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GNRI 1956-04-28 Clones Railbus 1 .

GMK036 GNRI 1961-04-xx Connolly TD714.

C&L 1959 ca Dromod 25J+203.

Thanks, I've replaced the original uploaded image with a new one but the new one however isn't of the same quality somehow - need to have a lie down!!

SLNC 1957-06-19  Ballintogher, 'Enniskillen' on 11am Sligo - Enniskillen goods. PFF017. 

SLNC 1957-06-19  Collooney Owenmore Bridge. PFF015.

SLNC 1957-06-19  Collooney, wagon 99 acting as cattle guard on the WL&W connection. PFF014.

CBSC 1934-07-10 Cork Albert Quay C4, 30. 9.15 to Bantry Cas25152.

CBSC 1934-07-10 Cork Albert Quay coach 44b , Bantry train. HCC 11070 Cas25151.

CIE 1955-04-15 Headford Junction. prob 223 RMC83304 Cas25110.

CIE 1955-04-14 Valentia Harbour, 127 RMC83274 Cas25101.

I've got Vol 2. Its not up to the standard finish/production wise of Vol 1 but plenty of information. I'll scan a few pages and put them on here tomorrow.

CIE 1967ca Mullingar 25j+076.

GNRI 1929-09-19 Fintona Junction, Horse Tram HCC Glass 6312 Cas25016.

CIE 1955-04-26 Rosslare Strand 314 10.05 ex Westland Row, RMC83665 Cas25197.

CIE 1955-04-21 Tuam 54 RMC53507 Cas25187

CIE 1955-04-20  Ballina 599 RMC83486 Cas25179.

Limerick Junction 147 ca 2000.

GNRI 1950-05-17 Ballyhaise 156 HCC 72971 Cas25051.

GNRI 1929-09-19 Fintona Junction, Horse & Tram from ground HCC glass 6308 Cas25021.

1 hour ago, spudfan said:

By train?

Usually but then you could in those days although you would need some time. I think he must have used the vehicle below to get from Waterford station to the Goods Yard. 

I think its Waterford Goods yard entrance , I have been up that lane over the road a few times in the 2000's and then climbed the hill to the Golf Course on the top which gave you a panoramic view of the yard and line west. The house is no longer there though. HCC didn'r record much information about this view so I'm left wondering what was the horse's name, and the driver's , what brand of cigarette is he smoking but most of all is that a light  on the horse's neck or is it a street lamp on the road

GSR 1929-09-14 Waterford Goods yard , Jaunting cart HCC glass 6189 Cas25024.

4 more Casserley negatives from 1934.

GSR 1934-07-14 Tralee 106 HCC11152 Cas25156.

GSR 1934-07-14 Newcastle West 106, 5.20 Tralee -Limerick HCC11154 Cas25157.

GSR 1934-07-17 Clifden 589, 1.15 to Galway  HCC11193 Cas25162.

GSR 1934-07-17 Clifden 589 outside shed. HCC Glass 11192 Cas25018.

3 Glass negatives today for SLNCR enthusiasts. Most of the latest batch of glass negatives acquired have appeared in print before, they include several taken at Clifden on 17 July 1934, Fintona 19 Sept 1929. They will all feature on here in due course.

SLNC 1929-09-19 Manorhamilton 'Hazlewood' HCC Glass 6318 Cas25003.

SLNC 1929-09-19 Manorhamilton 'Hazelwood' HCC Glass 6317 Cas25004

SLNC 1929-09-19 Manorhamilton Works 'Glencar' ex GNRI 31. HCC Glass 6319 Cas25009.  Note the GNRI 'A' rating still on the cab side.

I took this whilst at Hinksey Yard Oxford a couple of weeks ago. It keeps reminding of old photos of the Battle of Brittain in 1940!. Oddly enough on other mornings despite the clear blue sunny sky there wasn't any. It must be something to do with the air temperature or did I have a baby slug crawling over my lens?

To atone for my heresy in adding the last posting will these do! I'm still working on the latest acquisitions but here is a sample.

C&M 1934-07-09 Coachford Junction 5K 11.50 Coachford - Cork HCC11059 Cas25144.

PFF028 SLNC 1957-06-19 Manorhamilton .Parcels van no. 5.

PFF078 CB&SC 1958-06-05 Dunmanway 466 cattle special.

Freight traffic through Haltwhistle these days is about on a par with Ireland; a weekly DRS nuclear flask  and 3 loads of Gypsum for Kirkby Thore (the loads come through at midnight though!). On my trip south to Oxford to collect some 400 Casserley and other Irish negatives,  I spent the early mornings and evenings at Hinksey Yard and managed to video over 40 freights, the majoriy being containers but with stone , cars for export also evident.  Here are a few stills.

2025-05-06 Hinksey Yard 66728. Probably to Trafford Park.

2025-05-06 Hinksey Yard 66564.

2025-05-06 Hinksey  Yard 70806 Westbury Down TC - Cliff Hill Stud Farm.

2025-05-07 Hinksey Yard ,Cowley - Southampton cars 66121.

