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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 !

From an article by D G Coakham.

This could also be of use in the station carpark !

In the table Des says... coaching stock as at April 1954... 56M ex MGWR, 4 wheeled parcels van; ex -mortuary van, built?, spare at Tramore.

Des Coakham, Railway Bylines annual no 3, 14 page article on the W&T.

The book arrived from the printers just before Warley, I have yet to see a physical copy myself! It is available from Transport Treasury ttpublishing.co.uk Thanks, Michael,

New book from Transport Treasury...

77 "Achilles" at Antrim

pal van 1.pdf pal van 2.pdf