Irishswissernie

GNRI 1957-06 Oldcastle Railbus 1 LN127. GNRI 1956-09-14 Clones shed 41 LN428 GNRI 1956-09-14 Clones 26 LN429. GMK034 CIE 1961-04-xx Inchicore A13 L48.

The Bachmann NG7 stock arrived on Saturday so yesterday with some trepidation I ran a clearance test train over the Drowes River Bridge as this provides the access to the joint OO/NG7 fiddle yard. This was successful and at first glance the train appears to fit in with the surroundings. I have a feeling though that when the Irish OO is running through the adjacent 7mm scale quarry scene its not going to be so believeable.

Ex GNRI today. x211 GNRI 1964-xx-ca Adelaide Then a look back to the Great Victoria Street area back in 1965. x220 GNRI 1965-08-26 Belfast yard, 53,55 & 37 x222 GNRI 1965- CA Belfast GVS UG 49. x214 GNRI 1964-06-27 Belfast GVS 208 on Curragh Spl.

The Study or Mancave , Railway Room or Rubbish Tip depending on who is expressing their opinion now has the continous run installed with a removable drop board across the entrance. The Mullaghmore area, on the right in the second photo, is to be re-developed for the proposed NG7 Quarry but Irish OO and the NG7 will be able to utilise each others sections and also the fiddle yard for running. The Drowes River bridge at Four Masters is somewhat hidden far right but there will be a further scenic extension on the approach to the fiddle yard in front of the window.

Not any more, my youngest daughter and her husband lived in Southport but have now moved back to the 'Centre of Britain' (according to the Town Council) good old Haltwhistle.

The layout in its new configuration as a 'roundy-roundy' is now working after a fashion! J15 146 speeds to Sligo.

Connolly probably Sligo service, ca 2000-2004 justa132. C&L 1958-05-20 Dromod 6T JGD 580202. C&L 1957-06-xx Mohill LN1944. Connolly ca 2000-2004 justa142.

Negatives from ca 2000 + or - a few years; there was no in formation for these images. Manulla 084. Mallow 074. justa203 Ballina 2005-10-08 justa066. Balbriggan justa160

Three negatives of Irish Coaches taken by GMK . GMK069 GNRI 1955-xx ex LNWR 57ftCorr 3rd puchased WW11 from LMS 479. C137. GMK075 CIE 1955-xx MGW 6whl Lav Compo C343. GMK063 CIE 1961-04-xx Inchicore GSW 312A. BTz C224.

If the Tramway was an independent undertaking then it would have been situated solely in Eire and should have become part of the Great Southern. They could then have transferred stock from the Cork & Muskerry, Tralee & Dingle etc to keep services running.

A few 'new' Bandon Tank photos for Mike 84C and Sheila after an enjoyable and most pleasant few hours chatting on Haltwhistle station last Thursday. CIE 1961-03-17 Cork ex CBSC464 JGD610301. GMK020 CB&SCR 1955-xx Cork Rocksavage shed 467 l386. CBSC 1953-08-24 Clonakilty Junction 467 Dn Goods (3)

GNRI 1964-05-26 Aghadavoyle, 207 JGD640234. GNRI 1963-06-01 Aghadavoyle W 104 JGD63208. GNRI 1963-05-31 Aghadavoyle summit cutting exit. SG3 UTA 35 JGD630821. IR 1990-05-xx Kildare 016 Dn Liner.

GMK015 CIE 1955-xx Mallow 1100 TI146. C&L 1957-06-05 Belturbet Shed & Water Tower LN997. C&L 1956-09-14 Belturbet 10L LN423. C&L 1952-xx-CA Ballinamore unid wagon.

BCDR 1964-07-04 Sydenham 'U' 68 7.25pm ex Bangor. GNRI 1964-xx CA Belfast G V S with 2 CIE Class 121 powered services. x259. x254 NCC 1964-07-03 Belfast York Road WT10 station pilot. x258 1964-xx-CA Belfast Docks with dredger, Coal wharf on right.

