Irishswissernie

I got caught with this one as I ordered 2 packs of Bullieds and also used my Rewards points but at the last step the UK destination block came up so I couldn't complete and my Rewards have gone. Luckily I have other things including 3 Hospital Appointments in the last 10 days and 180 Irish slides/negatives to proccess to focus on.

Thanks! Careys Road Yard, there's a photo in Alan O'rourke's North Kerry Line book Page 185. Ernie

Well I'm stuck on the location for this one! Its a print with copyright as the negatives have been thrown out. I can't therefore enlarge the details much but the lines to the left are the problem as there seems to be a line of cattle wagons in the distance next to the building on the skyline at a height above the main sidings. Ideas anyone?

A couple ot poor but interesting negatives. CIE 1951ca Islandbridge, Dublin. Cork - Belfast 'Enterprise' B2 poss 407. (1 of 403,405 407 or 409) 25j+101. CIE 1951 ca Islandbridge, Dublin 25j+099. The onlookers seem to be possibly senior CIE Management especially the chap wearing the Homburg? and polished shoes. I have received quite a few and decent negatives and slides plus original prints where the original negatives have long gone. Its just a case of captioning when I have the time, scanning and cleaning is all done.

GMK059 CIE 1955 Between Westland Row and Amiens St TI515. GMK071 CIE 1955-xx Cork 6whl full brake C364. GMK065 CIE 1961-04-xx Inchicore GSW low roof gas lit 3rd (2nd) corridor 1124s C134

Its a poor negative so I have tried lighten it a bit

A few more Dewing negatives arrived this week. I had a postcard photo of this one years ago and now the negative has turned up. SLNC 1939-06-20 Sligo 'Lissadell' JGD ref 25j+009. Thurles Sugar Factory, an ignored forlorn no 3 sits out of steam as the lads admire their gleaming new Ruston shunter. Irish Sugar 1960-05-24 Thurles, JGD600905 ref 25j+008 Cork, Rocksavage , Ex Allman Bandon Distillers Peckett 495. GSR 1936-09-xx Cork, Rocksavage 495 P1556'20 ex Allman, Bandon purch 1930. JGD scan 25j+007

CIE 1965-07-10-xx Kingscourt Branch Ex SLNC Railcar 2509 yj099. CIE 1970 's Tullamore 073 yj088. C&L 1957-07-29 Ballyconnell yj074

CIE 1956-04-xx Cork, 109 yj138. CIE1956-04-26 Cork, 388 +307 Up passenger. yj139. GNRI 1956-04-03 Railcar A Oldcastle service yj137. I recently discovered that I have never uploaded photos from March 2004, March 2009 and September 2014 of the various Railroads around Salt Lake City , Ogden and along the ex DRGW over Soldier Summit to Helper in Utah. My daughter in 2014 had a house overlooking the ex UP line at Layton which has over 50 freights per day plus the UTA Front Runner service and I spent many hours just sitting on the veranda whilst the trains passed. I have started putting these on Flickr in an album https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/albums/72177720323304198 A bit different from Ireland!

Wexford rather than Claremorris, bridge over the river in the background.

x208 B&CDR 1965-08 Belfast Queens Quay cattle bank UG48. NIR Belfast Central 8098 j162. x234 GNRI 1965 CA Lurgan UG .

W&T 1956-04-24 Waterford Manor, ex Clayton Railcars in use as passenger coaches. yj141. CIE 1956-04-23 Cork,Kent ex DSE 223D yj144. CIE 1956-04-26 Cork, Kent ex GSW 878 yj142

I didn't think there was enough headroom for the elephants in the coaches (cars) but there is film footage on the web of 5 elephants of the smaller species (Indian?) de-training and then going for a walk along the highway plus several horses. The public were kept away from the animals as they walked by a team of handlers spaced out along a yellow rope whilst they kept pace with the procession.

