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4 R M C views at Bantry Town on 13 April 1955. I think the Bandon Tank is 470 as I have other views showing the patch along the bottom of the Tank side. CB&SC 1955-04-13 Bantry 41 RMC26052 RMC 83232. CB&SC 1955-04-13 Bantry 41 on shedRMC26053 RMC 83233. CB&SC 1955-04-13 Bantry RMC26055 RMC 83236. CB&SC 1955-04-13 Bantry RMC26054 RMC 83235.

Hopefully the pages are in the correct order.

As mentioned yesterday in the topic on Working Timetables, last night I attempted to photograph the GNRI 1 July 1917 WTT, however the photography has to be done in natural light otherwise you will get a large shadow across the image from the camera etc.. This morning I have managed to do the Dundalk to Carrickmacross, Cootehill Bundoran & Omagh section which hopefully is shown below and is readable. The double pages are scanned on their sides to make the image larger. If anyone wants them as portrait rather than landscape I hopefully can send them via a PM. I have also copied the 'contents' page to show how the GNRI broke the lines into sections i.e. Portafown -Belfast and Dublin - Portadown. PM me if you would like a copy of a section.

I have a bound volume of the GNRI Working Timetables for the periods commencing 1 July 1917 and 1 October 1917. I thought I could scan the Bundoran WTT for that period, however it is incorporated in the line plus branches Dundalk to Omagh so is spread over 22 pages! I have thought about scanning the whole bound book several times over the last 20 years but unfortunately 'can'tbearsedstosis' always strikes. I could photograph the pages; here is a sample. It will take some time so possibly a project for the now dark nights when there nowt on the Telly and definitely when Madame is away. I could start tonight then!!

County Donegal Railways at Donegal Town Station today. CDRJC 1957 Donegal Town PFF307. CDRJC 1957 Donegal Town PFF317. CDRJC 1957 Donegal Town Coach 15. PFF319. CDRJC 1957 Donegal Town from west. PFF279

CIE ca1965-7 Coach 1130. CIE ca 1965-67 Waterford Coach 1319S. CIE 1967-09-ca Cork, B154 from Cobh. CIE 1967-09-09 Dundalk 186 SPL

CIE 1955-04-21 Claremorris 613 RMC83497a Cas25184. CIE 1955-04-20 Roscommon 542 RMC83477 Cas25178. CIE 1955-04-19 Balymoe RMC26111 RMC 83478.

I have uploaded to Flickr, 10 Richard Casserley photos taken on 4 June 1964. Here are 3, there are over 50 Guinness images in this Album. The first image taken at an earlier date by A Ford, if you click on it is a link to the Album. 1964-06-04 Guinness Conv ags +No 2 RMC 20893 26A009. 1964-06-04 Guinness Conv ags +No 2 RMC20892 26A008. 1964-06-04 Guinness 2 RMC 20887 scan 26A002.

Ex Midland & Great Western Railway at Broadstone today. 3 somewhat poor negatives and one copyright print where the negative has been destroyed. CIE 1959- CA Dublin Broadstone y001. CIE 1959- CA Dublin Broadstone y015. CIE 1959- CA Dublin Broadstone y002. CIE 1958-07-06 Broadstone shed B2a 401 coprint25j+067b

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.

CBSC 1959 ca Drimoleague, C224 after arrival on service from Baltimore & Skibbereen. PFF396. BELOW. .CBSC 1959 ca Drimoleague, Goods & Skibbereen trains in main platforms Railcar on right. PFF387. Goods shed line behind platform line on left. Below. CBSC 1959 ca Drimoleague, Railcar for Bantry on right, Baltimore C224 on left. PFF397. Signal is down for the railcar to go to Bantry. Below. CBSC 1957 - + Drimoleague C202 on goods.PFF204. Photo taken from the footpath which appears to have been the only access for passengers to the station. The official route to the lefthand platform would have been over the footbridge but no doubt many people would just use the foot crossing in front of the loco.