NI Railways, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 137 relations: Adelaide railway station (Northern Ireland), Airport rail link, Aldergrove railway station, Armagh, Ballymena, Ballymena railway station, Bangor railway station (Northern Ireland), Belfast, Belfast and County Down Railway, Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station, Belfast International Airport, Belfast Lough, Belfast metropolitan area, Belfast–Bangor line, Belfast–Derry line, Belfast–Dublin line, Belfast–Larne line, Belfast–Newry line, British Rail, British Rail Class 222, British Rail Engineering Limited, British Rail Mark 1, British Rail Mark 2, British Rail railbuses, CargoSprinter, Castlerock railway station, CIÉ, CIÉ 071 Class, CIÉ 201 Class, CITI Belfast, City of Derry Airport, Coleraine, Coleraine railway station, Coleraine–Portrush line, Conor Murphy, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, County Donegal, COVID-19 pandemic, Danny Kennedy (politician), Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland), Derry, Derry ~ Londonderry railway station, Diesel locomotive, Diesel multiple unit, Direct Rail Services, Downpatrick and County Down Railway, Dublin, Dungannon, EasyJet, Electro-Motive Diesel, ... Expand index (87 more) »

2. 1968 establishments in Northern Ireland
3. Economy of Northern Ireland
4. Passenger rail transport in Northern Ireland
5. Rail transport in Northern Ireland
6. Railway companies of the United Kingdom
7. Train operating companies in the United Kingdom

Adelaide railway station (Northern Ireland)

--> | map_type.

See NI Railways and Adelaide railway station (Northern Ireland)

Airport rail link

An airport rail link is a service providing passenger rail transport between an airport and a nearby city.

See NI Railways and Airport rail link

Aldergrove railway station

Aldergrove railway station is a former railway station which served the hamlet/townland of Aldergrove in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Aldergrove railway station

Armagh

Armagh (Ard Mhacha,, "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish.

See NI Railways and Armagh

Ballymena

Ballymena (from an Baile Meánach, meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Ballymena

Ballymena railway station

Ballymena railway station serves the town of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Ballymena railway station

Bangor railway station (Northern Ireland)

Bangor railway station is a terminal railway station which serves the city of Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Bangor railway station (Northern Ireland)

Belfast

Belfast (from Béal Feirste) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.

See NI Railways and Belfast

Belfast and County Down Railway

The Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) was an Irish gauge railway in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) linking Belfast with County Down.

See NI Railways and Belfast and County Down Railway

Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station

Great Victoria Street was a railway station that served the city centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station

Belfast International Airport

Belfast International Airport is an airport northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland, and is the main airport for the city of Belfast.

See NI Railways and Belfast International Airport

Belfast Lough

Belfast Lough (Loch Lao) is a large sea inlet on the east coast of Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Belfast Lough

Belfast metropolitan area

The Belfast metropolitan area, also known as Greater Belfast, is a grouping of council areas which include commuter towns and overspill from Belfast, Northern Ireland, with a population of 672,522 in 2011, combining the Belfast, Lisburn, Newtownabbey, North Down, Castlereagh and Carrickfergus districts.

See NI Railways and Belfast metropolitan area

Belfast–Bangor line

The Belfast to Bangor line (known simply as the Bangor line by NI Railways) is a railway line in Northern Ireland, originally part of the Belfast & County Down Railway.

See NI Railways and Belfast–Bangor line

Belfast–Derry line

The Belfast–Derry line (referred to as the Derry~Londonderry Line by NI Railways) is an intercity railway line, running from Belfast to Derry in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Belfast–Derry line

Belfast–Dublin line

The Belfast–Dublin Main Line is a main and the busiest railway route on the island of Ireland that connects Dublin Connolly station in the Republic of Ireland and Belfast Lanyon Place station in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Belfast–Dublin line

Belfast–Larne line

The Belfast–Larne line, or Larne line, is a railway line in Northern Ireland, operated by Northern Ireland Railways.

