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SideTracked - Newtownards Mystery Cache

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sgtzara: As below. This one has run its course.

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Hidden : 1/19/2013
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the listed co-ordinates.  To obtain the final co-ordinates for the cache, you must solve the puzzle below.

Unlike most SideTracked caches, this cache will not take you to a Train Station.  This is because Newtownards Railway Station is sadly no more.  The co-ordinates at the top of the page however, will take you a footbridge which went over the old Belfast & County Down Railway Line.  Trains which ran under this bridge were either heading to, or coming from Donaghadee. 

Near this bridge was the goods loading area.  See photo below:-



Unfortunately, the Newtownards to Donaghadee railway line closed in 1950 and excluding some road and foot bridges, little evidence of its glory days remains today. 



More information about the Belfast & County Down Railway can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast_and_County_Down_Railway.

The cache is located at:-

N 54 35.(DNOOA NTTNN OAUCL BSTIW UGBSB OLETR MOSOE TLNYL CAEMB RLRIN TFELS IATFX) (LNYLP AOAOD TFLRB SNEOA UNETD RBSSE LJORE TLTFN) (BRLPA OAATF LRBSN OAUNE TGBSS ELNOE TLTFE)

W 005 40. (DNOOA NPOSO IUCLB STLRH LNBOL ETRUT TEELN YLCAS RORII NTFEL PUCAW) (PUCAI WSOET OSOIM OBRLW RHLNE PATFS TTEES LNOAI RORTT UGBSZ) (LNYLO DTFNE OADRB SORET)

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Genpx Svany: Bss gur cngu, jnyx qbjauvyy ohg abg hc.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)