Irishswissernie

I have a couple of 229 views on flickr in the B&CDR album.

Good Morning Leslie, I understand the photographer was a Nick Nicholson, I have about 70 of his original slides. While I think on have you any SLNCR cattle wagon kits in stock again?

I would say that the planks are just weather beaten, probably accentuated by lime washing in the distant past.

A couple at Navan Junction, 10 September 1950, the second one has 638 arriving off the the Kingscourt line.

GNRI 135 but where, no information with this negative unfortunately. No information for this one either but it looks like Bangor on the County Down and possibly pre WWII. No 11.

I always found the Swiss extremely accommodating! If you were travelling First Class then several times the railcar drivers if they saw you videoing etc, they would invite you to travel in the cab with them. At Buchs one day the train from Austria through to Zurich was delayed and a lady grew concerned that she would miss a flight from Zurich Airport. The Driver of an Ae6/6 powered freight overheard the passengers talking and offered to take us through to Ziegelbrucke (about halfway there) in the cabs of the loco. About 10 of us climbed aboard the loco and I managed to get a place in the front cab so I could video the trip. At Ziegelbrucke we transfered to a local train, the station staff ushering us all across the track rather than having to walk round via the subway.

I acquired a rather mixed bag of negatives recently, most somewhat scratched etc but there are some hidden gems. This is Cashel in 1938 probably taken from the rock. You can see why the population of the town soon deserted the passenger trains! I am pretty sure this one of JT 93 is at Greenore but there are no details with the negative.

This is probably at Inchicore ca 1960. Strabane , Erne on the Letterkenny line June 1957 next to the NCC designed Signal Box. June 1957

The Photographer described this as being the last steam worked 'Enterprise' but was it? 209 June 1957.

A couple of Cavan & Leitrim views. A good quality image of Arigna June 1957. A not so good image of (I think) carriage truck 101 , Ballinamore ca 1952.

Cork, Albert Quay , Rocksavage 'shed' 463 June 1957.

'Lough Melvin' at Enniskillen, June 1957. West Clare railway Brake Van 18C complete with the usual negative fault from this collection. Broadstone shed 1960's. Lastly , elsewhere in the World on the Archive I have now processed some of G C O'hara's 4500 negs and slides so here is a sampler. The North Easts "Tara Mines", Hunts Cliff on the line serving Boulby Poatash Mine on the Yorkshire Cleveland coast. Nowadays its Class 66 rather than Class 20 but there are usually 6 return workings daily plus traffic to Skinningrove Steel Works.

Dundalk, new Enterprise set June 1957. Dungannon 130 June 1957.

Cork Albert Quay, 34, June 1957 - the copyright overlay has shown up a bit on this one unfortunately. CDRJC Strabane after closure 24 August 1962. Carlisle Pier, 462 ca 1959.

Dundalk Works , a bit of 'tinkering/adjustment going on? 800 June 1957. Guinness Brewery ca 1960. West Clare Railway, Lahinch station ca 1952.

Cavan & Leitrim , Ballinamore shed 4T despite appearance was in steam! June 1957 Waterfall station on the CB&SCR 5 November 1960. Sligo station ca 1960 , poor negative.

GNRI Railbus No 1 at Oldcastle on the solidly built turntable.

Thanks, title changed.

Dublin Broadstone June 1957. This view is possibly at Glanmire Road? Waterford, dumped locos on the wharf sidings. 1959-60 ca

3 at Inchicore late 50's - early 60's. 711 with some marks on the negative unfortunately. 42 shunting. 328 in the 'wall'

Mullingar shed 1959-60 approx. Lifford 'Erne' June 1957. Clady , Railcar 20 June 1957

Looking through the tunnel to Cork Albert Quay station June 1957. 301 at Limerick Junction same month.

Cavan & Leitrim Drumshambo or Drumshanbo ! June 1957. The wagon behind the cart definitely looks as if its been re-painted black or a very very dark grey compared to some of the ones in the background. Inchicore 373 or most of it, probably late 50's- early 60's Waterford from one of the old landing stages on the river 302 heads a line-up awaiting their fate.

UTA ex Belfast & County Down Railway, a derelict Queens Quay shed with a collection of OOU/withdrawn ex GNRI locos. 2 views. SLNCR Manorhamilton Coach 10 and wagon 13. June 1957.

Yes on reflection, I agree Title amended. Thanks. Ernie