See NI Railways and Belfast–Larne line

Belfast–Newry line

The Belfast–Newry line (known as the Portadown line by NI Railways) operates from Lisburn station in County Antrim to Newry in County Down, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Belfast–Newry line

British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997.

See NI Railways and British Rail

British Rail Class 222

The British Rail Class 222 Meridian is a group of 5- or 7- car diesel-electric multiple-unit high-speed passenger train capable of.

See NI Railways and British Rail Class 222

British Rail Engineering Limited

British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) was the rolling stock manufacturing and maintenance subsidiary of British Rail.

See NI Railways and British Rail Engineering Limited

British Rail Mark 1

British Rail Mark 1 is the family designation for the first standardised designs of railway carriages built by British Railways (BR) from 1951 until 1974, now used only for charter services on the main lines or on preserved railways.

See NI Railways and British Rail Mark 1

British Rail Mark 2

The Mark 2 family of railway carriages are British Rail's second design of carriages.

See NI Railways and British Rail Mark 2

British Rail railbuses

British Rail produced a variety of railbuses, both as a means of acquiring new rolling stock cheaply, and to provide economical services on lightly used lines.

See NI Railways and British Rail railbuses

CargoSprinter

The CargoSprinter is a freight multiple unit designed to transport freight or equipment.

See NI Railways and CargoSprinter

Castlerock railway station

Castlerock railway station serves the villages of Castlerock, Articlave and their surrounding hamlets in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Castlerock railway station

CIÉ

italic, or CIÉ, is a statutory corporation of the Republic of Ireland, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for most public transport within the Republic and jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (which trades as Translink), for the railway service between Dublin and Belfast, via Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry and Portadown. NI Railways and CIÉ are rail transport in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and CIÉ

CIÉ 071 Class

The Córas Iompair Éireann/Iarnród Éireann 071 Class or Northern Ireland Railways 110 Class or Serbian Railways JŽ series 666 is a General Motors Electro-Motive Division EMD JT22CW series diesel-electric locomotive used in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Serbia.

See NI Railways and CIÉ 071 Class

CIÉ 201 Class

The Córas Iompair Éireann 201 Class was a class of 34 diesel electric locomotives manufactured by Metropolitan-Vickers at their Dukinfield Works in Manchester.

See NI Railways and CIÉ 201 Class

CITI Belfast

The CITI was a proposed light-rail route that would have served the under-construction Titanic Quarter and George Best Belfast City Airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. NI Railways and CITI Belfast are passenger rail transport in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and CITI Belfast

City of Derry Airport

City of Derry Airport (Aerfort Chathair Dhoire), previously known as RAF Eglinton and Londonderry Eglinton Airport, is a regional airport located northeast of Derry, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and City of Derry Airport

Coleraine

Coleraine (from Cúil Raithin, 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; Irish Place Names, page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002.) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Coleraine

Coleraine railway station

Coleraine railway station serves the town of Coleraine in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Coleraine railway station

Coleraine–Portrush line

The Coleraine–Portrush line is a short railway branch line in Northern Ireland between the town of Coleraine in County Londonderry and the seaside resort of Portrush in County Antrim.

See NI Railways and Coleraine–Portrush line

Conor Murphy

Conor Terence Murphy (Irish: Conchúr Ó Murchú; born 10 July 1963) is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician, who has served as Minister for the Economy of Northern Ireland since 2024.

See NI Railways and Conor Murphy

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (Grupo CAF, literally "Construction and Other Railway Services") is a Spanish publicly listed company which manufactures railway vehicles and equipment and buses through its Solaris Bus & Coach subsidiary.

See NI Railways and Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles

County Donegal

County Donegal (Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region.

See NI Railways and County Donegal

COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

See NI Railways and COVID-19 pandemic

Danny Kennedy (politician)

Danny Kennedy (born 6 July 1959) is a Northern Irish unionist politician who served as Chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from December 2019 to May 2022.

