Irishswissernie

The footbridge looks longer but it isn't there are only 2 tracks as you can see by the black panels. The steps however do not both go off on the same side so it looks longer but its because the steps on the rh side go off the other side

Thats a GNRI footbridge in the background and 4 of the DN&GR locos were broken up by Hammonds at Sutton on the Howth branch which I think had a covered footbridge in that style

I have worked out a rough sketch for the planned Sligo & Donegal Junction which is more than what I did for Glengarriff and also worked out the er usual complicated and extremely sophisticated electricals. When I actually have the boards up and see what the track looks like 'on the ground' I will have a better idea of what I want and whether it 'gels'. Even borrowed some of the grandbairns coloured pencils but not to impressed with them be

Cheapest one on ABEBOOKS

I have been continuing to upload videos from 2001. 2 added today from 13 June 2001 at Rosslare, the first is mainly the ferries plus the Seacat whilst the second features the departure of the Dublin train and the local trains to and from the Waterford line. I spent a few hours sun bathing between the trains and ferry activity up on the hillside, undisturbed except by a Japanese suit clad business man with luggage who enquired if I knew where he could get a bus to Belfast as the taxi fare quoted to him appeared exorbitant! Somewhere on his travels he had confused Rosslare and Larne when booking his ferry. https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/49972207708/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/49972221178/in/dateposted-public/ As usual click away on the icons

I received the Sir Henry Drawings file from Richard (IRRS) last night so Alan (Brack) can now start again. I've also sold a number of original Working Timetables (Not Irish!) which will fund the purchase of a decent resin printer so apart from his job, wife and our grandchildren plus rebuilding his house if I keep prodding and persuading matters should move on. The re-born Sligo & Donegal Junction is under development, now I'm retired all that's holding me up is taking the dogs out, converting 200 hours plus of Swiss Train video to MP4, uploading scans to Flickr etc (there is a chip with 10,000 scans on its way to me apparently - no Irish though) but mainly fending off questions from Mrs B who can't work out what I do all day! I think this Casserley neg is at Collooney, does anyone recognise the fence posts/trees - not much else to go on!

Its been rather too hot of late to do much modelling on Glengarriff, but work is now in hand to complete the Guinness compound and a warehouse next to the Goods shed. The next project is a re-incarnation of the Sligo & Donegal Junction but as a 5'3" gauge 4mm scale model rather than narrow gauge depicting either the 1960's with grey/yellow 121's etc and the last dregs of steam or just post WWll. The railways didn't really change that much infrastructure wise until the end of steam, loose coupled goods etc. The plan is to locate it above the Glengarriff fiddle yards at about 55 inches height and will be end to end with minimum 2ft radius curves.

Although described by the photographer as a Grain wagon this appears to be one of the 20T bogie wagons that was not converted, ie. no side hatches, ladder over the 'doors' and roof hatches. It appears to be in a rake of cement vans so probably in use for that. 402 Belfast Grosvenor Rd, Bogie Grain van 1706 + CIE vans. 17Mar65 M Shannon/DR Dunn Collection

According to Colin Boocock's Locomotive Compendium Ireland, they were re-engined from 1984 on with 1100 bhp 8 645E engines taken from withdrawn C Class locos. One of the reasons was to provide power for 6 coach Mark 3 push-pull sets introduced at that time between Dundalk, Drogheda and Dublin Ernie

There appear to be 3 grain wagons in this enlargment of a photo taken by Henry Emeleus at Monaghan in March 1959< They appear in other photos at Monaghan in my GNRI album on flickr

I only purchased 2 lots covering Bundoran, Enniskillen and the SLNCR and also a Lot covering Waterford , Cork and the CBSC all early 1950's. I believe all the rest bar 1 lot covering the Belfast area ca1950 have been purchased by a Syndicate with the intention off passing them on to the IRRS. It is possible that the Ballymena -Red Bay negs may not have been auctioned yet. There is a further Auction in the Autumn once we have got rid of the 'Lurgi' EDIT Checked the Negative catalogue HCC was at Ballymena in August 1930 but he didn't take any photos or apparently travel on the Red Bay line, he took one photo of a Parkmore train leaving Ballymena but a fair number on the Ballymena and Larne line. These are in the Autumn Auction.

This would tie up with my original post of April 17 where Michael Bunch wrote in his book that 11 coaches were at the platform. The Arrivals platform would be 10 carriages plus the arriving loco at the buffer stop or approx 11 coaches. Alan Godfrey do a map of Derry but it doesn't go as far as the Swilly Graving Dock terminus and has only part of the Donegal Victoria Road station.Most of the GNR station is covered but not the sidings and loco shed area. The NCC Waterside station is all there though. Its the official OS 25 inch map reduced to approx 16 inches to the mile. Ernie

Todays video upload to Flickr is from June 2001, On train behind 169 from Ballybrophy to Limerick via Nenagh. Rather 'bouncy' in places (no stabilisers on camera then) but the sound of 169 is quite nostalgic: As usual click on the image to play to show the correct 4:3 images. Another of the negatives received yesterday . I think its 607, at Ballina with a quite interesting branch train. I hadn't realised the location of the old loco sheds in the right background.

