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Along the West Clare 7 June 1961 , after closure but before track lifting etc. Quilty Miltown Malbay Lahinch

Mullingar 8 June 1961, 3 views taken during the RCTS/SLS/IRRS Joint Irish Tour.

It should be 15 May 1959, the flickr title is correct I just cocked up the date on the post this morning. Thanks for pointing it out. Ernie

Lisburn 15 Sept 1959 U Class 200, date was actually 15 May 1959. Guinness Brewery 27 June 1950 Broad & narrow gauges cross paths. Dublin, Tara Street, K1 375 29 June 1950

I took some video at Thomastown on 14 October 2003. This was when the Beets were being diverted via Kildare due to the Cement train crashing through the viaduct at Cahir. I caught the train from Waterford to Thomastown hoping to video a beet empty set from the bridge at the north end. The station and surrounding area was totally deserted although in the field by the over bridge was a herd of cows who seemed quite interested in my company especially when they learnt that these strange new trains were carrying sugar beet which probably tasted rather like sweet turnips. After what seemed like an hour but was probably nearer 3 hours a train materialised, unfortunately for the cows (but not for me) it was empty logs. There are some views of the station yard and also the appalling state of the running line. Its frightening to realise that its approaching 20 years ago!

Oops , I just copied Roy Dennison's caption on the slide, Title amended , Thanks.

Sligo shed 7 Sept 1955, 121 plus the bunker of either Lough Melvin or Lough Erne on the left. Next Cork Albert Quay with 201 arriving on a transfer freight from Glanmire Road 13 Jan 1961 Last view, Strabane with Phoenix shunting the transfer sidings 4 December 1959.

Youghal 1 June 1968 Kildare 31 May 1958 Cork City Railway 5 June 1958

More Alex Ford/Transport Library views today. GNRI 28 June 1950 . 84 at Dublin Amiens Street with a couple of interesting wagons in the photo. A bogie van on the train but also an open slat sided wagon which reminds me of wagons to carry empty beer kegs/ milk churns etc . Next 5 July 1950 , 191 at a rather rural looking Limerick. Finally 27 June 1950 Dublin Harcourt Street, G2 657

Oops ! I had the title 'Pat' correct on the caption but my keyboard had a mind of its own when I was listing it on here!

First view is the wharf for unloading coal (I think) at Waterford 19 Sept 1957. Next is 'Pet' on the coal line at Glanmire Road same date. Finally a couple of CDRJC views Raphoe 5 Dec 1959 with the 12.21 Letterkenny-Strabane goods, and Clady with the 11am Strabane-Killybegs railcar 4 December 1959

Normal service resumed! A couple from Athlone west end 13 Sept 1958. D6 541 on a goods and a view of G2 663 + J18 582 The last view is on the C&L Arigna Tramway 13 March 1959.

6 am start for Hospital tomorrow so here are the next selection. West Clare Railway, Miltown Malbay , demolition train 7 June 1961

Railcar No 1 at York Road 6 Sept 1958. Timoleague 552 takes water 13 January 1961 Clonakilty Junction same date with the goods to Ballinascarthy in the platform

Edmondstown on the Ballaghaderreen branch 19 May 1959 and a close up of the signal wires and cranks at Island Road same date. Portlaoise 2 June 1958 with a short goods and a close up of the Running In Board.

Cork Glanmire Road and the County Donegal today. 802 looking somewhat forlorn 14 January 1961 6 whl coach 165m 19 Sept 1957 CDRJC Lifford 12.21 goods from Letterkenny 5 December 1959

Not much progress in 2022 on Glengarriff & Four Masters Bridge due in part to various 'holidays' courtesy of the NHS but also because to keep me occupied I am cataloguing and identifying several thousand negatives from the 1930's to the 1960's where the information is recorded on the back of prints but with no links to the relative negative. This view shows the solution; I have scanned the negatives sleeve by sleeve to give me a positive which can be enlarged on the PC to assist in matching the print. Also in view is my study which has now been re-arranged to provide a 4 feet x 2' -6'' space for a 009 layout basically a roundy-roundy . 2 Ffestiniog Peco/kato small 0-4-0stt arrived yesterday to go with my Double Fairlie. Construction will have to wait until the prints/negs task is completed. Finally a couple of views of the Ballyshannon-Sligo Local behind 124 & 192 crossing the Drowes River.

Alex Ford views from 1950 today courtesy of the Transport Library. Limerick shed J11 No. 219 Claremorris D17 No. 16 on the 4 July 1950 Ennis, West Clare 5C on shed same date

ex Great Northern today. VS 'Lagan' at Dublin Amiens St. and 2 views at Portadown UTA 'W' 91 on 15 May 1959 QL 156 on the shed 7 September 1958

Ennis & Moyasta & 186 arriving at Ballingrane. ca 1958-9

Remains of the Tralee & Dingle 5 June 1961 , Dingle, Annascaul & Lispole viaduct

Some Alec Ford's images from July 1950 today courtesy of the Transport Library. First Limerick with Kitson built E2 295 working Ennis local services. Next Limerick shed with D19 no 15. Final view, Limerick Junction 406 on an up train with a TPO at the front of the rake.

I have approx 40 Dewing original slides and 200 odd negatives, most will be on flickr but there may be some that have been missed due to the computer 'crash' Ballybay 19 Dec 1959 with the Last Day special. The date was also my 12th birthday and my birthday present was a Triang TT gauge 3f tank and goods train mounted on a 3 feet square board with no scope for adding sidings etc so interest in it soon palled! Strabane with S2 190 shunting, 15 May 1959 The last view is 132 on an IRRS Special along the Oldcastle branch, 3 June 1961

Cookstown is the description on JG Dewings slide but he probably means Cookstown Junction as the train appears to be heading in that direction and in various publications this view of the train is described as the Kilrea Goods.

Just to add to the set I knew I had a JG Dewing image of the Cookstown goods at Randalstown both in black & white and in colour. The colour view hasn't been uploaded due to computer problems earlier this year so hear it is. 7 May 1959 together with his b&w shot.