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All on board for train documentary
11.07.11
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A documentary series
about the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
network is currently being made. The producers,
Waddell Media, would like to speak to people from
Inishowen with stories about the railway that wended
its way throughout the county for 54 years from 1887
to when it closed in 1941. |
The documentary is
being made for TG4 television.
"We are interested in speaking to anyone who has any
memories, however small, of this railway. These
could be stories passed on by parents, grandparents
or other relatives about journeys on these trains
and the impact the railway had on people’s lives at
the time," said Waddell Media's Órfhlaith Ní
Chearnaigh |
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The Lough Swilly trains, once a
familiar sight in Inishowen. |
"Also if you have any
memorabilia, photographs or old Super 8 footage of
these trains or railway line, we would love to hear
from you."
The railway network through some of the most
picturesque countryside included Derry to Farland
Point with a track to Buncrana. The Letterkenny line
opened in 1883 with Carndonagh added in 1901.
The new series is being produced for TG4 with
assistance from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish
Language Broadcast Fund. If you would like to
contribute, please contact Órfhlaith on 048 9042
7646 or email
orfhlaith@waddellmedia.com . |
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