Irishswissernie

L&LSR at Graving Dock ca 1949-53 & ex T&D stock on the West Clare ca 1954 no information with the negs unfortunately. Off 'doon sarth' with Madame seeing relatives for a few days from Saturday. 26J064 L&LSR,L&BER 50 ca1953. 26J067 L&LSR 202 ca1953. 26J066 L&LSR 184, Graving Dock, Derry ca1953. 26J065 L&LSR van133 ca 1953. 26J055 T&D Probably 9T at Ennis before being re-numbered 51C ca1954. 26J057 West Clare ex T&D 16T converted to 41C in 1940 Kilrush ca 1954.

Strabane & Letterkenny railway today. CDRJC 1957-09-04 Raphoe, R'Car 14 PFF378. CDRJC 1957-09-04 Letterkenny R'Car14 PFF386. CDRJC 1957-09-04 Letterkenny shed 6 & R'car14. PFF385. CDRJC 1957-09-04 Letterkenny PFF382.

CBSC 1955-04-13 Bantry Town, RMC83237 Cas25089. CBSC 1955-04-13 Bantry Town RMC83234 Cas25088. CIE 1955-04-12 Blarney. RMC26031 RMC 83199. GNRI 1955-04-18 Clones 197 RMC83389 Cas25118. SLNC 1950-05-18 Enniskillen Railcar A in yard HCC72980 Cas25066. GSR 1934-07-17 Westport. 57 HCC11203 Cas25168.

We returned from last weekends Ffestiniog Gala like drowned rats with only one day of sunshine and broke our journey at Ribblehead where the foul weather continued. Two stills from the video there and I will return to the good (?) old days with the next post. 2026-10-05 Blea Moor RHTT 66801 + 816. - Not sure that the rails needed the washing treatment !. 2026-10-05 Ribblehead 66695 Horton - Brin'Heath.

Looks like it, this is a better view.

A day earlier this week as I am out tomorrow and next weekend I am also off to the Ffestiniog Gala. A selection of some rather grotty slides taken at Derry Foyle Road shed 28 December 1964. 26J259 UTA ex GNR, 1964-12-28 Derry Foyle Road shed 37 shunting. 26J264 UTA ex GNR, 1964-12-28 Derry Foyle Road shed 63. 26J262 UTA ex GNR, 1964-12-28 Derry Foyle Road shed 44 & 37 in yard. 26J260 UTA ex GNR, 1964-12-28 Derry Foyle Road shed 44.

Nothing to do with Irish layouts although some work has been done on the small extension to Four Masters Bridge. Found these 2 whilst I was trying to sort out the negative heap. Achintoul, based on Highland Railway practice in BR Diesel Days at Morpeth Show in December 1986, 40 years ago and I now have lighter hair and more on my chin. Isenthal was our first Swiss layout and ended as a snow scene as I didn't like the ballast, Oxclose Washington Show March 1988. Both these clubs and Shows long defunct.

26J117 CDRJC Ballyshannon 'Drumboe' with ECS for Rossnowlagh and then Excursion back to Strabane. ca 1957. 26J139 GNRI Tynan station 606 ca1953. 26J141 CIE Woodenbridge 186 11 Sept 1971. 26J140 CIE Athenry ca 1955.

yj244 CIE 1966-05-14 Nobber 49 yj244. yj250 CIE 1982-09-13 Howth 216 yj250. yj251 CIE 1982-06-27 Little Island 183 yj251. yj245 CIE 1961-06-05 Listowel 131 yj245.

Nice to see the Bauma photos but I see its had a modernisation makeover, no goods yard , proper platforms and fences everywhere. The only 'improvement' is the new train shed. phots from 2001 and 2009. The 2-8-0t in the last photo banked the Hinwil train up the hill out of the station.

26J099 GNRI Howth, 62 Sept 1957. 26J097 GNRI Enniskillen UG 49 Sept 1957 26J101 GNRI Newtownbutler, 42 takes the loop to cross a railcar Sept 1957. 26J100 GNRI Bundoran, 201 Sept 1957.

1936 according to Norman Johnston Locomotives of the GNRI Page 130

I walked the South Ramp back in April 2001. We were surprised by supposedly retired Ae8/8 273 which had been re-instated to power work trains up to the Base Tunnel site at Goppenstein. This is a video still near Lalden and a better shot at Brig later that day.

Late running International trains have always been a problem. I was at Buchs intending to travel on a train from Vienna Austria which ran on to Zurich and Brugg where I was staying and eventually Basel. However it was several hours late and another traveller began to panic that she was going to miss her flight from Zurich. The driver of a goods train heard of her plight and invited the dozen awaiting passengers to climb aboard his Ae6/6 loco and he could take us on to Sargans where we could catch a Chur to Zurich Flughafen express. I made a bee-line for the front cab along with 4 or 5 others and started videoing. Off we went to Sargans but unfortunately the Express got there before us and didn't wait. Never mind, all aboard the goods train again and we sped off to Ziegelbrucke where the station staff escorted us over the running lines to an awaiting 450 set. The good old days!.

GNRI Fintona Junction & Fintona Tram today. 26J104 GNRI Fintona Junctio 12 . Sept 1957. 26J105 GNRI Fintona Junction UG 49 Sept 1957. 26J106 GNRI Fintona Horse Tram ca 1957. 26J103 GNRI Fintona Tram Sept 1957.