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UTA 1954-07-17 Belfast York Road Met'Ganz Railcar No 5. Mck037 UTA 1955-05 ca Belfast, York Road WT 8 LGM006 Limerick City 131 Shuttle to Junction Ca2000+ j014 Limerick City Station 229 ca2000+ j013 neg fault on this one.

The 3 images are there. 2 at Clones and 1 at GVS

West Clare 1953-06-10 Lahinch 5C on LRTL waits to depart for Ennisx155 SLNCR 1957-06-08 Enniskillen, 'Lough Melvin' goods LN1111 Dublin Connolly yard , 165 ca2000+ J078

GNRI Clones station today, plus NIR 111 at Belfast GVS ND GNRI 1956-09-14 Clones 199 10,45 ex Dundalk LN390 GNRI 1952-06-14 Clones Railbus 4 This is ex DN&GR No 2 converted by GNRI for them in 1935. Taken over by the GNRI in 1947, transfered to Departmental use as 8177 in 1956 and passed to CIE in 1958 scrapped ca1961 Mck028 Belfast Great Victoria Street 111 ca2000+

GNRI 1957-09-21 Omagh, 12 shunting van off 2.20pm Belfast - Derry onto 4,23 Omagh - Enniskillen WACS2251 GNRI 1957-09-21 Fintona Juction , Tram WACS2255 Cork 186 ITG Special ca 2000+ j039

Cavan & Leitrim, 2 views of 10L 14 September 1956. I have approx 15 other views of the GNRI and C&L at Belturbet to add. Ballybrophy 148 in the bay on the branch train to Limerick via Nenagh ca2000

3 views of SG3 UTA 35 ascending Aghadavoyle Bank 31 May 1963 with JG Dewing on the footplate. There are quite a few more of this trip and another trip on a Class W still to be uploaded.

Omagh 7 June 1957, 122 + railcar 604 and then 122 on its train. Limerick Junction probably 2003, 084 on the Down main line so this would be when the Beet trains were being diverted via Kildare because of the Cahir accident.

Various 071 class locos at Ballina CA 2000 + . 3 views and a Bus er Coach.

If you look in Fermanagh's Railways by Friel & Johnston there are several photos of both stations and sketch track plans. The sidings at Irvinestown were on the north side of the line and like a mirror image of those at Kesh. Kesh didn't have a passing loop. It could be that the train is in the long siding at Irvinestown rather than on the running line though, possibly picking up the cattle wagon that appears. The more I look at it the more I think you are right" Changing it back to Irvinestown! Good spot, thanks!

Alighting at Fintona Junction for a quick gallop er trot to Fintona today. The station interior is 25 September 1953. The others 7 June 1957.

GNRI Fintona Junction 149 7 June 1957. SLNCR Coach 9, Enniskillen 8 June 1957. The last 2 date from the early 2000's, DART's 8601 at Tara Street & 8328 unknown location might be Fairview?

This one might be of assistance; uploaded today. The sleeper spacing on the goods siding is interesting particularly towards the end!

Irvinestown re EDITED) & Bundoran Junction today, 8 June 1957 with Loco 50. 5 views because I uploaded them to flickr in the wrong order! First one is 50 said to be at Irvinestown but I'm pretty sure this is Kesh so I am amending the Title. No 50 has now arrived at Bundoran Junction. First view is of the train drawing out of the Bundoran branch platform. Second & third are the train after reversal into the Enniskillen platform and the fourth the loco reversing into the Omagh platform probably propelling a van off its train onto a train for Omagh. This appears to have been a regular ocurrence.

No 50 has now arrived at Pettigo 8 June 1957. The next view of the train is at Irvinestown, No 50 now apparently has a cattle wagon in the consist, it may be that the date recorded in the index or the location is wrong . EDIT Location is correct. Finally a couple of views at Portrush, no date.

Back to the Bundoran branch, a last view at Ballyshannon of No 50, before we move on to Belleek 8 June 1957. The Driver patiently again awaiting the photographer re-boarding the train, whilst the rest of the train crew have a 'chat', possibly discussing job options with less than 4 months to closure on 1 October 1957.

Another view of Ballyshannon 8 June 1957 before we do a brief side trip to Courtmacsherry 29 August 1960. finishing with a view of Timoleague village same date. We shall return to Ballyshannon etc next time.

OK we will start on our journey from Bundoran to Bundoran Junction and points east/north. The following are by 3 different photographers, LG Marshall, WAC Smith and Nick Nicholson. Bundoran U class 200 July 1955 LGM. Ballyshannon, 74 10.30 am Bundoran - Enniskillen WACS 3 April 1956. Ballyshannon 50 NN 8 June 1957.

Yes, Ballyshannon to Bundoran Junction in the 'Green room'

County Donegal Railways today. Raphoe Railcar 14 12 May 1959. 2 views of Ballyshannon 8 June 1957.

SLNCR. Railcar B at Manorhamilton 8 June 1957. There is a fault on this neg but it doesn't detract too much from the overall 'atmosphere' West Clare, Diesel powered goods at Lahinch 24 March 1960.

Looking at the trees and leaves plus the Beet on the top view I would say that the top one is the 'Suir Thing' 9 Oct 2004 and the bottom one the 'Docklands Pioneer' 31 March 2007.

A couple of undated views but ca 2003-4 at Carrick on Suir.

Most of the work is now done on the house re-wiring and the builders are now busy on the kitchen and back living room so I have taken refuge in the 'den' to develop my idea for the new layout. The landing area isn't really practicable for the layout particularly as I want to utilise the Four Masters Bridge scene so I have worked out a new scheme which will fit in the den but at a rail height of 137cm above the existing TV, computer and new book shelves. The boards will be 14 inches deep so easily accessible and give a more realistic viewing angle rather than the traditional 'drones eye view' I have been influenced here in that the 009 scale layout presents an eye level view when I am sitting at the computer and looks far more realistic. Mullaghmore will once again be modelled from the platform 'terminal' end as per Glengarriff to avoid a sterile length of platform and to provide maximum goods yard siding space plus reception sidings for mineral traffic to the shipping point. (The shipping point will be just 2 bare sidings on a portable board on the landing which are not essential to normal operations. The Four Masters Bridge baseboard is safe and stored pending construction of the new bits. Glengarriff station boards haves gone to Geof at Contikits so it may re-surface in the Blyth & District MRS club rooms (probably running Southern Electric, BR Diesel or even German steam outline though) I have spent some time, plus felt tip pens and a sheet of paper drawing up the usual detailed construction drawings. I just need the radiator re-moved and the heating brought back into use and I can then 'crack on'

Sligo Leitrim & Northern Counties. Railbus 2A on the 6.20am to Enniskillen at Sligo dwarfed by a CIE Railcar, poor neg because of the light 3 April 1956. Glenfarne "Lough Melvin" 8 June 1957.