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Ennis C209, 8am ex Sligo 27 Jan 1961. Belfast, York Road WT No. 5 ca 1969

I am having a go at building the stone arched underbridge which is not quite straightforward as the track and its roadbed are already laid so the bridge will have to be built in two halves for installation. A slight problem is my poor eyesight too but I am optimistic that it will all come good in the end! Curving the Plastikard for the arch is done by cutting a piece to size then attaching it to a cylinder (glass apple sauce jar in this case) with elastic bands . Put the cylinder into a container and cover with boiling water. After a few minutes empty the water out and cover with cold water for a few more minutes. Empty the water out and leave overnight. Next day remove the Plastikard from the jar and it should then stay roughly in the curved shape. Refill the jar with the apple sauce before Madame finds out (optional).

Cavan & Leitrim at Arigna today. 3L & signal June 1957

No not Arklow; Woodenbridge Junction with the Shillelagh branch platform in foreground. Nice one!

SLNCR Enniskillen station Railcar B June 1957.

Yes you are right, photographer the late LG Marshall identified it as Ballinrobe. Good spot, Title amended. Thanks.

A couple of views of old track formations near Killiney where there have been a few re-alignments due to coastal erosion over the years. 22 August 1954.

Kilfree Junction, 655 Ballaghaderreen train 10 October 1960. Dungarvan B124 16 March 1967, not quite sharp unfortunately.

SIZE MATTERS! Same scale Glengarriff 13 wagon goods Length 230cm. Conwy Falls 13 wagon goods, length 60 cm. Oddly enough someone prefers the smaller one, ah well that's women for you!

Dublin, Heuston D4, 346 March 1959. Ballinrobe J18 582 with an ex oil tender conversion 7 July 1955. EDIT LOCATION now changed to Claremorris. Drogheda VS 206 June 1957.

Gortatlea station, 5 June 1961. Dublin, Broadstone D14,89 ca 1960. 4-4-2T possibly at Inchicore but on a turntable road so probably not! Any ideas? 1960's

Kildare station December 1964. Greystones, 123 on Railcar set November 1987. Galway, 28 Oct 1966.

Alan and I checked out the route by bus from Bettws-y-Coed to Penmachno Quarry some 20 odd years ago. We were the only passengers on the outbound trip and at an average speed at what seemed like 60 mph I realised why!. We hung on to the seats as I made a video of the entire journey. On the return trip a couple of old ladies got on and told the Driver in Welsh with a few English curses to moderate his speed!

Track testing after rough ballasting, Fairlie on 10 bogie wagons.

Wet day at Timoleague 90 , 20 August 1960. Mullingar 624 Down Goods 7 July 1955. Bray, 86 , 2 May 1953.

GNRI Portadown station, 192 June 1957. Limerick Junction, 030 parked on the 'back' line with Bagged cement mts ca1985. West Clare, Kilkee 4 Nov 1960.

Rough Ballasting done! I hate ballasting but at least this is going to be unkempt and overgrown. Peco actually produce Llanwrst & Penmachno stock , this needs weathering though. Unfortunately the Heljan L&B 188 won't be staying,it proved to be a failure on the L & P after purchase as it could n't cope with the 9" radius curves so it is off to Brazil very shortly as per the prototype. Actually son Alan can have it to play with er rebuild.

Mullingar, A1 June 1957. Inchicore D303 3 May 1969. Inchicore. Ex GNRI UG (second batch) 31 August 1963

They were Jim, he gave me about a dozen that he didn't manage to sell!

Clonakilty shed 17 March 1961. amended date confirmed. 3 views of County Donegal Railways wagons, poor negs.

Cork, Kent 1950's. Crusheen, ex M&GW TPO! extremely doubtful that it was in revenue service. Cork, Glanmire Road "aBANDONed" Tank 470.

Cork City Railway 464, 17 March 1961, a previously published view , I now have the original John Phillips slide. Cavan & Leitrim Railway 2L arriving at Ballinamore from Dromod June 1957 NCC / UTA Class A1 No 69 but I divvent nar whar this one is like. Looks a bit rural for York Road, Ca1950.

Dunsandle station 4 November 1960. Birr station 6 November 1960. Mallow, 207 OOU ca 1959.

Courtmacsherry 6 November 1960 552. Clonsilla 5 September 1953. In the distance it looks like a goods train waiting to come off the Meath line or possibly recessed to let the railcar past. Belfast Adelaide shed 207 May 1964.

This glass negative arrived today. Cork & Muskerry Rly, 4-4-0t No 1 built by the Falcon Engine Co of Loughborough in 1887 originally as a 2-4-0t. Neg says GSR period so between 1925 and December 1934 when line was closed.