See NI Railways and Danny Kennedy (politician)

Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland)

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI, An Roinn Bonneagair; Ulster-Scots: Depairment fur Infrastructure) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. NI Railways and department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) are economy of Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland)

Derry

Derry, officially Londonderry, is the largest city in County Londonderry, the second-largest in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland.

See NI Railways and Derry

Derry ~ Londonderry railway station

Derry ~ Londonderry railway station, also known as North West Transport Hub or Waterside railway station (formerly "Londonderry Waterside", and later just "Londonderry" railway station), is a railway terminus in Derry, Northern Ireland, on the east bank of the River Foyle, operated by Northern Ireland Railways and its 7th busiest station across the network with 952,126 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the 2023/24 financial year.

See NI Railways and Derry ~ Londonderry railway station

Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.

See NI Railways and Diesel locomotive

Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines.

See NI Railways and Diesel multiple unit

Direct Rail Services

Direct Rail Services (DRS) is a rail freight company in Great Britain, and is one of the publicly owned railway companies in the United Kingdom.

See NI Railways and Direct Rail Services

Downpatrick and County Down Railway

The Downpatrick and County Down Railway (DCDR) is a 5 foot, 3 inch (1,600 mm) gauge heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Downpatrick and County Down Railway

Dublin

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.

See NI Railways and Dublin

Dungannon

Dungannon is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Dungannon

EasyJet

EasyJet plc (styled as easyJet) is a British multinational low-cost airline group headquartered at London Luton Airport. NI Railways and easyJet are British brands.

See NI Railways and EasyJet

Electro-Motive Diesel

Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry.

See NI Railways and Electro-Motive Diesel

English Electric

The English Electric Company Limited (EE) was a British industrial manufacturer formed after the armistice ending the fighting of World War I by amalgamating five businesses which, during the war, made munitions, armaments and aeroplanes.

See NI Railways and English Electric

Enniskillen

Enniskillen (from Inis Ceithleann, 'Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Enniskillen

Enterprise (train service)

Enterprise is the cross-border inter-city train service between in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland, jointly operated by Iarnród Éireann (IE) and NI Railways (NIR).

See NI Railways and Enterprise (train service)

George Best Belfast City Airport

George Best Belfast City Airport is a single-runway airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and George Best Belfast City Airport

GNRI AEC Class

The Great Northern Railway of Ireland (GNRI) AEC Class were Associated Equipment Company (AEC)–engined diesel multiple units (normally termed railcars in Ireland) that operated InterCity and suburban services on the GNRI and later Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) systems between 1950 and 1975.

See NI Railways and GNRI AEC Class

GNRI BUT Class

The GNRI BUT Class was a fleet of diesel-powered railcars operated by the Great Northern Railway Board and its successors between 1957 and 1980.

See NI Railways and GNRI BUT Class

Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR(I) or GNRI) was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland. NI Railways and Great Northern Railway (Ireland) are rail transport in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

Hinterland

Hinterland is a German word meaning "the land behind" (a city, a port, or similar).

See NI Railways and Hinterland

History of rail transport in Ireland

The history of rail transport in Ireland began only a decade later than that of Great Britain. NI Railways and history of rail transport in Ireland are rail transport in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and History of rail transport in Ireland

Holywood Exchange

Holywood Exchange is a major retail development on the borders of Belfast and Holywood, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Holywood Exchange

Iarnród Éireann

Iarnród Éireann, or Irish Rail, is the operator of the national railway network of Ireland. NI Railways and Iarnród Éireann are government-owned railway companies, passenger rail transport in Northern Ireland, rail transport in Northern Ireland and railway companies of the United Kingdom.

See NI Railways and Iarnród Éireann

IÉ 201 Class

The Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) / Northern Ireland Railways 201 Class locomotives are the newest and most powerful diesel locomotives operating in Ireland and were built between 1994 and 1995 by General Motors Diesel.

See NI Railways and IÉ 201 Class

Ireland Act 1949

The Ireland Act 1949 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom intended to deal with the consequences of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 as passed by the Irish parliament, the Oireachtas.

