Westcorkrailway

Ballymartle, South Cork

As we have so many interested in the event, we thought we would give you an update on the scale of our Swap Meet in 2024. -The room compared to last year will be double the size of the previous year -We have not quite doubled the amount of people attending (still 50 tables!) but this is to allow more space as that was the major feedback with last years event. We at the swap meet Team love to hear what you feel could be improved as it helps us decide what to bring to the table. -There will be only a few layouts. The rest will be trade tables. We are less them 1 month away from our event….so get your Christmas stockings open! Thanks The Swap Meet Team

Keep a keen eye on marks layout and you will see them

Hello all We are having our 4th annual Swap meet in the Ballincollig Oriel House hotel. We will have NEARLY 50 trade stands this year in a bigger room than last year. From Trains to Cars and Tractors , If you need some Chrismas gifts. be sure to come down to Ballincollig for some serious Bargains.

Hey Murphy’s say 2026….so surely sometime before the end of the decade!

Yup. Murphy models

Good prediction…wrong manufacturer!

I suspect that means the C class failed the 141 is hauling it dead…..

Quote from Irish railfans news from June 1965 Cork City Special Few Corkonians gave more than a passing glance to C206, six-wheeler 39M and bogie brake second 1895 on May 29, when they formed an IRRS (Munster Area) special from Cork Glanmire Road to Albert Quay, but the occasion was historic for several reasons. For the Munster Area of the IRRS it was their first special train outing ever; while for 39M it was probably the last run (she is already condemned to the scrap heap) and may indeed give this vehicle the claim to be the last six-wheeled coach to carry passengers in Ireland. The train itself is likely to be the last passenger train to traverse the Cork City Railway for, although no definite closure proposals have been put forward, there seems little likelihood of another passenger train being required to work into Albert Quay across the city streets and bridges. Indeed the demise of the Cork City line may well he dictated by the state of repair of the two lifting bridges across the Lee. The special train departed from Glanmire Road at 15:15 and made its way behind the station out on to Alfred Street. It passed through the "cut" on to Brian Boru Street, crossed the bridge of the same name, and, clattering over the points of the now little used Anderson's Quay siding, ran across Clontarf Street Bridge into Albert Quay loop. For good measure the train went as far out the "Bandon" as possible - to the stop block near the Douglas Road overbridge at which point the lifting ceased on Good Friday, April 18. Reversing to Albert Quay the party detrained, photographed and inspected the remarshalling of the train for the return journey.

29/5/65

I’m doing research on something quite unrelated at the moment but found this gem. I believe it’s the last time a 6 wheeler saw revenue earning passenger use. An IRRS special from Kent to Albert quay note there is an X on the coach denoting it’s on death row. Also note. 21 people attended this tour, how many would go now! photo was taken by Sean O’Brien

Superb!

My ones arrived. God it feels like a long time since these were first announced in September of 2022

Here is some screen grabs from the website from the coach, wagon and scenic section easiest loco is the J 26 as far as I know.

Works for me? What are you looking for?

Great to see you back! Could I order one?

I wonder was it done in terms of who ordered first fort instance I may have ordered very early on - but I changed my order from a half brake to a full brake a few Days….weeks….months….i can’t remember when I did it exactly but it would have put me well down the que

FFFFF**********CK!

Mine came yesterday (thank god)

I suppose that’s means they won’t be producing a CB&SCR Baldwin as there first Irish steam loco then…

I’m told that the tram network was used for the delivery of some muskerry stock from the port of cork to western road.

Yera thankfully looking at the circular there is not as much disruption as I thought

Course the cork line is closed that weekend and I was going to drive ffs any place where parking is possible at any of the stations on the Dart?

It’s food for thought, certainly seems like an open goal but how much are 2nd class K class locos are on the market and how much are they selling for.