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http://www.igp-web.com/Carlow/Borris_Railway.htm Hi all Hoping to tap into the hive mind around here to help me out to try and identify the rolling stock in the above photo - While Im not bad at locations and stuff - i have to confess complete ignorance when it comes to naming passenger stock and locomotives from before the 1960s............... this train is on the viaduct in Borris on the Bagnalstown to Palace east GS&WR line - given that passenger services ceased on that line in the early 30's - i think we're probably looking at the 1920s or slightly earlier - Im looking to identify the coaches and loco - not the exact number - but the make and model would be great. thanks all Ed PS - just looked it up - the photo is on a card produced in Dublin and posted in 1908!

Best of luck with the move Lads.

Love it!

the slate grey looks fantastic - I did vote for it - but Im still blown away how great it looks. Order for the 2 packs placed....along with the divorce level number of A's I've already ordered......thats the "toy train" fund blown for this year!.................give us a bit more time before putting that much temptation in front us again lads !! all in all - brilliant and for keeping us "60s" heads in mind... Ed

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/aai-files/assets/libraries/kilkenny-county-library/reading-room/physical-landscape/castlecomer-train-station.jpg the above is a picture of a train standing at Castlecomer Station - a line that was purely built to service a coal mine. If there was ever a place you were going to see Coal Wagons on the Irish network..............as you can see its a typical GW&SR/GSR/50/60's CIE scene.....JHB is spot on........ CIE didn't build purpose built Coal wagons - either for their own fuel needs or to transport for commercial interests.....whatever could be purposed for the task was used.............. I think people underestimate how utterly broke this country was for the first 40 years of its existence after independence - we were a bit like an Eastern Atlantic version of Cuba - we embarked on a dose of self sufficiency or as close as for a couple of decades after independence - this manifested itself in a credit drought and the re-use, re-purpose and repair of capital equipment on Irish Railways well beyond expected life spans....and also getting the absolute maximum return out of every piece of equipment.......................another age completely compared to now.

Hi Ernie from the top Im pretty sure the middle photo is Bridgetown and the bottom photo is Campile - the first one has me puzzled. On that line - all the stations , Campile , Ballycullane, Wellington bridge , Bridgetown and to lesser extent Killinick were all set up roughly the same - the passenger platform in the middle of the passing loops with sidings for beet, Cattle and freight loading......Im tempted to shout the top photo as Ballycullane - but its so hard to be sure - and virtually impossible to tell these days after the wholesale unwarranted vandalism by CIE in the rationalisation of the line after the late 70's.......... No idea of the year - 1970-1977 - given the livery and the fashion - I was only a nipper then. Ed

JHB - Thank you for taking the time to put that spreadsheet together - its a brilliant concise resource. I'll be printing it off and adding another couple of columns for pictures of the real thing and who , if anybody, is making kits and models. I'm a long time lurker here after stumbling across it via IRM - I've finally decided to scratch that itch that has never really left since childhood - I was obsessed with trains and railways as a kid - more toy trains and Hornby GWR back then for a decade until football, girls etc etc took over................... But when you find yourself over the decades instantly drawn to any tv programme remotely mentioning the R word, travelling by train as a preference whenever possible (Honeymoon was 3 weeks around Europe by train and she still didn't divorce me!), find visiting Stations a delight, and when you find yourself driving along to somewhere, then something familiar catches your eye and you are tracing the alignment of railway lines , both existing and extinct as you go........................its time to admit your addiction and give in to the Dark side... I'm in the provisional planning stages (still in negotiation for land rights from the Boss!) for a layout of the South Carlow/North Wexford lines circa 1955 - 1975-80.............more specifically the Bagnalstown Yard and the Palace East line that I used to play on as a kid down the back of my Grandparents house in Borris - tho the rails had been lifted a decade before I arrived on the scene. It will be more of an "homage" than a prototypical working as I would like to incorporate as many elements of the line/lines as possible..ie viaducts, deep cuttings, rolling valleys and Mountain background and some fairly unique buildings ..lots to keep me occupied in the winter months for years I'd say!.......and lots of cattle and open wagons by the looks of things ( I'm praying for a moment of the Divine Intervention in IRM Towers too...........but A Class is a great start in our direction!). thanks again for your contributions here JHB -and thanks to all the gang here as the knowledge base shared here is fantastic - one day I might be able to bring something useful to the table Best Regards Ed