See NI Railways and Ireland Act 1949

Irish Sea Bridge

The Irish Sea Bridge, sometimes called the Celtic Crossing by the media, is a hypothetical rail and road bridge that would span the Irish Sea and connect the island of Ireland to the island of Great Britain.

See NI Railways and Irish Sea Bridge

Knockmore

Knockmore is an upland area and townland situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland outside the village of Derrygonnelly, in the historical barony of Magheraboy.

See NI Railways and Knockmore

Lanyon Place railway station

Belfast Lanyon Place (formerly Belfast Central) is a railway station serving the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Lanyon Place railway station

Larne Harbour railway station

Larne Harbour railway station, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, serves the ferry port for ferries to Cairnryan.

See NI Railways and Larne Harbour railway station

Lisburn railway station

Lisburn railway station serves the city of Lisburn in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Lisburn railway station

Lisburn–Antrim line

The Lisburn–Antrim line is a railway line of Northern Ireland Railways.

See NI Railways and Lisburn–Antrim line

London North Eastern Railway

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a British train operating company.

See NI Railways and London North Eastern Railway

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally used in historical circles. The LMS occasionally also used the initials LM&SR.

See NI Railways and London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Lurgan

Lurgan is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, near the southern shore of Lough Neagh and roughly southwest of Belfast.

See NI Railways and Lurgan

Lurgan railway station

Lurgan railway station serves Lurgan in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Lurgan railway station

Magheramorne

Magheramorne is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Magheramorne

Metro (Belfast)

Metro is the trading name for bus company Citybus in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Metro (Belfast)

Midland Mainline

Midland Mainline was a train operating company in the United Kingdom that operated the Midland Main Line franchise between April 1996 and November 2007.

See NI Railways and Midland Mainline

Midland Railway

The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844.

See NI Railways and Midland Railway

Mossley West railway station

Mossley West railway station is located in the townland of Ballyhenry in the north of Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, owned and operated by NI Railways, a subsidiary of Translink.

See NI Railways and Mossley West railway station

National Express East Anglia

National Express East Anglia (NXEA) was a train operating company in England owned by National Express that operated the Greater Anglia franchise from April 2004 until February 2012.

See NI Railways and National Express East Anglia

National Rail

National Rail (NR) is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger train operating companies (TOCs) of England, Scotland, and Wales. NI Railways and National Rail are British brands.

See NI Railways and National Rail

NCC Class WT

The NCC Class WT is a class of 2-6-4T steam locomotives built by the Northern Counties Committee's parent company, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway for service in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and NCC Class WT

Newry

Newry is a city in Northern Ireland, standing on the Clanrye river in counties Down and Armagh.

See NI Railways and Newry

Newry railway station

Newry railway station (Stáisiún Iúr Cinn Trá) serves Newry and Bessbrook in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Newry railway station

NIR 1 Class

The Northern Ireland Railways DH class was a class of three diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives obtained in 1969.

See NI Railways and NIR 1 Class

NIR 101 Class

The NIR 101 Class is a class of diesel-electric locomotive formerly operated by Northern Ireland Railways (NIR).

See NI Railways and NIR 101 Class

NIR 450 Class

The 450 Class is a type of diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train formerly used by Northern Ireland Railways.

See NI Railways and NIR 450 Class

NIR 80 Class

The 80 Class is a type of diesel electric multiple unit formerly used by Northern Ireland Railways.

See NI Railways and NIR 80 Class

NIR Class 3000

The 3000 Class (C3K class) is a class of diesel multiple unit in service with NI Railways.

See NI Railways and NIR Class 3000

NIR Class 4000

The Class 4000 is a type of diesel multiple unit (DMU) in service with Northern Ireland Railways.

