Westcorkrailway

2013 dosent seem that long ago….

This level of anticipation would’ve killed somone in the days of waiting for the A class to come out I remeber folks on here trying to track the ship they were coming in!

Anyone miss Dayglo? Well IE have painted 082 in IE livery ScreenRecording_09-30-2026 14-11-44_1.mov

Asked a pal and just one saloon coach ended up being purchased by the macroom

Maybe I’m incorrect in thinking this, but did the Macroom Buy 5’3 coaches off the passage railway after the switchover? It’s in my head for some reason.

Kindles building was not too bad when the full canopy was in place, but without a canopy, it does look unorthodox belgooly road station would be interesting, or a ballygarvan!

Installed today to be fair! some sort of “greenway hub”

7161 (CIE green Mark 3 coach) landed in Ardagh this morning, being in the area, I went for a look and took some snaps

The original plan “the Cork, Passage and Kinsale Railway” would have gone all the way to Kinsale as the name suggests. This plan was killed when the Cork and Kinsale Junction Railway got permission to build its line in the late 1850s interestingly, this scheme had a proposed connection to the Bandon along the Owenabue Valley. You could have had halts at Ballygarvan, Five Mile, Ballinhassig and Halfway. The kinsale section probobly would have had stations for Ballymartle and Belgooly Road I often wonder if this line had been built, would it have served the people of Kinsale better! I have Colm’s book at home (Naturally) must see what’s in it

Can’t remember the details of the 1961 all Ireland tour but I think there was a few trips made that day, it’s in my head that this is one of those trips, where the coaching stock of the tour was swapped for the last of the 6 wheel excursion stock. https://flic.kr/p/2prsHVk 1961 tour https://flic.kr/p/2pwD2UY 468 on passenger duty Bandon’s were almost exclusively on goods as soon as Ivatts and latterly railcars took that job. It seems like past the mid 50s, it was far more likely to see a Bandon Tank Working an East Cork Train Rather than West. Seeing as Bandon’s were based out of Glanmire Road at that time and were a preferred station pilot

The Bandon tanks, unusually enough aren’t well photographed out this direction. thought it was interesting as the area of Dunkettle has changed so much since too

464 with a train of 6 wheel coaches and a tin van in 1961 at the station of Dunkettle.

Did you hold your breath under there

I wouldn’t mind if it was rebuilt as a carriage but could you imagine a 1980s push pull set, but in green rather than orange

Some of the highlights I found last night.