There are more in the 2025 Miscellany album on flickr, or just click on the photostream. 

Ind 1937-06-22 British Aluminium Co Larne 1 HCC13995 Cas25043

Ind 1937-06-22 British Aluminium Co Larne 1 HCC13996 Cas25041

I also have a photo of No 3 but it had a few vital bits missing.

BAC 1958-09-06 BAC Larne works 3 P1357'14 z110

Apparently No 1 is preserved whilst no. 3 Peckett 1357/1914 was the first to go.

The locos must have been built to a general Peckett design rather than one offs, no doubt if my son Alan (Brack on here) sees this he will be digging this info out.

Possibly of interest to students of old photos of railwaymen HCC took this one at Cork, Rocksavage on 9 July 1934; entitle Mr or M Johnson and Clerk. I am thinking 'clerk' is the chap on the photo's right with a pencil in his top pocket rather than the name of the dog. 91 years ago so I don't think anyone still around will remember them.

The only Tralee & Dingle negative is this one which was just stuffed into one of the envelopes and has no Ref number due to it being double exposed. It does show some interesting details however of the turntable area and the cottage next to the gated Pier extension at Dingle.  The date would have been 14 July 1934, loco 5T

Time to roll back the years! I am working through the latest acquisitions so here are a few 'tasters' These ones are from H C Casserley and may well have been published elsewhere.

Ind 1937-06-22 British Aluminium Co  Larne 2 HCC13997 Cas25044.

Ind 1937-06-22 British Aluminium Co  Larne 2 HCC 13998 Cas25042.

DB&ST 1932-06-05 Blessington. HCC8730 Cas25131.

DB&ST 1932-06-05  from tram HCC8728 Cas25129.

GNRI 1950-05-18 Enniskillen 46 with blue tender HCC72986a Cas25056.

SLNC 1929-09-19 Manorhamilton 'Enniskillen . HCC Glass 6315 Cas25002. I have another 9 glass negs from 1929 of the SLNCR in the pipeline.

CIE 1981-06-05 Heuston 085 yj176.

CIE 1982-06-28 Athlone, Shannon Bridge 086 yj178.

CIE 1982-06-28 Ballinasloe 160 yj177.

I've been down to Oxford for a few days this week, officially to see my son & family at Didcot but spending much of the time at Kinsey Yard south of Oxford to video the huge numbers of container and stone trains which pass through daily. I also brought back about 400 negatives etc mainly covering the ex CBSC, SLNCR & CDRJC in the fifties but also some glass negatives from 1929 - 1937 of lines in the West (Clifden) Killarney SLNC & Fintona. I havn't sorted out others but there are more pre-war CBSC, D&BST , ex D&SER in the heap.

Meanwhile todays offerings are:

UTA319 1964-05-12  Londonderry Foyle Rd Goods sta. 35 shunts vans off 11.17 arrival from GVS.

UTA304 1964-05-11 Lisburn 171, 2pm to GVS.

UTA328 1964-05-12 Coleraine WT 5.

CIE 1961-06-05 Kilmessan yj310.

CIE 1961-06-06 Ballyduff 461 yj312.

CIE 1961-06-xx Birdhill B109 yj311

I have a fair number of photos  of ex GNRI locos on railtours to Cork or Limerick in the early 1960's on the Archive.

z185 1960-09-17 Mountmellick

Limerick Junc 174 1961 img187

CIE 1962-03-17 Thurles GNRI 207 'Boyne' SPL JGD620336

CIE 1962-03-17 Cork, Glanmire Rd, ex GN VS207 IRRS SPL JGD620234

This is the new home for future postings of photos, negatives videos & slides etc in my Collection. Items already posted to IRM are in the old Topic started by Glenderg way back in May 2012.https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/312-ernies-massive-irish-1930s-to-2005-photo-archive/page/84/#comment-261835

GNRI 1964-05-27 Mount Pleasant WT 54 JGD640316.

CIE 1982-03-15 Thurles 080 yj154

CDRJC 1958-05-18 Raphoe, Railcar 16 JGD580125.

CIE 1955 ca Cork Shed coaling line. 'Pat'co print   25j+066a

A thought has come to me when pondering the meaning of life and all that! I didn't actually start this Topic way back in 2012 (Thanks Glenderg) and maybe it will help the Lad when he takes over the reins once I'm really stuck in my dotage that I should start a new Topic myself. I need a Title and think 'Ernie's Railway Archive' sounds pretty snappy so as from now I will post material there. I will put a link on to it when I have actually managed to do it. I've done it

Oops! Sorry It was Airfixman (Jim Mc) the ' Don't Panic ' was aimed at and the Donegal Railway Museum publications he produces.  Many thanks for your kind words.

As to where Collections end up when one passes on, my son Alan has said he will keep the Archive going (He is also a railway enthusiast and an IRM + NGRM member) so hopefully there will be some continuity.

In the meantime I am trying to upload as much as I can to flickr so that images can be seen rather than ending up in some secret private vault. The problem is that the more I upload, even more seems to come into my grasp. I hope they keep coming and there are several hundred under negotiation in the next couple of weeks.