Irishswissernie

Sent them to you Jim

I don't think I have uploaded this one but then again I might have. This is the Group shot at Sligo taken by Henry Casserley of the SLS Party which RC Riley was with in May 1950 unless HCC. found someone to take it with his camera. It would be interesting to see if anyone can identify any of the participants. I say chaps 2 of us havn't dressed correctly - no ties.

Hattons also have a range of 4whl and 6 whl coaches under development, I wonder if the Hornby ones are linked to these or an entirely separate batch of mouldings/models.

Sorry havn't got any of the road side but Ciarans site has a number of photos. There is a bricked up window under the vegetation on the north end http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway Stations G/Gort/IrishRailwayStations.html#Gort_20080802_019_CC_JA.jpg Road side on Ciaran's site http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway Stations G/Gort/IrishRailwayStations.html#Gort_20080326_013_CC_JA.jpg

Is it this side you are after?

I have been perusing the R N Clements photos on the IRRS Flickr site. There are some interesting photos of the ex DN&GR 0-6-0st's at Sutton awaiting scrapping on 10 May 1952. There are 3 intact locos with the first one identified as Number 6 plus 2 and 3, and one wheels & chassis only said to be No 5 The views also includes glimpses of the Hill of Howth Car shed and the locos are on a siding which was part of the former Power station complex being the 'kick-back' for the lines into the power station. The Sutton & Baldoyle running in board adjacent to the level crossing also appears in the background. If you are an IRRS member you can access the photos.

Where should the wagon number go? Well I wouldn't be too bothered about it.

Merry Christmas &^ a Happy New Year everyone! Here is a bumper bundle uploaded to Flickr today. Click on the photos to get the captions! Some old, some new, some maybe GNRI blue!

No I don't think so, different lighting conditions produced variations in the hue. Here are a couple of views at Limerick Junc of 123 and 129 taken within minutes of each other. EDIT I'm intrigued by the white lining on the cab end of 123 with a line of dirt down the middle and a bit ropey on the edges paint wise. Its possible the cab metalwork is a bit distorted I have quite a few views of locos missing the IR or IE logo on the bonnet sides.

Yes 110

I wasn't going to get a black n Tan 121 but thinking that in a couple of years time I will probably wish I had; thought better of it. This is the 'Insurance' shot. All locos arrived safely with only one loose coupling across the deliveries. I'm thinking that if I go the same way with the A Class I might have to rebuild Glengarriff as a Diesel depot. Well no! I prefer the countryside.

Email from Hattons saying 121''s now in stock, a bit late for most of us I guess.

Should have gone to Specsavers Jim if you are referring to the last one

Latest Casserley Lots are now being gradually uploaded to Flickr.

A few more which possibly havn't seen the light of day as the film has a serious fault across the sky which resembles a volcanic ash eruption but doesn't affect the actual scene. I have cut out most of the offending black cloud but the remainder is a useful area to put on a caption.

My interpretation of Casserley Records. Arrived at Enniskillen 17th from C&L via Clones and spent night. 18th EKN to Fintona Jc - Fintona then back to EKN. Railcar B on 1.45 special for group to Sligo and then on it back to EKN in evening for another overnight stay. 19th depart for Omagh, Strabane and Derry. I have the negs from EKN lunchtime after arrival back from Fintona. The records are on GWRA Auctions web site for the Casserley Auction and can be downloaded as a PDF The Trip is in the 7th PDF on first line and the neg numbers covering the Irish Tour are 72616 Page 89 to 73146 Page 105 https://www.gwra.co.uk/h-c-casserley-collection-of-negatives-auction.html This will enable one to work out RC Riley's Trip.

Yes my negs LOT covers EKN to Sligo on the 18th then back to EKN then Omagh & Strabane (GN& Donegal) & the Lough Swilly at Derry on the 19th

This is the SLS Group posed for HCC at Sligo. Given that this is 70 years ago there can't be many of the Group still with us. A bit different from the rail tours I did; only one participant without a tie. Back in the 1980's on the NERA Day Tours organised by the late Chris Wolstenholme he would be the only one wearing a tie!

All the latest Casserley acquisitions have now been scanned and captioned but still need cleaning up. There are 5 of Dromahair on 18 May 1950. Railcar B was working a special for HCC and the SLS Group.

I've spent the last few days scanning the Casserley negatives recently acquired. In a mixed batch of Scottish and midland medium negatives there are also 8 Cavan & Leitrim views from 7 June 1932. Re-painting wasn't a priority as the stock is still in Cavan & Leitrim lined livery. Also No 9 King Edward was still extant in Ballinamore Yard.

THanks, bought one off E Bay although the article seems familiar and I've probably got the book somewhere in the loft. Somewhere I also have an article about the auction sale at Enniskillen of the assets in Northern Ireland. It was in one of the old Railway World Magazines when that magazine was going through a bad patch finance wise (before Ian Allan bought it) and the issues were reduced to a 6" x 9" format. Scanned this one yesterday 26 June 1937

It does Jim , top of page 53. I can't scan it at the moment because the scanner is full of Londonderry & Lough Swilly negs from 1937. There are 16 views of Fintona branch in the GNRI album https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/albums/72157626756740602

Working my way through the Casserley negs I acquired at the auction last Saturday and came across this one of a conversion to a Turf Van on the narrow gauge

I uploaded this one to this topic back in June asking if anyone could identify the location but without any luck! Well as usual I was checking out something else and the background right details corresponded with it. Pretty sure its Athlone near the loco shed with the junction for the Westport line in the right background Its that peculiar shaped set of cross members on the telegraph pole and also that building which resembles a signal box but is nowhere near the line also seen in this view below from 1961

The Portadown views are part of a few photos taken on 22 & 23 June 1957, he also filmed at Belfast GVS and York Road, Adelaide and on the 23rd at Connolly, Harmonstown and Sutton. I get the impression he may have had the family in tow and managed to grab a few minutes at each spot before being persuaded/cajoled or forced to move on; something I experienced when my brood of 5 were with me!