The Ulster Railway also promote the building of the line from Portadown to Dungannon and Omagh. \u00a0At Omagh, the line made a junction with the Londonderry and Enniskillen line from Derry and provided a second route through Belfast to Derry.The Dungannon and Omagh Railway company was backed by Ulster Railway. \u00a0It took a lease of the line.<\/p>\n
In 1875, the D&D and Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway merged to form Northern Railways.\u00a0 The D & E leased the London and Enniskillen line and changed its name to Irish North Western Railway.<\/p>\n
It ultimately merged the Northern Railways in 1876 with the Ulster Railway\u00a0 to form the Great Northern Railway. The Newry and Armagh Railway also joined and became part in 1879.<\/p>\n\n
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