Building Preservation Notice - Neills Hill Railway Station

Dear Sir or Madam,

The Department of Regional Development is currently producing plans
to build the Eway on the old track-bed of the Belfast & County Down
Railway (BCDR) out of Belfast towards Dundonald.

Are you aware that there are still remnants of the Neills Hill
railway station still in existence some 58 years following closure
i.e.: a platform on one side? These remnants are the only piece of
the former BCDR still in existence along the Eway route.

Can you advise if there are any plans to place a Buildings
Preservation Notice on the remaining platform at Neills Hill
station? This action would help to ensure that part of the historic
Belfast & County Down railway is retained in the ambitious Eway
plan.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.

Yours faithfully,

Gavin Bamford

Dear Sir or Madam,

I refer to my recent FOI request and would appreciate an early
reply.

Yours sincerely,

Gavin Bamford

Dear Ms Drake,

Neill's Hill Railway Station is situated on the former BCDR railway
line at Sandown Road, Belfast BT5. There is one short visible
stretch of old platform and presumably more of the same below the
overgrowth. The station dates back to 1890 with closure in 1950 and
it is possible that these are the only BCDR remnants that are
in-situ along the proposed eWay route.

I await your formal response in due course.

Yours sincerely,

Gavin Bamford

PS Also see:

http://photos-by-gavin.fpic.co.uk/p52828...