| | This is a new edition of the DR EM Patterson's Book The Ballymena Lines, originally published in 1968 and is a companion volume to The BallyCastle Railway by the same author, reissued in 2006. County Antrim was the cradle of the Irish narrow gauge railways and this updated edition covers the Ballymena, Cushendal and Red Bay Railway, the Ballymena and Larne Railway, the NCC and the various industrial lines that operated such as the Glenariff Railway, the Carnlough Mineral Railway and the British Aluminium lines at Larne. A Detailed itinerary taking you over what remains of the railway in 2007 provides a useful and interesting addition to the 1968 Book. Contents:
- 1 – Ballymena and the blue hills
- 2 – The Glenariff Railway
- 3 – The Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
- 4 – The Ballymena and Larne Railway
- 5 – The B&L Faces the facts
- 6 – Life under the Northern Counties
- 7 – The Midland Years
- 8 – The Locomotives
- 9 – Carraiges and Wagons
- 10 – Train Services and operating methods
- 11 – Conclusion
- 12 – The Narrow Gauge Routes in 2007
- 13 – Industrial Lines in Mid-Antrim
- - British Aluminium Company, Larne
- - Carnlough Lime Company Tramways
- - Trostan Mineral Railway
- Appendix 1 – List of Stations and Halts
- Appendix 2 – List of Chairmen and Offices
- Appendix 3 – List of Relevant Acts of Parliament
- Appendix 4 – Classification of Engines
- Appendix 5 – Traffic Returns
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- Index
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