Irishswissernie

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

GNRI today. U Class 197 at Amiens Street shed appears to have acquired a Dundalk built E type Tender 43 or 46 (I think). 28 June 1959. Great Victoria Street, 46 ca 1958. Back to Amiens St unid 4-4-2t + Van B431? 28 June 1959.

Tramore station 3 November 1960, 3 views.

3 more from the late Alec Ford/Transport Library. SLNCR Lurganboy 2 July 1950. Limerick shed D17 No 1 5 July 1950. GNRI, Amiens Street, PG102 28 June 1950

Ballaghaderreen 8 June 1961. B132 substituting for failed steam on special. CDRJC 19 at Clady 15 May 1959

Under construction at Derby 1933

Class 201 appear occasionally on the Sligo & Donegal line. Here is 203 with a Fertiliser Special crossing the Drowes River. I have decided to concentrate on 2 eras steam/early diesel and circa 1990-2000 so 3 Class A's and a 121 are for sale in the ADVERTS. The latest batch of fertilisers have finally arrived today in the UK outback; (unfortunately one wagon had a broken bogie pivot in the box so I will be contacting IRM to get it sorted.

3 HC Casserley negs from 22 June 1937 at Belfast York Road.

Belfast GVS 104, 24 August 1962. Bangor ex GNR 65 on a Tour 10 June 1961 (poor neg) Connolly 143 13 Nov 1995.

Athlone 600 6 July 1955. Ballinrobe ca 1959 Enfield 184 9 June 1961

GNRI today. All taken on 16 August 1953. Drogheda shed T2 64 . Dundalk Works 172 and P 88.

West Clare Railway Corofin & Kilkee 4 Nov 1960. Dungarvan 461 on a Tour 6 June 1961.

Dungannon 24 August 1962. Londonderry Waterside 25 August 1962. Coleraine same date.

Portadown 4 May 1968 WT56 , 2 views. Larne Harbour 16 May 1988, 456.

My copy arrived today in Haltwhistle, looks good. Came from Amazon UK £20-24 post free.

Its the same Customs fiasco Eire to the UK. I understand that my IRM Fertilisers and Tea Containers etc., order on IRM UK and Accurascale Irish are still stuck in UK Customs, it must be getting on for a month now.

4 views from Graham Roose today First 2 at Connolly 1995. 143 is heading a push pull set. Last 2 are Claremorris 16 April 2000.

Some 60 odd Irish medium format negs arrived yesterday to identify etc. Over 1200 Scottish slides from the 1980's-90' also landed as well and they also need identifying etc. So that,s Christmas and New Year sorted time-wise. (Madame probably has different ides!) Today. Sunset on the West Clare at Ennistymon 3 November 1960 2 views. Newry Edward Street, 24 August 1962. Sion Mills 24 August 1962.

A couple of spoil trains at Magheramorne ca 1968. 53 & 56

County Donegal railways today. Railcar 19 at Letterkenny 1 July 1959. Letterkenny after closure 1969. Castlefinn Blanche in 1959. (591106 is JG Dewing ref no not the date) Raphoe Railcar 19 and Blanche on goods 1 July 1959.

Ex GNRI Victoria Bridge station 14 August 1959. Cobh 173 16 August 1994. Dublin Heuston, 185 6 August 1995.

Has anyone in the UK had their new run of fertilisers yet? I havn't and presume they are still stuck in Customs!

Some images taken by the late Alex Ford Copyright Transport Library today. Dromod 13L 30 June 1950 first 2 views and then passing exchange sidings same date.

A quick visit to Glengarriff today .