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Dundonald Railway Station, Then and Now…

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Conclusion & Acknowledgements

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BCDR tickets from Dundonald

 

 

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Belfast & County Down Railway Timetable from 1940 shows the journey time from Belfast to Dundonald as a sprightly 12 minutes.

 

 

Station Receipts and Expenses

 

1916 – 1928

 

DUNDONALD STATION

 

                                   

RECEIPTS

EXPENSES

Year

No. of

Passengers booked

Passenger Receipts

£

Parcels, Horses,

Carriages & Dogs

£

Total Coaching

Receipts

£

Expenses of Station

£

1916

37,390

   504

14

   518

   322

1917

39,760

   610

16

   626

   501

1918

42,674

   745

24

   769

   690

1919

46,395

   965

48

1,013

   917

1920

47,451

 1,001

39

1,040

1,705

1921

39,706

1,028

27

1,055

1,492

1922

43,715

1,056

29

1,085

1,058

1923

41,544

   999

20

1,019

1,035

1924

42,632

   903

24

   927

1,055

1925

35,766

   682

27

   709

999

1926

28,576

   502

15

   517

901

1927

36,058

   601

22

   623

586

1928

36,348

   567

23

   590

621

 

Note that the receipts above only account for passengers who bought their tickets at Dundonald. Passengers who paid for their fares at other stations are not included.

 

GOODS, MINERALS & LIVESTOCK TRAFFIC

Year

Goods Tonnage

in and out

Minerals Tonnage

in and out

No.  of Livestock Trucks

in and out

1916

966

   617

      91

1917

975

   729

     104

1918

952

   588

     130

1919

920

   727

     767

1920

325

2,628

     575

1921

279

   576

       68

1922

515

   111

       96

1923

281

     22

       79

1924

181

   381

      103

1925

155

   233

        82

1926

  72

   171

        82

1927

  83

     36

        52

1928

  58

   655

        64

 

 

 

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