See NI Railways and NIR Class 4000

NIR MPV

The Multi-purpose vehicle is a purpose built departmental derivative of a diesel multiple unit constructed for use as a rail adhesion vehicle by NI Railways in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and NIR MPV

Northern Counties Committee

The Northern Counties Committee (NCC) was a railway that served the north-east of Ireland. NI Railways and Northern Counties Committee are rail transport in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Northern Counties Committee

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

See NI Railways and Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Assembly

The Northern Ireland Assembly (Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlan Assemblie), often referred to by the metonym Stormont, is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland Executive

The Northern Ireland Executive (Irish: Feidhmeannas Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlan Executive) is the devolved government of Northern Ireland, an administrative branch of the legislature – the Northern Ireland Assembly.

See NI Railways and Northern Ireland Executive

Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company

The Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHCo) is a government-owned body which was established in 1967 to take over the railway and bus services of the Ulster Transport Authority (UTA), namely Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) and Ulsterbus. NI Railways and Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company are rail transport in Northern Ireland and railway companies of the United Kingdom.

See NI Railways and Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company

Northern Trains

Northern Trains, trading as Northern, is a British train operating company owned by DfT OLR Holdings for the Department for Transport (DfT), after the previous operator Arriva Rail North had its franchise terminated at the end of February 2020.

See NI Railways and Northern Trains

Omagh

Omagh (from An Ómaigh, meaning 'the virgin plain') is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Omagh

Open access (infrastructure)

In the context of infrastructure, open access involves physical infrastructure such as railways and physical telecommunications network plants being made available to clients other than owners, for a fee.

See NI Railways and Open access (infrastructure)

Park and ride

A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system (rapid transit, light rail, or commuter rail), or carpool for the remainder of the journey.

See NI Railways and Park and ride

Passing loop

A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or trams travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.

See NI Railways and Passing loop

Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway

The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway (PD&O) was an Irish gauge railway in County Armagh and County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland (now Northern Ireland).

See NI Railways and Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway

Portrush

Portrush is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Portrush

Portrush railway station

Portrush railway station is the terminus of the Coleraine-Portrush railway line and serves the seaside town of Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Portrush railway station

Rail transport in Great Britain

The railway system in Great Britain is the oldest railway system in the world.

See NI Railways and Rail transport in Great Britain

Rail transport in Ireland

Rail transport in Ireland (InterCity, commuter and freight) is provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. NI Railways and Rail transport in Ireland are rail transport in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Rail transport in Ireland

Railbus

A railbus is a lightweight passenger railcar with an automotive engine.

See NI Railways and Railbus

Sandite

Sandite is a substance used on railways in the UK, Ireland, US, the Netherlands and Belgium to combat leaves on the line, which can cause train wheels to slip and become damaged with flat spots.

See NI Railways and Sandite

ScotRail

ScotRail Trains Limited, trading as ScotRail (Rèile na h-Alba), is a Scottish train operating company that is publicly owned by Scottish Rail Holdings on behalf of the Scottish Government.

See NI Railways and ScotRail

Single European Railway Directive 2012

The Single European Railway Directive 2012 is an EU Directive that regulates railway networks in European Union law.

See NI Railways and Single European Railway Directive 2012

Single-track railway

A single-track railway is a railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track.

See NI Railways and Single-track railway

Sligo

Sligo (Sligeach, meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht.

See NI Railways and Sligo

SLNCR Lough class

The SLNCR Lough Class was a class of 0-6-4T steam tank locomotives of the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR).

See NI Railways and SLNCR Lough class

Southeastern (train operating company)

SE Trains Limited, trading as Southeastern, is a British train operating company owned by DfT OLR Holdings for the Department for Transport, that took over operating the South Eastern franchise in South East England from privately owned London & South Eastern Railway (which also traded as Southeastern) on 17 October 2021. NI Railways and Southeastern (train operating company) are train operating companies in the United Kingdom.

See NI Railways and Southeastern (train operating company)

Spending Review

A spending review, or occasionally a comprehensive spending review, is a governmental process in the United Kingdom carried out by HM Treasury to set firm expenditure limits and, through public service agreements, define the key improvements that the public can expect from these resources.