Half a dozen negs arrived out of the blue today which I have identified as split between Sligo Quay and Ballina early 1950's. This one is I think Sligo Quay and I think that the L shaped handrails were an ex M&GWR feature. Can anyone confirm? The other 2 Sligo Quay negs are of ex SLNC vehicles. 2 of the Ballina negs also added. Note the number of vehicles behing the J19 on the stub of the Killala branch

I am cracking on with converting my 2000-2005 video tapes to MP4. The plan is to upload them in 9 minute segments to Flickr in date order so as to provide a record of Irishrail activities in that 6 year period before the demise of most of the freight traffic and the advent of mass railcar introduction / withdrawal of most of the locomotives. To date I have uploaded 12 videos for May 2000, 4 for October 2000 and 3 out of 29 for June 2001. A further 11 for August 2002 are done and I have just completed the first Digital 8 conversion for November 2002. I have uploaded this one out of sequence to see how it looks on flickr, mainly North Wall on the 12 November https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/49938059096/in/dateposted-public/ I shall probably upload them at 1 per day and gradually remove earlier shorter or edited versions as and when the new ones reach them. I reckon there will be getting on for 20 hours of reasonable material in total.

Just switched my order from Hattons, maybe taking a chance on the Euro/ sterling exchange rate worsening but what the hell! EDITED Don't need to worry about the exchange rate I've now paid for them (8) up-front, also if Madame finds out its too late for her to do anything about it! Ernie

Thanks Ballymote it is I've just checked out a Jonathan Allen shot of the Box and Goods shed. That didn't take long!

I have been picking up the odd negs and slides recently. Can anyone identify this view? I think its of an Irish station but it may well not be! Slide dated May1986 EDIT Identified as Ballymote.

Link to latest video uploaded Limerick Junction to Waterford behind 163 June 2001 https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/49918027733/in/dateposted-public/ More photos have been added including some Cavan & Leitrim negs and also these 2 views of Mullingar in 1956 G2's 659 & 667

Another video instalment uploaded from May 2000 https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/49908303827/in/dateposted-public/ I have also uploaded a number of photos of WT 55 being re-railed at Portadown ca 1963/64 taken by Mike Shannon, now DR Dunn Collection. Link to this one https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/49908234461/in/dateposted-public/ This one displayed below and 2 more links underneath it https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/49908234546/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/49908234591/in/dateposted-public/

I think that you are seeing what appear to be steps but its the other rail, the steps are quite indistinct , I can make out one under the 'shack' door. I've done an enlargment but I only have the original scan to work off.

Its the 6 wheel wagon in this weed-killing train, Barrel at the far end and a 'hut' at this end.

I think you missed the error 40 people per 1000 SQUARE MILES ie. Take the average width of a beach between high and low tide. this would work out very roughly as 1 person on the beach between Dublin and Dundalk. The BBC have now corrected their boob to 1000 square metres! I have been in Lock down since 9 March when the first case in the North East happened at the Church where my wife, daughter and her husband who live with me attend and had been in close contact with the person. So we had 14 days lockdown then the nation wide scheme came into operation. My daughter and son in law both work for the NHS (he on a Covid Ward) so we have all been extra careful. I take the dogs out at 4.45am before Haltwhistle awakes from its slumbers then its indoors for the rest of the day (unless DRS are sending the flasks through then i venture 50 feet to the overbridge for a quick video) Next wednesday I will make my first trip out of Haltwhistle after 72 days to Hexham Hospital for an MRI Scan; I think I would rather have stayed in Lock Down! Happy Days, maybe not!

This is on the BBC News web site "As countries across Europe begin to ease lockdown restrictions, authorities in Greece are reopening more than 500 of the country's beaches. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he wants Greece's tourism season to begin in July. For now, sun-seekers are required to respect social-distancing rules on the beach. No more than 40 people are allowed per 1,000 sq miles" Seems a bit OTT

Latest 2 videos on Flickr are: I've added them as a link rather then embedding them https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/49897040887/in/dateposted-public/ Limerick Junction - Limerick City May 2000 This also shows the crossover at the platform barrier end being used to run round (It had gone a few months later) https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/49899693088/in/dateposted-public/ Limerick, Limerick Junction, Mallow & Cork Too make up the loss of tantalising part images of the videos this 'eye candy' has also been added 402 Cork October 1960 GT Robinson 131 arriving at Connolly 1959 JG Dewing Other Irish images have also been added, there are a fair number still to put on flickr. Ernie