I last visited the USA in September 2014 staying at my Daughter's at Layton in Utah. Her home was situated next to the Union Pacific main line between Salt Lake City & Ogden, an ideal site to sit on the veranda and film the heavy freight traffic plus the passenger Front Runner trains. The day before I was due to fly home I was lucky to video the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Baileys Circus Train as it headed to Ogden. I have just got round to converting the original clips chip to MP4; I did the Durango & Silverton and Cumbres & Toltec material many years ago! The Circus Train lasted until May 2017, I think the UK ones went in the 1950's and no doubt there were Irish ones back in steam days. Click on the Black bit below and it should play.

Yes, I thought the date was a bit out when I posted it up, I will amend it to early 1970's, Thanks.

GNRI 1953-07 Portadown 192 ADH yj086. CIE 1961-06-09 Enfield 184 + unid A Class. yj080. CIE Early 1970's ca. Wexford Quays A58r yj081

Royal Mail finally delivered this one today and think it might be a good one to start the New Year off. SLNCR 1956-07-xx Sligo Railbus A (2nd) after re-bodying ref25j+002 I have done a bit of 'ferreting ' amongst my reference books and note that after re-bodying in 1950 it had a grey rather than white roof. Also one of the panels has a slightly different shade of green.

Found another one which shows a bit more of the Turntable pit construction.

The Turntable at the works had gone by the time of the Ordnance Survey 1900 map. The one at the shed below with 171 on it in 1969 I would estimate at 45 to 50 feet diameter.

CDRJC 1958 CA Killybegs 19 on turntable 249001. CIE 1959- CA Dublin Broadstone y014. CIE 1960's Dublin Broadstone (3). IE CA2005 Drogheda Railcar Depot RefJu194

I think the U at Clones was probably by TJ Edgington whilst 207was John Dewing.

I managed a visit to the Durango & Silverton & Cumbres & Toltec in 2014. Officially I was visiting my daughter and Grandchildren in Utah but her then Father-in-Law suggested a week using his RV to visit the 2 lines and I er reluctantly accepted his offer. Durango was very tourist orientated but Silverton was great. Chama was superb and you were able to wander all over the station and yards apart from inside the 'roundhouse' We chased K27 463 on a crew training trip to Cumbres and then went on to Antonito where we we lucky to catch the daily trip freight on the standard gauge line from Alamosa. Videos and stills on flickr plus some earlier views from 1964 when the Silverton was still operated by the D&RGW.

Madame has spent the nignt at Daugter No 3's house looking after one of the 3 month old twins who has a cold so as has had little sleep I have suggested that she has a nap whilst I amuse myself in my 'den' . I normally upload to Flickr on Christmas Morning at 6 am whilst the rest of the house; ie Annie and the Dogs are still fast asleep (Not like the old days when our 5 kids thought the ideal time was to wake up at about 2 am and start clamouring for their presents.) Here is the Irish section of the upload. GNRI 1956-04-28 Clones 202 on 9.00 Dublin- Enniskillen yj136. CIE 1970 's Dublin Connolly 019 131 046 142 yj096. Ballina, 087 Ca 2000 justa076. CDRJC 1956-04-xx Donegal Town WACS2619. GNRI 1962-03-17 Cork Glanmire Rd 207 IRRS Spl. JGD620232. Now this is done what the xxxx am I going to do tomorrow at 6am!

I was thinking in November that my Flickr site total hits since I started in a small way in 2009 with the demise of fotopic would reach 65 million by the end of 2024 but this figure was reached on friday. There has been the usual upsurge in daily hits pre Christmas which normally continues until the New Year, viewing the site probably acts as a relaxation from the hectic festive season plus the lack of much of interest on the TV! I don't close for Christmas so watch out for more images over the next fortnight. Have a good Christmas and New Year everyone! GNRI today. GNRI 1959-05-12 Londonderry,Foyle Rd. U 202 JGD590814. GNRI 1957-06-07 Omagh 204 LN1045. GNRI 1957-06-05 Belturbet station interior. LN999.

Cavan & Leitrim today. C&L 1959-CA Mohill 6T y021. C&L 1959-03-14 Ballinamore shed 10L ex CB&P & 4L. C&L 1957-05-27 Arigna 4L JGD570125