See NI Railways and Spending Review

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

See NI Railways and Sri Lanka

Standard-gauge railway

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of.

See NI Railways and Standard-gauge railway

Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.

See NI Railways and Steam locomotive

Strabane

Strabane is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Strabane

Tank locomotive

A tank locomotive is a steam locomotive which carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of a more traditional tender.

See NI Railways and Tank locomotive

Templepatrick

Templepatrick is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Templepatrick

TFI Leap Card

The TFI Leap Card is a contactless smart card for automated fare collection overseen by Transport for Ireland (TFI).

See NI Railways and TFI Leap Card

The Troubles

The Troubles (Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998.

See NI Railways and The Troubles

Tillysburn railway station

Tillysburn railway station was a railway station on the Bangor line of the Belfast and County Down Railway.

See NI Railways and Tillysburn railway station

Track bed

The track bed or trackbed is the groundwork onto which a railway track is laid.

See NI Railways and Track bed

Translink (Northern Ireland)

Translink is the brand name of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHCo), a public corporation in Northern Ireland which provides the public transport in the region. NI Railways and Translink (Northern Ireland) are British brands, rail transport in Northern Ireland and railway companies of the United Kingdom.

See NI Railways and Translink (Northern Ireland)

TransPennine Express

TransPennine Trains Limited, trading as TransPennine Express (TPE), is a British train operating company that has operated passenger services in the TransPennine Express franchise area since May 2023. NI Railways and TransPennine Express are train operating companies in the United Kingdom.

See NI Railways and TransPennine Express

Transport for Wales Rail

Transport for Wales Rail Limited, branded as Transport for Wales and TfW Rail (and), is a Welsh publicly owned train operating company, a subsidiary of Transport for Wales (TfW), a Welsh Government-owned company.

See NI Railways and Transport for Wales Rail

The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966. NI Railways and Ulster Transport Authority are passenger rail transport in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and Ulster Transport Authority

Ulsterbus

Ulsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside Belfast. NI Railways and Ulsterbus are British brands.

See NI Railways and Ulsterbus

UTA 70 Class

UTA 70 class was a diesel multiple unit train built for service on the Ulster Transport Authority's railway network.

See NI Railways and UTA 70 Class

UTA MED

The Ulster Transport Authority Multi-Engined Diesel (UTA MED) was an early diesel powered railcar, used in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and UTA MED

UTA MPD

The Ulster Transport Authority Multi-Purpose Diesel (UTA MPD) was a diesel powered railcar, used in Northern Ireland.

See NI Railways and UTA MPD

Vertical integration

In microeconomics, management and international political economy, vertical integration is an arrangement in which the supply chain of a company is integrated and owned by that company.

See NI Railways and Vertical integration

Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

See NI Railways and Wales

Windhoff

Windhoff is a German manufacturer of specialised railways rolling stock, and heavy industrial plant.

See NI Railways and Windhoff

2-6-4

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a locomotive has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.

See NI Railways and 2-6-4

5 ft 3 in gauge railways

Railways with a track gauge of fall within the category of broad gauge railways.

See NI Railways and 5 ft 3 in gauge railways

See also

1968 establishments in Northern Ireland

• Annadale Hockey Club
• Armoy United F.C.
• Ballynahinch United F.C.
• Crumlin United F.C. (Northern Ireland)
• Cullybackey High School
• Derry Housing Action Committee
• Doire Colmcille CLG
• Draperstown Celtic F.C.
• Dregish Pearse Óg GAC
• Drumquin Wolfe Tones GAC
• Flying Column (music group)
• Lisbellaw St Patrick's GAA
• NI Railways
• People's Democracy (Ireland)
• Portstewart F.C.
• St Eugene's College
• The Honest Ulsterman
• Ulster University
• Ulster University at Coleraine

