{"id":38783,"date":"2024-04-07T06:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T10:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=38783"},"modified":"2024-04-07T10:15:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T14:15:20","slug":"tracing-the-old-burma-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracing-the-old-burma-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracing the old Burma Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This last saw trains in the mid-1970s, yet much of the track and right-of-way remains intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The disused Irish railway that runs from Claremorris, Co. Mayo via Kiltimagh and Charlestown to Colloney, Co. Sligo is known as the ‘Burma Road.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A railbike operation is based at the old station in Kiltimagh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After St. Patrick’s Day, Kris and followed a portion of the Burma Road on our drive toward Sligo. In places the old line had been recently cleared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made these images using my Nikon Z7-II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The area around the station in Kiltimagh has been preserved and a rail-bikes operation is advertised.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kiltimagh Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The old station at Coolaney looking toward Colloney, Co. Sligo. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The old station at Coolaney looking toward Colloney, Co. Sligo. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Coolaney looking toward Charlestown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Near Colloney, Co. Sligo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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