Irishswissernie

Cavan & Leitrim, Belturbet 12L running round. ca 1953. County Donegal Railways, Strabane, Railcar 19 + wagons on Letterkenny train CA 1955.

I think its this one on the right jhb.

Dundalk 9 June 1961 85. Mullingar 8 June 1961. Waterford Yard ,stored 2 x J15 , 462 and an ex GN wagon, 6 June 1961.

Clifden after closure , no date but there is a CIE lorry in one of the views so post WW11. negs not brilliant quality!

Newcastle south of Greystones, 146 Sept 1990. Connolly 146, 19 November 1990.

Connolly 189 17 May 1990. Connolly 130 same date. Heuston 188 18May 1990

Dublin Connolly views today (Approx half of the latest batch of 110 negs are loco portraits at Connolly!) 144 + 042 , 124 147. All taken 10 May 1991.

It was just an uneducated guess! Here is a snip because unfortunately my eyesight isn't up to deciphering the number. 18 March 1963 Clara . 151. 5 June 1961 Mallow & Newmarket 131.

31 May 1958 Sallins station Running In Board. 2 June 1958 Thurles station J15 + an A Class in the distance and a good selection of freight.

A couple of the Joint Special on the Loughrea branch 7 June 1961, Attymon and Loughrea.

Manulla Junction 6 July 1955 668. CDRJC Phoenix at Strabane mid 1950's.

Dungarvan 6 June 1961 461. Athlone shed Class 121 bogie 7 June 1961.

Having cleared the decks of several thousand negatives (well nearly - some 100+ Irish due this week) I think its time to crack on with Ballyshannon S&DJR aka Alum Bay and to this end the board has been moved from the loft to my den where I can at least sit down whilst constructing buildings etc. I have more or less worked out buildings etc so hopefully can now crack on with construction.

Belfast York Road with ex B&CDR 30 and NCC 'Dunluce Castle on display on 9 June 1961.

Drogheda 9 June 1961. The old road bridge at Waterford 6 June 1961.

There is a site which no doubt most of you are aware of covering past Rail Tours . Its called Six Bells Junction and this is the link to the June 1961 Joint RCTS/SLS/IRRS Tour. The site is a mine of information and very useful in attempting to date and identify images. https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/610604rc.html

If you go on my flickr site https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/ and put in the search bar 1961-06 it brings up over 100 photos for that month many of which will be of the Tour. Many of the Tour participants are in view and maybe he appears in one. There are no doubt other photos where I didn't have the date so they won't come up. The relevant album is Irish Railways 1960's with some 600+ images. https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/albums/72157718812496542 There are views of 588's replacement (603) and also the substitutes, 121's B132 & B129 which substituted. Sligo to Ballaghaderreen B132 & Kilfree to Mullingar B129

Between Palace East and Muine Bheag and arriving at Muine Bheag off the branch, possibly in 1962.

Listowel 5 June 1961. Dromod 2L awaits removal for preservation 8 June 1961.

In those baking hot Summers back in the day some Driver's preferred to cook their sausages out in the open air rather than in a stifling hot cab of a J18. Claremorris 7 June 1961, warm axle box failed 588!

I acquired this one off EBay last weekend thankfully at a reasonable price although not sure why it didn't go for a similar high price as other items by the same photographer on Sunday night. 1955 , 7th July 373 Dn Mail at Athenry. (Well its got 2 Mail coaches on the front!) Unfortunately I couldn't acquire more negatives 'privately' as the executor's opted to have the negs 'e bayed' to hopefully maximise their value but I have still managed to acquire the odd one without blowing the budget.

Alex Ford views today, courtesy of the Transport Library. Ennis 3C 4July 1950. Dublin Harcourt Street 27 June 1950. Ballinamore 3L Arigna Train 30 June 1950.

GNRI Belturbet 1955 , 2 photos. Belfast train passing east end of Portadown shed 21 Sept 1957.

I don't think these are on flickr being part of the lot that went missing when my computer crashed. Thomastown 30 March 1996 074 , 2 views. The viaduct 7 May 2005 All Graham Roose photos.

Alex Ford photos today, courtesy of the Transport Library. D2 331 at Kingsbridge 27 June 1950. Cavan & Leitrim Dromod Exchange Sidings 4T 30 June 1950. G2 666 in the Dromod locality 30 June 1950.