG "This tank wagon, which originally had MEX branding on its...")
.JPG "Builders plate on this 4-wheel MGWR tank wagon at...")
.JPG "The notice plate on the side of this 4-wheel MGWR tank...")
.JPG "Bogey, spring and brake lever on this 4-wheel MGWR tank...")
.JPG "Gradient post, possibly MGWR origin, is seen at Dunsandle...")
.JPG "When Dunsandle signal cabin closed in 1926, it was...")
.JPG "The trackbed south of Dunsandle at Toolobaun level...")
.JPG "The only remains of the small crossing keepers house at...")
.JPG "The remaining concrete made crossing gate post at...")
.JPG "This is the site of Lynchford LC, another level crossing...")
.JPG "The derelict crossing keepers house at Lynchford level...")
.JPG "The derelict crossing keepers house at Lynchford level...")
.JPG "Lynchford level crossing, looking north towards Dunsandle...")
.JPG "Looking south towards Loughrea at Lynchford level...")
.JPG "The embankment of the former rail line on the south side...")