/ /1877 | Carrickfergus and Larne Railway Whitehead (third) opened. |
/ /1901 | International Engineering Congress, Glasgow Three tunnel routes considered from Scotland/Wales to Ireland: Mull of Kintyre to Antrim (revival of the 1868 proposal, rejected due to remoteness of Kintyre), Holyhead to Howth (rejected due to length), Wigtownshire to Larne/Donaghadee (passing north round the deep trench of the Beaufort's Dyke). Latter considered most suitable with a route from north of Portpatrick to Whitehead. |
/ /1907 | Carrickfergus and Larne Railway Whitehead station expanded with the addition of Whitehead Excursion Platform. |
/ /1909 | Carrickfergus and Larne Railway Laharna Hotel, Whitehead, purchased by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway. The railway also created a beach by transferring sand from Portrush, built a clifftop path on Black Head and a promenade and small pier. |
/ /1929 | Carrickfergus and Larne Railway Doubled from Carrickfergus to Kilroot. Doubled from Kilroot to Whitehead. |
/ /1934 | Portpatrick Railway
Carrickfergus and Larne Railway Further consideration of the tunnel from Portpatrick, Scotland, to Whitehead, Northern Ireland. |
/ /1966 | Carrickfergus and Larne Railway Laharna Hotel, Whitehead, sold by Ulster Transport Authority. |