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  1. I enjoyed watching Leslie McCallister's excellent IRRS Lance King slide show Webinar last night. Here are a few views at Belfast York Road, the slides are by Roy Dennison from 1987.

    First view is from 6 September 1958

    In the second view you can just see a former CIE C Class

    Last view is the former Midland hotel

    I also probably have more NCC HC Casserley negatives which havn't yet been uploaded but its having to sort out which ones due to former computer woes!

    UTA 1958-09-06 Belfast York Rd stationz111 NIR1987-06-17 Belfast York Rd station (2) NIR 1987-06-17 Belfast York former Midland Hotel

     

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  2. 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!

     

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  3. 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

    AF1494 GNRI Dublin Amiens St 84 28June 1950 AF0147 CIE Limerick 191 5July1950 AF1505 CIE Dublin Harcourt St G2 657 27June1950

     

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