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The ships in Post 1 (1 August 2021) photos 5 and 6 are Isle of Man Steam Packet co. vessels at Douglas, Isle of Man.

Mallow 163, 16 August 1994. Tralee 176 + 145 and probably same pair later at Portlaoise 16 August 1994.

I think possibly that when the vans were first built they were given a lower black band as there wasn't a visible underframe to match up with the Cravens etc which had black underframes so giving some livery uniformity to a train set. When they were rebuilt for the Mark 2's which didn't have a visible underframe, the lower black line was left off so that again the train set livery had some uniformity.

I had a weekend in North Wales a fortnight ago, the Tallylyn had an 'Anything goes' Weekend with 4 locos in steam and various diesels also working trains. An all day rover cost £22. The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland though on the Sunday was a bit disappointing with very few trains. One working to Blaenau and 2 to Tan-y-Blwch . The Welsh Highland had one return working Porthmadog - Beddgelert and one return Caernarvon- Beddgelert which didn't connect. £100 for 2 people Portmadog-Beddgelert!. The weekday service is only marginally better - even in August. The Porthmadog Premier Inn is now open. I did however acquire a few 009 items for my roundy-roundy in the shop and also video'd the new Garratt 130.

This Album on Youtube has some interesting photos of the Station buildings etc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzuuAzTAcB4

Kingscourt 3 June 1961 GNRI 132 on Special. Donegal Town CA 1950's 2 views of wagons.

On balance, I am changing the date to 19 December 1959 the date of the last train IRRS special. I have several Roy Dennison slides as he was on the train and also have 150 odd of his negatives so this is probably one of his as well. Railcar was 609. Thanks everyone for clarifying the date.

It may be December 1960 as there are faint marks on the negative which could be CIE on the buffer beam and the CIE lettering doesn't show up so well on other locos so stencilled.

A couple of (hopefully) inspiring views. 2 August 1967 & 1964. Looks like a portable grain or possibly beet loader on the first view.

County Donegal Railways Railcar 16 Interior views 3 July 1959. Belfast York Road ex IR 224 16 May 1988.

Here is a negative , unfortunately with a large fault but the faulty bit is interesting in that it is of wagon No 2 which is supposed to be an ex CVR red van but looks very similar to No 6 an ex CVBT Oldbury 1984 built wagon. The ex CVR red vans were Metropolitan C&W from 1887. Any ideas Jim or Andy?

Navan, 22 July 1990 132 + 134 , 2 views. Claremorris 16 April 2000, 212 on log mts stabled in the former Ballinrobe branch platform.

This a recently acquired negative, not brilliant quality and no information. Ideas anyone? I am thinking West Clare but maybe an import from one of the earlier closed lines. There is what looks like a D on the LH of the side but I think that's a red herring (literally not physically!) There is what could be the faint outline of a CIE snail, upper right middle pannel.

Dublin Harcourt Street, D14 63 27 June 1950. Broad & Narrow at Guiness Brewer 27 June 1950, 2 views.

These are enlargements from 2 negs which havn't been uploaded to flickr yet, of an un-rebuilt van on a Tralee train at Killarney 16 August 1994. The van has the bottom black line so possible that the van or some vans weren't fully re-painted when rebuilt

4601 at Limerick Junction June 2001 , not much help with the lettering but some interesting weathering etc.

4602 (the van in your lower view) in June 2001 at Limerick Junction. This is the other side unfortunately but look at the left hand end of the body. At that date the orange, black and lining were carried around the edge onto the van end but only on the left hand side.

Dublin Connolly 124 11 May 1990 & 131 May 1988. Limerick Junction 129 12 May 1990.

County Donegal Railways. A couple of views from a goods at Castlefinn 3 July 1959 . Castlerea 16 April 2000, 189. Carrigaloe 3 April 1993, 177 on 8.25am Cobh-Cork.

11 May 1990 Dublin Inchicore 208. 29 August 1956 Enniskillen 71 on Omagh train. 29 August 1956 Enniskillen shed 73.

Cavan & Leitrim today. A superb JG Dewing view of 6T on the Dromod turntable 16 March 1959. Ballinamore shed ca 1955 with an ex T&D tank having its chimney 'capped' with what looks like a collection of old boiler suits! Adoon , 4T on the 12.20 train to Ballinamore 4T 20 March 1959.

CDRJC 4 & 6 arriving on the Letterkenny branch CA1955. 9 June 1961 , Boyne Bridge 85 heads north on a Tour. 8 June 1961 Mullingar 719

Back in the day the Sligo & Donegal Junction Railway in a desperate attempt to stave off buying diesels purchased third hand No 49 ex GNRI 149. Now do I weather it and re-number it, it had already lost the '1' so it might now lose the '4' and become S&DJR No 9.

CDRJC/NCC Londonderry Victoria Road. Very low black clouds but only on this faulty Casserley negative 19 April 1948. Dundalk 187 17 September 1991. Longford 185, 18 September 1991.

Nice mixture on a Dublin - Cork Liner here at Limerick Junction June 2001