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The only GNR(I) WTT's that I can find with "Double Summer" time are... 8.6.1941, 5.4.42, 4.4.43, 2.4.44, 2.4.45, 7.10.45, 14.1.46 and 13.4.47.

141 poxy Paula, 142 horny Hanora, 149 Avril 152 Hardy Harriet 154 racy Rachel 155 negligent Nellie 156 principled Priscilla 157 mulish Muriel 158 hilarious Hilary 159 Imelda 160 Val, later mangey Margie 161 rusty Ruth 162 sleepy Sylvia 163 conceptive Concepta 164 hectic Helen, later shitty Sharon 165 bingo Biddy 168 geriatric Gertrude 170 dirty Dilly 172 stinking Stasia 176 limping Lisa later thumping Tessie 181 Dora 185 violent Violet 188 Gertie 189 shaking Sheila 189 scruffy Samantha 192 venereal Vera 071 GM Power 072 Nellie, later Vulcan 073 Ambassador 074 Laura, later Hellfire 077 Agnes, later Centur 079 Sophie, later Apollo 081 Corinthian 082 Sheila 084 Regal 086 Nancy later rail wrecker.

I recorded them as I saw them on my footplate travels, I have names for 141/181/071 if anybody is interested... 002 Sue, later Sandra, 003 Maura, 013 Vera, 015 Marina, later Nasty Nancy 017 piddling Philomena 018 antique Agnes 022 Sinead 026 fickle Felicity 027 Clara 031 desperate Debbie 035 Margaret 036 Olga 038 Catherine 047 thirsty Theresa 049 Lorraine 051 Mary 054 Constance, later geriatric Geraldine, later again geriatric Gertrude 055 sulky Susan 058 Joanne. I recall a list of names in an ITG "Irish Mail"

A few things from my Hunslet file.... 1) spec page from Hunslet. 2), a fanciful colour advert featuring 102 on a Bell Liner train under the little used gantry at Adelaide 3), a page from a 1970 BREL publicity brochure. Railway Magazine July and September 1970 featured the Hunslets in a couple of articles.

From the CIE rail-freight wagon book, drawing no 13...

Colin, I know that many of the barrels of Harp and Guinness ended up in the army base at Bessbrook, the army sealed off the area until all suspicious barrels had been removed and made safe !

On the Island of Ireland I have copies, otherwise for UK orders Transport Treasury have copies, saves all the Brexit postage delays.... Michael McMahon.

GS&WR tender drawings GS&WR Tenders.pdf

Tullamore, train towards Portarlington?

From the Edgar Allen news V37, no 433 July 1958.... "560 had an unfortunate mishap at midnight on 4th August 1947 when, on entering Tramore station, which was crowded with trippers, she failed to stop, and crashed through the end wall of the station, dropping eight feet on to Strand Road. Fortunately she landed in an upright position, ploughing up the roadway, the leading coach being suspended over the broken wall. No one was seriously hurt, there being a few passengers on the train, and these were given first aid treatment; but two Civic Guards (policemen) on duty had narrow escapes, and a parked motor car was damaged." From W&T by Fayle & Newham

The turntable at Tramore was 18 feet in diameter, the table at Waterford Manor was much larger at 22 feet 3 inches !