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1097 is listed in the February 1961 register as... 56 feet buffer to buffer, 52 feet over headstocks, 9 foot 3 maximum width, 12 foot 7 maximum height, accommodation for 4 "male" stretchers, and 30 seats, 2 corridor gangway connections, centre corridor, 2 lavatories, fitted for heating, electric lighting, , two gas rings, two cloakrooms, fitted for radio. Built in 1924, and re-built in 1959. It was renumbered AM12 in September 1965

Coach number 900... In the CIE internal use booklet "Classification of Passenger Rolling Stock", dated 1st February 1961, no 900 is listed on page 35 under "Ambulance Vans" along with 1097, 94M, 163M, 1900 (these four were re-numbered AM 12/ 10/ 11/ 13 in September 1965) 1097 went to the RPSI. Non-Bogie, 34 feet buffer to buffer, 30 feet over headstocks, max width 9 feet, Max height 11 feet 3 and a half inches, open saloon, 1 lavatory, heating- yes, lighting- yes, gas, passenger communication - yes. Under seating accommodation it records "two berths", year built 1891.

Staying on the thread but "off NCC plates topic" I agree with previous comments about researching and publishing based on material in the IRRS archive. Bob Clements kept a travelling diary right up to the early 1970's detailing not only locomotives and numbers but train workings along with fantastic details about drivers and other railway staff. Those 1000-odd closely typed A4 pages are a phenomenal resource, match up a couple of his diary pages with his own pictures (which Ciaran Cooney can work his magic on) they would make a fantastic addition to every issue of the "Journal". All it takes are volunteers !

Russell Currie's immaculate notes are perfectly filed in a filing cabinet in the IRRS archive, and very detailed they are too !

Limerick Junction before the shot-blasting was moved to Silvermines

Billboards!

Beet wagons at Wellington Bridge 16.10 1990, and Limerick Works 18.6.1991

Roscrea Liner at Nenagh, 18th June 1991 In reply to mmie053, pic of up Cork day mail at Limerick Junction, 18th June 1991

Q3, Yes up platform at Lisburn, the train then headed to Knockmore for posed photographs, and then on to Ballinderry to run round before returning to the Central Services depot. I got a picture at the closed halt of Brookmount on the way back from Ballinderry

Not on a regular basis, the attached is a Michael Jackson special from Bangor and Belfast at Cork Glanmire Road waiting for returning passengers in the early hours of 31st July 1988

A few more random pictures of tank wagons... 10 molasses wagons at Enfield, 2nd July 1995 072 on the up Sligo empty oil train at Boyle 11th August 1995 The same train waiting for the staff after crossing the 18.30 from Connolly at Killucan Part of the spray train at Drogheda10th May 1996

802 in CIE livery resides on my desk !

simply NO ! The A class ( apart from a trial with one loco ) were vacuum braked, the Mark 3 fleet was air braked.

I came across these while trawling through my files.... Limerick 9.6.1988

A few more push pull images...t the push-pull up on a stand, Inchicore 2nd May, 1988 Control car 6101 under construction, Inchicore, 2nd May 1988 The mock up, with the body removed, Inchicore, 16.9.1989

In reply to Fiacra... Here is a picture of the said windscreen, from the inside.. 6101 at Drogheda, about to work the 15.05 to Pearse.

The earlier CIE weed spray train was a real mix up of parts, is any modeller had a spare GSR "Canopy" cab it would make a good start! Pictures from the stabled train in Portadown in June 1976

Former Esso tank wagon, then in use as a water tanker in the CIE weedspray train stabled at Portadown, and "Caltex" wagon 454A in the same train 20th June 1976

A couple of pictures of the fuel oil train from the Alexander Road depot at the oil siding at Inchicore 007 on 5th March 1990, note the health & safety conscious guard has lit the stove in his van next the engine! 181 on 1st July 1992 with the fuel tanks behind the loco, by this time the guards van ceased to be used, the guard travelled in the loco cab.

Tim Moriarty in the IRRS Journal Vol 23, no 162, February 2007 has a 19 page article "The Irish language on the Railway" or.. "An Ghaeilge 'sna Boithre Iarainn" which details the rationale for the adoption of the spelling of place-names. If you need a copy I can send it, Michael

I don't know the dimensions of the BR vans, the CIE Pal -Van interior dimensions were 16' 8" long by 7' 8"wide, the sliding door opening max dimensions were 8' 6" wide by 6' and half an inch high. The height from the top of the rail to the bottom of the wagon frame was 3' 9.5", the wheelbase was 10' and the tare weight was 7.45 tons, with a carrying capacity of 12 tons. In comparison to the earlier series of covered goods wagon, its interior dimensions were the same at 16'8" long by 7' 5.5" wide, internal height was 7' 3.5", the doors when both open were 4' 8" Height from the top of the rail to the bottom of the wagon frame was 3' 11.25"The tare weight was 6.50 tons, carrying capacity the same at 12 tons ( 15 of the older vans had sliding doors similar to those on the later Pal-Van series)

A couple of scans from the Railway Clearing House Junction Diagrams book, David & Charles published a facsimile copy in the 1980's, its worth looking for on second hand bookshop sites. There are 21 Irish maps in the book... Antrim, Cookstown, Navan, Ennis, Wexford & Rosslare, Athlone, Cavan, Clara, Strabane, Dublin, Belfast, Londonderry, Castlewellan, The DNGR, Cork, Waterford, Athenry, Claremorris, Collooney, Palace East Tralee. Indeed junctions where different companies met, minute distances are quoted to enable "foreign" companies to work out what to charge per vehicle per mile travelled on their system. Another excellent official map source is the Railway clearing House system map, the Irish map was issued in 1897, 1902, 1906, 1912, 1918, 1920, 1927, the RPSI issued a reproduction poster of the 1927 (?) map showing the network at it's peak. Copies occasionally turn up on e bay or second hand book sites.

Crosshill Quarry, Crumlin, Co. Antrim... A few pictures from May 1980..... A mix of MED's But's CIE laminates and Park Royal coaches. Not quite what the official Hansard record claims regarding wrapping to prevent the exposure to blue asbestos!

Jim, surely you mean minus any interference from the staff in Queens Quay!, Beyer proposed two 2-6-4T's but QQ wanted a 4-6-4T, Michael