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I've just passed York station and there is a fearsome looking Snowplough belonging to Network Rail in the sidings North of the station. Having been on the Dromad to Dublin yesterday and passed through the snow covered countryside I was wondering if there was something similar at home?

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CIE bought a pair of mini-snow ploughs for the 071s following the blizzard & big snow in January 1980.

Dublin was basically cut off from the rest of the country for a week with most of the main roads blocked, though CIE managed to keep most of the main lines open.

On the day following the blizzard CIE ran a special from Cork with emergency food supplies for Dublin. The Sligo line took a week to clear mainly on account of fallen trees.

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13 minutes ago, Mayner said:

CIE bought a pair of mini-snow ploughs for the 071s following the blizzard & big snow in January 1980.

Dublin was basically cut off from the rest of the country for a week with most of the main roads blocked, though CIE managed to keep most of the main lines open.

On the day following the blizzard CIE ran a special from Cork with emergency food supplies for Dublin. The Sligo line took a week to clear mainly on account of fallen trees.

John

 

Was it not January 1982?

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Should be the same as on your pc Wrenn, once you have the images in the ipad / tablets photos app, you can just tap the image link and find them on the device, 

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These were posted previously by @Glenderg showing a buffer clamped snowplough (2012)

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Thanks lads. I didn't think we'd have something as big due to the lack of heavy snow we get. I lived near Inverness for a year and can remember trying to get down the A9 in a blizzard or passing Aviemore on the train in summer and still being able to see snow on the mountains.

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