The Great Northern Railway of Ireland constructed a twelve road locomotive shed at Clones in County Monaghan in 1925. This was the first of its type in Ireland and comprised a reinforced concrete structure to a design by the Indented Bar Company of London. It curves through 130 degrees and had 12 radial bays to contain the locomotives. The railway closed in 1959 and the premises were subsequently modified and used by a company that constructed tank containers. Around 2003 this business got into financial difficulties and the works has since been used for steel fabrication although that appears to have come to an end in the loco shed building.
A fascinating place to explore and a rare survivor of an unusual type of locomotive shed for Ireland. There was a slightly later and identical example at Portadown in County Armagh, but this has been demolished.
The shed as it was when in use by the railway.
A fascinating place to explore and a rare survivor of an unusual type of locomotive shed for Ireland. There was a slightly later and identical example at Portadown in County Armagh, but this has been demolished.
The shed as it was when in use by the railway.
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