Economy of Northern Ireland

• Agriculture in Northern Ireland
• Colwyn committee
• Communications in Northern Ireland
• Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland)
• Department for the Economy
• DfI Roads
• Economy of Belfast
• Economy of Northern Ireland
• Energy in Northern Ireland
• Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
• Invest Northern Ireland
• MacBride Principles
• NI Railways
• Northern Ireland fiscal balance
• Seas west of Scotland
• Tourism in Northern Ireland
• Transport in Northern Ireland
• U.S. – Northern Ireland Investment Conference

Passenger rail transport in Northern Ireland

• CITI Belfast
• Iarnród Éireann
• NI Railways
• Ulster Transport Authority

Rail transport in Northern Ireland

• Ballymacarrett Junction
• CIÉ
• Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
• Heritage railways in Northern Ireland
• History of rail transport in Ireland
• Iarnród Éireann
• Londonderry & Coleraine Railway
• NI Railways
• Northern Counties Committee
• Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company
• Rail transport in Ireland
• SailRail
• Translink (Northern Ireland)

Railway companies of the United Kingdom

• Algeciras Gibraltar Railway Company
• Armorial of railways in Great Britain
• Barnoldswick and Gisburn Light Railway Company
• Belmond Limited
• Eurostar International Limited
• Foster Yeoman
• Getlink
• Heritage railways in the United Kingdom
• Iarnród Éireann
• Lanes Group
• London and Continental Railways
• MTR Corporation
• NI Railways
• Network Rail Certification Body
• Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company
• Operator of last resort
• Poulton & Wyre Railway Society
• Rail Delivery Group
• Resonate Group
• SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit
• South Eastern and Chatham Railway
• Train operating company
• Translink (Northern Ireland)

Train operating companies in the United Kingdom

• Abellio ScotRail
• Avanti West Coast
• C2c
• Chiltern Railways
• CrossCountry
• East Midlands Railway
• East Midlands franchise
• Govia Thameslink Railway
• Great Western Railway (train operating company)
• Greater Anglia
• Island Line (brand)
• KeolisAmey Wales
• List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom
• Locomotive Services Limited
• Merseyrail
• NI Railways
• South Western Railway
• Southeastern (train operating company)
• Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)
• TfL Rail
• Train operating company
• TransPennine Express
• Virgin Trains
• West Midlands Trains

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NI_Railways

Also known as NIRailways, Northern Ireland Railways, Ulster Transport Railways.

, English Electric, Enniskillen, Enterprise (train service), George Best Belfast City Airport, GNRI AEC Class, GNRI BUT Class, Great Northern Railway (Ireland), Hinterland, History of rail transport in Ireland, Holywood Exchange, Iarnród Éireann, IÉ 201 Class, Ireland Act 1949, Irish Sea Bridge, Knockmore, Lanyon Place railway station, Larne Harbour railway station, Lisburn railway station, Lisburn–Antrim line, London North Eastern Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Lurgan, Lurgan railway station, Magheramorne, Metro (Belfast), Midland Mainline, Midland Railway, Mossley West railway station, National Express East Anglia, National Rail, NCC Class WT, Newry, Newry railway station, NIR 1 Class, NIR 101 Class, NIR 450 Class, NIR 80 Class, NIR Class 3000, NIR Class 4000, NIR MPV, Northern Counties Committee, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly, Northern Ireland Executive, Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, Northern Trains, Omagh, Open access (infrastructure), Park and ride, Passing loop, Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway, Portrush, Portrush railway station, Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Ireland, Railbus, Sandite, ScotRail, Single European Railway Directive 2012, Single-track railway, Sligo, SLNCR Lough class, Southeastern (train operating company), Spending Review, Sri Lanka, Standard-gauge railway, Steam locomotive, Strabane, Tank locomotive, Templepatrick, TFI Leap Card, The Troubles, Tillysburn railway station, Track bed, Translink (Northern Ireland), TransPennine Express, Transport for Wales Rail, Ulster Transport Authority, Ulsterbus, UTA 70 Class, UTA MED, UTA MPD, Vertical integration, Wales, Windhoff, 2-6-4, 5 ft 3 in gauge railways.