To extend its activity in Ireland it decided to purchase an interest in a large Irish railway .
The Midland Railway had invested heavily in new harbour facilities at Heysham and was anxious that its influence in Ulster would not end at Donegall Quay in Belfast .
To extend Belfast 's activity in Ireland it decided to purchase an interest in a large Irish railway .
The Midland Railway had invested heavily in new harbour facilities at Heysham and was anxious that its influence in Ulster would not end at Donegall Quay in Belfast .