Ben Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 http://catalogue.nli.ie/Search/Results?lookfor=%22+Railroads+Ireland+Dublin+%28County%29+1970-1980%22&type=Subject&filter%5B%5D=format%3A%22Photo%22&view=list http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000308352 http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000308351 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Great O'Dea pics there, especially the Mark IIs coming off the old Harwich train ferry. I'm guessing they came over on Brit bogies as accommodation bogies? Wonder if they went from Derby to port via road or rail... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UP6936 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Ah so they where painted at inchicore? Never knew that. Thanks for posting the links, some great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhu Varren Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Great O'Dea pics there, especially the Mark IIs coming off the old Harwich train ferry. I'm guessing they came over on Brit bogies as accommodation bogies? Wonder if they went from Derby to port via road or rail... According to my book on Mk 2s, they were "mounted on accommodation bogies for haulage to Harwich Town where they were loaded onto BR train ferries". The book does not mention whether this was by rail or road, but it does say that the earlier NIR order for Mk 2s was moved by rail on accommodation bogies from Derby to Ardrossan, so it is very likely that the CIE coaches went the same way, but to Harwich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 According to my book on Mk 2s, they were "mounted on accommodation bogies for haulage to Harwich Town where they were loaded onto BR train ferries". The book does not mention whether this was by rail or road, but it does say that the earlier NIR order for Mk 2s was moved by rail on accommodation bogies from Derby to Ardrossan, so it is very likely that the CIE coaches went the same way, but to Harwich. Cheers Dhu Varren. Could be an interesting modelling project.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 They arrived in light green undercoat and were painted properly in Inchicore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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