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After consultation with the Household Authority in view of the weather forecast for this weekend the trip to the Ffestiniog Gala was called off and cancelled at 2am on Tuesday. An exciting alternative was then proposed that one should plaster up some holes in the living room wall where a radiator was removed a couple of years ago. However how about uploading a few more images!. These are from the early / mid 1960's. CIE 1967 CA Killarney 25j+092. CIE 1967 CA Killarney 25j+088. CIE 1967 ca Waterford 25j+077. CIE 1967 ca Mallow 25j+096.

I'm off to the Ffestiniog Gala on Thursday for 5 days so, as Madame has gone off to Beamish with our youngest daughter and year old twin grandchildren today; and I have done my chores, I will upload some more Casserley negs from 1955. I am supposed to be plastering in the kitchen however as it was ca 1978 the last time I got plastered I seem to have lost the knack! Claremorris to Ballina. CIE 1955-04-19 Claremorris 229 RMC26113 RMC 83480. CIE 1955-04-20 Ballyvary 599. RMC26101 RMC83488a. CIE 1955-04-20 Foxford RMC83487 Cas25180. CIE 1955-04-19 Ballina. RMC26106 RMC83484.

County Donegal Railways at Strabane today. CDRJC 1957 Strabane 14 with Phoenix adding wagons to its Letterkenny service. PFF372. CDRJC 1957 Strabane No 6 'Columbkille'. PFF293. CDRJC 1957 Strabane No 5 on Finn Vally goods. PFF298. CDRJC 1957 Strabane long goods arriving from Letterkenny. PFF287. CDRJC 1957 Strabane Booking Office. PFF295. CDRJC 1957 Strabane 18 + 20 in Letterkenny platform. PFF325.

GNRI 1950-05-17 Clones 57 HCC 72973 Cas25053. GNRI 1950-05-17 Clones 164 HCC 72972 Cas25052. GNRI 1950-05-17 Clones 203 HCC 72975 Cas25055.

Manulla Junction in April 1955, nowadays 2 points but at least its still there. CIE 1955-04-20 Manulla Junction RMC26103 RMC83490. CIE 1955-04-19 Manulla Junction 655 1.30 Westport - Athlone. RMC26114 RMS 83481. CIE 1955-04-19 Manulla Junction, 542, 11.25 Athlone - Westport. RMC26115 RMC83482.

In the photo the loco is already loaded onto the bogie Well wagon for transfer to the port. The tender body has been detached and is on another well wagon whilst the tender chassis awaits another wagon and there are timber frames to put round the cab. Its a small tender which were fitted to numbers 90 to 98 when these were built in small numbers over the years 1933 to 1937.

Derby Works had already worked out how to transport new locos to Ireland. This is a view of one of the 1933 built Class W 2-6-0's being prepared for shipment. I think this was an HC Casserley negative so I can probably find the exact date. EDIT. Not a Casserley Negative, Its a glass one I acquired in 2021 but I can't remember where it came from.

Memories! Takes me back 60 years to the East Coast Main Line in Northumberland. D9000 in a hurry to get back to Crewe from Heaton Open Weekend; this morning.

Sligo Leitrim & Northern Counties today. SLNC 1929-09-20 Sligo 'Blacklion' ex GNRI 118 HCC Glass 6324 Cas25007. SLNC 1950-05-18 Enniskillen 'Fermanagh' oou HCC72983 Cas25081. SLNC 1929-09-19 Manorhamilton ' Lough Gill '' HCC Glass 6322 Cas25005. SLNC 1929-09-19 Manorhamilton Coach No12 ,Asbbury 1899. HCC Glass 6320 Cas25010

A couple of interesting workings through Haltwhistle today, a welcome change from the usual diet of 156, 158 DMU's & Class 66 Locos. Sir Nigel Gresley & Royal Scots Grey. They were working to Newcastle Heaton Depot which is having an Open Weekend on the 20/21 September. as part of the Railways 200 years Celebrations. No need to go now ! I've seen the 2 that I might have gone to see. Last weekend I went to the Tanfield Railway which is actually celebrating its 300 years and says its is the World oldest as it still operates over part of the original trackbed (wooden wagonway then.)

GMK035 CIE 1961-04-xx Inchicore Up Home signal with square Board S4. GMK022 CIE 1961-04-xx Inchicore 'Sambo' L28. GMK010 CIE 1961-04-xx Inchicore TD112.

CIE 1961-06-05 Fenit Pier yj313. CIE 1961-06 Athlone West Junction Cabin yj328. CIE 1966-05-14 Ardee B159 yj321.

Not a picture but I've just been watching the Port Of Dublin Live webcam and 2 tugs are berthing a large empty Ore Carrier in the Dock where the Tara facility is. Has the rail traffic resumed?

HC Casserley from the 30's + Richard Casserley from 1955. SLNC 1929-09-20 Sligo 'Lissadell' HCC Glass 6323 Cas25008. GSR 1934-07-17 Westport. 530 HCC11201 Cas25166. DB&ST 1932-06-05 Embankment HCC8723 Cas25126. CIE 1955-04-14 Glenbeigh , 127. RMC83267 Cas25099.

A few images from steam days. CB&SC 1954-09-04 Drimoleague shed 470 KC. Track and turntable removed on dieselisation. second photo. CBSCR 1954-xx-xx Drimoleague 35 ref036 The branch train from Baltimore. third photo. Nameboard.