GMK006 CIE 1961-04 Kingsbridge B104 TI148. GMK007 CIE 1961-04-xx Islandbridge A29 TI148 GMK002 CCR 1955-xx-xx Cork City Railway 217 TI431. Limerick Junction justa042

CIE 1962-03-17 Cork Glanmire IRRS Spl to Youghal JGD630233. CIE 1961-03-13 Ballaghaderreen G2 653 JGD610114. CIE 1960 CA Mallow x030. CDRJC 1959-05-12 Raphoe, goods from Letterkenny JGD

Sorry, the only video I have is from 2000 - 2006 , the better parts (or should I say the least worst bits) are on Ernie's Railway Archive.

On my Album https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/albums/72157711590538817/ there is also a JW Armstrong negative at Tramore and you can just make out the end of a van off the turntable siding which was at the platform side end. There were 6 lines off the turntable, 3 serving loops for the platform, carriage shed and run round and 3 dead ends , one of which has space for 2 wagons on it.

GMK004 CIE 1955-xx-xx Cork, Youghal Excursion J15 195 TI215. GMK005 CIE 1955-xx-xx Cork, former junction for Summerhill line on right Cork- Cobh train TI215. GMK003 CCR 1955-xx-xx Cork City Railway Quayside SDGS J26 55x TI231.

With regard to Glengarriff & Four Masters Bridge Sligo & Donegal Junction Railway on this Forum; I worked out a plan for the Sligo Terminus and connections which envisaged a passenger Terminus at a lower level at right angles to the 'train shed' north side . This then curved to the north east roughly next to the Sligo Quay goods line before turning right towards the Customhouse Quay with a connection back to the Goods station for the working of through goods traffic. The line then crossed the river with either a lifting or swing bridge to provide access to the old quay nearer the town. This gives me an excuse just to to run a local set of 2 Cravens and Generator Van or the forthcoming Mk 3 Push/Pull set rather than a long set of Mk 2's but still able to run through goods trains. The alternative is just a link to the goods station which would the involve a double reversal to enable passenger trains to reach the main station (shades of Limerick Junction !) EDIT. No houses or buildings are harmed in this plan!

I have an Album on the Waterford & Tramore on Flickr. A fair number of photos of Tramore including the Turntable. https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/albums/72157711590538817/

L&LS 1953-09-26 Pennyburn, Derry No 10 Mck010. Limerick Junction , Limerick City 'shuttle' justa056. 1968-03-23 Belfast Docks RPSI Spl. 1965-03-ca Cloghans Point WT 50 on PWay train JGD650305.

GNRI 1963-xx CA Belfast 'Shaky' Bridge UG48 possibly by JGD. GNRI 1963-05-31 Goraghwood 35 Dundalk - Portadown Gds JDG630825 GNRI 1963-05-28 Belfast GVS UG UTA48 JGD630619

I have been giving a fair bit of thought as to how the new layout progresses. I really miss the ability to run trains on a circuit as per the original Glengarriff layout plus I would like a small NG7 layout for shunting. The solution appears to be to replace the part built Mullaghmore terminus with an NG7 /O-16.5 layout but attached to the exiting Irish OO with a new OO drop board across the door and behind the OO9 layout to connect up with the Irish fiddle yard. When I am running the Irish layout the trains will then run through the NG7 board to complete the circuit. I have acquired a new 4K video camera with a 20x zoom. This was used by the Driver of A30 who with the assistance of his jet pack took the photo below.

Some well known original slides of the CDRJC today, CDRJC 1959-05-09 Letterkenny 'Drumboe' Xing L&LSR trackbed JGD590727. CDRJC 1958-10-02 Castlefinn 'Erne' JGD581803 CDRJC 1958-10-02 Strabane Railcar 18 poss JGD580230. CDRJC 1958-10-02 Strabane 'Erne' JGD580228