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A couple of ex NCC views today of Magherafelt station 16May1959

County Donegal Railways today. Donegal Town 4 December 1959 Railcar 20 and Strabane 5 December 1959

West Clare Railway 7 June 1961, dismantling the line post closure. First two at Miltown Malbay and the last one near Kilmurry.

Coach C90N at Clara on IRRS Spl 18March1963 BAC 1958-09-06 BAC Larne works 3 P1357'14 z110

Waterford 14 January 1961

I have 31 colour views of the Valentia Island line so have made a separate album covering this long scenic branch and am adding other views already on flickr to it. The colour images are from 1960-61 when the line was being dismantled. Click on the photo below and the album should open.

Castleisland today, 15 Sept 1960.

Its at Dingwall probably taken after the Dornoch branch closed. 2 16xx panniers 1646 & 1649 were transferred to Helmsdale to work the Dornoch branch which had very restricted weight/axle loading after the last Highland Railway tank 55053 broke an axle and there was nothing else light enough to work the line. The 16xx tanks were almost new having been built in BR days. Back to Ireland now! CIE 1958-09-11 Galway station G2 654 The last 2 are at Castlefinn on the Donegal. CDRJC 1959-12-04 Castlefinn 10.45 Stranorlar- Strabane 'Erne' (6) CDRJC 1959-12-04 Castlefinn 11.10am Strabane-Killybegs (10)

I succeeded at the weekend in successfully bidding for the late Roy Dennison's Irish colour slides to go with the 200 odd negatives of his I acquired some 3 months ago. I will put these 7 on as one upload as they show the sequence at Ballinascarthy of the last regular steam working on the old CBSC (excluding Albert Quay) and the last beet train off the T&C. These CB&SCR slides appeared in Reflections and Reminiscences of the Railways West Cork published privately some years ago but the images were very small now you can enjoy them to the full! Other slides acquired include County Donegal, Valentia Island, Fenit, West Clare and many others. CBSCh 1961-01-13 Ballinascarthy 552 arriving on beet from Courtmacsherry line 008 CBSCi 1961-01-13 Ballinascarthy C233 uncouples off the goods from Cork 003 CBSCj 1961-01-13 Ballinascarthy C233 couples on 552's beet train off Courtmacsherry whilst 552 picks up the wagons from Cork and pulls them onto the Clonakilty line 004 CBSCk 1961-01-13 Ballinascarthy C233 takes the beet wagons into the platform for Clonakilty Jc 006 CBSCl 1961-01-13 Ballinascarthy C233 departs for Clonakilty Jc with the beet wagons 005 CBSCj 1961-01-13 Ballinascarthy C233 departs for Clonakilty Jc with the beet wagons CBSCn 1961-01-13 Ballinascarthy. 552 reverses into the platform to take water with the goods from Cork 007

Dublin, Broadstone shed, D2 329 on the turntable, 19 Sept 1958. Rosslare Harbour shed, J9 351 + A6 8 Sept 1958 Cork, Rocksavage shed , B4 463 19sept 1957

The photographer actually called to photograph Manorhamilton station on the same day 15 Sept 1958

Sligo G2 655 with an interesting set of vehicles at the head of this passenger set including a rather disreputable wagon; 15 Sept 1958 A clean 463 on Cork Glanmire shed 9 sept 1958 Last view; a gleaming County Donegal Rlys 'Blanche' at Strabane 17Sept 1958 (Just got this one Jim, more CDRJC colour on the way)

Foynes area today & Moyasta Junction. I think this is at the oil sidings on the approach to Foynes ca 1958-59 with the next view of the train arriving at the terminus. Last photo Moyasta with F502 again either 1958 or 1959

Kells & Ballybrophy today. Kells on the Valentia Island branch 19 May 1952 Ballybrophy 2 June 1958

County Donegal Railways & Kildare today. First . CDRJC Strabane 15 May 1959 Next Castlefinn same date Last one Kildare 158 + 155 head for Dublin 27 June 1986

Cork Bandon & South Coast today. First photo Clonakilty , 90 on shed 5 June 1958 Next Albert Quay with the Bantry Railcar + 2 6whl coaches on the rear same date finally Dunmanway 466 on goods

Normal service hopefully now resumed. First view is at Ennis but at the less photographed Limerick end of the station 1958 or 1959 I have also a fair number of new Cavan & Leitrim views so have uploaded half a dozen to flickr today including this rather different image taken from up a pole at the north end so hopefully some new details of the infrastructure. The third view is of the old carriage shed sidings dumping ground but with a distant view of the rear of the loco shed/works.

Thanks Jim, got home late last night . The one bright spot of the last week was the discovery that Rake Lane Hospital at North Shields actually provide a full cooked breakfast for patients!

I think its Killarney but unable to confirm at present due to being a guest once again of the NHS

Cork Area today. First a short goods on the Cork City Railway 5 June 1958 - Interesting sign on the Brake Van! On the same date a view from the train at the east end of Cork station approach lines.

Kilgarvan station on the Kenmare branch 4 June 1958 and Kenmare same date.

Oops yes I amended the title on the prepared flickr upload which was lost when my PC crashed but hadn't got round to changing the saved master scan. Thanks

WLR 42, Hawthorn of Leith 284 Jun 1862, originally 0-6-0t used on construction of Anglesey Central Railway and then on Neath & Brecon Railway. Bought by WLR in 1882 and re-gauged to 5'-3' Rear coupling rods removed to enable it to work tight curves in Limerick Yards and then worked at Fenit. Withdrawn in 1901. Info from Locos of the G&SWR page 223 where there is a great deal more info and a drawing as a cabless 0-6-0t in Neath & Brecon Days

Headford Junction 4 june 1958 and then off down the Kenmare branch to Morleys Bridge

Loughrea Branch today 1958 or 1959 Top Attymon Junction Middle. Dunsandle Bottom. Loughrea