Almost finished my project now...two more people to speak with. Newry & Mourne District Council Officer, responsible for all issues on Right of Way in local area and Warrenpoint based Council employee from the Tourism Section. I had found on Internet Local Council Minutes back in 2012, a motion concerning the provision of a museum to the Tram.... hope to find out if any progress on this or any other issues relating to protecting the memory of this little known railway.
Today I sent Tom my draft of project and await his response with anticipation. Need to finish it off now. Tonight my daughter is going to help me download from my new phone some research pictures I have taken so I can share with you.
Like Mary my colleague, I also found this piece of work really intriguing and I will post for you my favourite 2 photographs, one from the Belfast Heritage Library taken in late 1880s at the Boiler Hill, Bessbrook platform and one of myself standing at the same station where the platform used to be!
I just wish that I could have had one 'slow-moving' ride on the tram....to experience how it felt to get to Newry in this fashion. Life was so much slower then and unfortuately speed caught up with the tram and closed it in the end!
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