Ballyroney railway

[TheWhuttle]

Hi Jarvey50,

PRONI's holdings of historical records kept by railway companies are listed under the "Ulster Transport Authority" (UTA) category.

You can browse this immediately from the initial page on their website www.proni.gov.uk.
[Select "Search the eCatalogue", then "Browse the eCatalogue".]

Specifically of interest to you will be:
UTA/18 Banbridge Junction Railway
UTA/19 Banbridge, Lisburn & Belfast Railway
UTA/23 Great Northern Railway

However, none of these seem to include a category of "Personnel" under which "Salaries book, containing names of the employees, their occupations, dates of appointment and salaries per annum" might be found.

Such is extant e.g. within UTA/11/K/2-4 for the Belfast & Ballymena Railway, covering 1869-1911.
Records there were restricted to including only those employees who had served for at least 21 years.
[Presumably because they were then entitled to a pension (and a watch).
 Employee records were only really kept (by the larger companies) once (private company) pensions came in.
 My understanding is that the earliest was the Guinness Brewery in Dublin.]

Ref: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=438570.msg3023783
Ref: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=438570.msg3134269

Capt. Jock

[Andrea.e]

I love reading all these stories, information,  replies. We've just purchased the station. I can't wait to learn more.

[BallyaltikilliganG]

congratulations what a purchase.!!!    sometime try RM Arnold books on ulster railways, linenhall library catalogue eg

Description   viii,184p : ill., facsims, maps, ports ; 23 cm.
Note   Facsims., maps, on lining paper.
Subject   Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
ISBN   0856401269
hoping i have the right company

[Andrea.e]

Thankyou.. can't wait to restore it.

[hallmark]

Thankyou.. can't wait to restore it.

Keep an eye out for records!! 

[Roy_L]

I love reading all these stories, information,  replies. We've just purchased the station. I can't wait to learn more.

Congrats on your purchase Andrea, hope you enjoy living there!

I did see it listed on PropertyPal and from the outside still looks very original, just looking at the photo of the bridge it seems to have two arches, can you tell if there were twin tracks on that line?

As i said before my grandfather was porter at the old Mullafernaghan station not that far from you ..... here`s an old photo, he is third left along with other station workers...

[Andrea.e]

What an amazing photo! Your blessed to have such treasures. Thankyou for sharing it, it was of great interest. The building outside is very much in its original state and not listed but I still plan on restoring it sympathetically and keeping as much as possible only adding the old Victorian lighting, benches etc...items that would've been there originally. As for the arches, there are two and I think a double line though to be honest... not a 100% sure but time will answer that question when I go back up again. Inside is a HUGE job. Dear only knows when the work will be started, how long it'll take or when, if ever, it'll be finished. I don't care. I'm still thrilled to bits with it. It's the sort of building I want to hug ( at the risk of being labeled and anorak).