Railway Stations M/Moate/Moate_20120718_011_CC

Moate_20120718_011_CC_JA.jpg - Located between Athlone and Moate was the 73rd Milebox, a former signalling blockpost and loop, used to split the long single track section between the two towns following the removal of the double track in the late 1920s. Closed in 1962, the cabin, formerly sited at Monkstown near Athlone, was still in situ when this 1989 view was taken. The trackbed of the former loop is in the foreground. ©Colm O'Callaghan

Located between Athlone and Moate was the 73rd Milebox, a former signalling blockpost and loop, used to split the long single track section between the two towns following the removal of the double track in the late 1920s. Closed in 1962, the cabin, formerly sited at Monkstown near Athlone, was still in situ when this 1989 view was taken. The trackbed of the former loop is in the foreground. ©Colm O'Callaghan

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