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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UTA ex Belfast & County Down Railway, a derelict Queens Quay shed with a collection of OOU/withdrawn ex GNRI locos. 2 views.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

Dublin Broadstone 401 late 50's - early 60's Dublin Amiens St same era, 693 on the ex M&GWR next to the canal and A11 on the bridge carrying the GNRI. Cavan & Leitrim, a couple from June 1957 at Ballinamore. 12L on the Dromod mixed whilst Coach1* ? rots in the former carriage shed sidings.

Says Dublin D13 on his facebook.

Wexford station late 50's - early 60's. Rosslare 354 same era Manorhamilton June 1957, Lissadell's nameplate appears to have been touched up in white, no doubt by a photographer.

The first one I immediately thought of Galway but it looks to be open countryside on the left of the negative, I think the M&GWR had a few goods sheds with the curved roof.

3 'Location unknown' today; ideas anyone? First one by general concencus is Galway.

A mixture today both in subject and photo quality!. Ex NCC no 15 Belfast, York Road June 1957. These negs were free so I can't complain! L&LSR 2 negs No 15's works plate and L&BER bogie fish van no 90 (I think - poor neg) Lastly I think this is probably NCC ex B&NCR narrow gauge coach 306 bogie detail.

They did! I'm sure I dreamt somewhere that Mr Bulleid converted 2 coaches to have individual peat fired Barbecues and heating in the compartments to cut out the tiresome coupling up of steam pipes and also provide passengers with possible self service hot food!

A couple at Cork, Kent station June 1957. A53 Coaches 31m & 26m

The only one I havn't identified the exact location is this shot of CDRJC 'Erne' . Other views at Lifford and Raphoe are on a Letterkenny bound mixed so possibly at Convoy? June 1957.

This one is said to be Adelaide but it definitely isn't I reckon its Lisburn. 207 June 1957.

I have finally acquired some 70 Irish original slides; all June 1957. Yes Jim there are some Donegal views! Cork Albert Quay. Cavan & Leitrim, Ballinamore, Arigna branch coach. SL&NCR Manorhamilton, Lough Melvin.

That Stations UK photo is one of mine I think, I have provided them with a fair number of images over the years. This one is at the other end of the tunnel RT 24 possibly propelling a rake out of the tunnel. The ex SLNC Lough Melvin & Lough Erne probably worked through the tunnel as well.

Glengarriff has a fair number of Set Track points in the fiddle yard etc so as I couldn't remember actually running a train with the Hattons 6 wheel coaches I have just given them a run out. The circuit off stage has 8 set track points. both facing and trailing on the curved route. No problems ( much to my amazement!)

NIR, Kilroot WT 51 ca 1968. Whitehead WT 3 on PW train ca 1968 GNRI Adelaide, QG 152 25 June 1952. Amiens Street 170 3 May 1952.

I don't think there are any showing any new 'view points'.

Mystery solved , I received a cheque with a copy of the December British Railways Illustrated but none of my photos were in it. Publishers should have sent a copy of Bylines.

A mixed bag today, I have about 500 Irish views scanned but not titled up and am scanning some 5000 Scottish and Northern England negatives and slides. A Graham Roose slide of 082 on an up train near Collooney 8 May 2005. Attymon Junction with the branch train ca 1958. Note the box of Rinso on the platform! It is possibly the photographers luggage, spent on his money on film and couldn't afford a suitcase/holdall. I didn't have a suitcase then either but then I was still in short trousers and at Primary School! Finally an original GNRI sign amended by the UTA at Portadown. October 1963. Shame its not in focus but then slide film speed in those days wasn't up to catching fast moving subjects

Several views of Glengarriff taken this morning during a'scanning' break.

'Dorothea' a Bachmann Quarry Hunslet arrived on the 23 December, although the same scale she is somewhat smaller than a Class 121.

Merry Christmas everyone! Todays selection. Guinness Brewery 29 June 1959. Moyasta Junction" 4 November 1960. Aghadavoyle WT57 1963 Dundalk WT8 1964. Adelaide A Class 28.

I think they are all in this Waterford & Tramore Album https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/albums/72157711590538817