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175 photos (incl. 5 in colour!) 48 drawings/ diagrams 6 maps 246 pages hardback 8 chapters, 7 appendices, bibliography & index (Very limited number of Locomotives of the GS&WR are also available from Transport Treasury as well )

The Public Record Office in Belfast has (had?) the GNR(I) bridge books for their area.

Patrick..... a very useful L&LSR exploration guide is attached...

A very poor, and vague article, lots of errors... why oh why did the author or the editors of British railways Illustrated Magazine let this one through without somebody with the most basic knowledge check it first? Since when did Portrush become Port Rush?, "RPSI Tri-composite coach no 861 is associated with the NCC as it was used in departmental liveries of both CIE and UTA", what is that about?????????... now where are my blood pressure tablets!

The Model railway Society of Ireland are having an open day at the Old Fire Station, Dorset Street Upper, Dublin D01F6V8 on Saturday 21st March 10am to 2pm. There will be 0 gauge running, bring along anything you like....

I have the following RPSI 5'3", Five Foot Three Magazines free to a good home. (date range 1970 - 2017) Located in Co. Louth collection or free delivery to Dublin or Belfast by arrangement or postage at cost from UK or RoI................ 9 17 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 57 58 62

All IRRS Journals now gone.......

I have the following IRRS Journals.... date range Autumn 1957 - Feb 1996 Free to a good home, they are in Co. Louth, free delivery by arrangement to Dublin or Belfast, or postage at cost. Numbers... 21 29 31 32 33 35 36 40 43 44 45 46 47 48 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129

I think it was a BUT...

You are all a bit wide of the mark.... MED's, CIE Park Royals, BUT cars went into the quarry at Crosshill near Crumlin. It was the cab end of 80 class driving trailer No. 741, damaged beyond repair in a firebomb attack at Balmoral 19.9.1979 These two pictures were taken at Magheramorne (note spelling !) on 18.5.1980 after the rest of it was scrapped. The cab end was kept in case it might be needed for accident repair, it was not and was cut up at Magheramorne.

1st September 1897, Adare (dep 10am) to Newtownstewart (arr 8pm), 4th September Newtownstewart to Newtownards via Derry/ Londonderry & Belfast. The BNCR provided their coaches, nos 8&9 from Waterside to Newtownards, the BCDR provided their specially bult saloon (no 153) for a day trip from Newtownards to Newcastle and return on the 6th, also for the last leg from Newtownards to Belfast on the 8th. There is an article "Royal Travel in Ireland" by DB McNeill in the IRRS Journal, vol 16, (October 1988) pages 426- 446 & 455 Some details of specific vehicles for each company are written up there.

Platform 6 !

Cattle, Pigs, Sheep, Horses

In reply to POL_PMB's post of earlier, I attach some bumph from NIR's Blue n Grey launch.... The very extensive (compared to today) menu was all cooked up by Mella in the kitchen of 547!

From "The Locomotive" May 1903

A couple of MGWR horseboxes, 5m at Albert Quay, May 1960 and 32m at The Broadstone (solebar is marked Inchicore 7-1930)

The key with the red arrow is to lock/ unlock the shutter door on the outside of a gangway at the end of the old-fashioned carriage. The smaller key is correctly identified as a gas shut off key.

Here we have an undated list of sidings on the CIE network. The only clue to possible date is on page 2 where a siding for Goulding at Sligo is "being installed"

The first regular timetabled cross-Border use of the 2600's was with the introduction of the new timetable on 15th May 1995 (although it had been running for a few weeks prior) A set of 2600's (usually 3 x 2) left Dundalk on Sundays at 17.10 to Portadown arr. 17.55. The set then returned to Connolly as the 18.10 calling at Newry, Dundalk and Drogheda (plus Mosney 21st May to 27th Aug). Around this time passenger numbers were steadily increasing between Belfast and Dublin, this railcar working was designed to ease pressure on the already heavily loaded 18.15 from Belfast, the railcar continued on this roster until the new timetable on 1st September 1997 when a new 17.30 from Belfast replaced the railcar working, calling at Portadown at 18.15/17 and taking much the same path to Connolly. These three images were taken at 1) Poyntzpass, 2) Portadown, 3) departing Portadown for Connolly on Sunday 8th May 1995

Colm was also a regular contributor to Railway Magazine...

Here is the complete Mallow beet programme for winter 1958, nine pages, that will give you something to think about !!

The "Beet Campaign" traffic arrangements were advised in the weekly circular at the start of the season.

The coaches obtained by the GN post war were all ex LNWR, I have figured out all the LNWR numbers, the original LMS numbering and the second LMS re-numbering except for one, which was GNR(I) no 474.