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Three had the logos on the ends,1557 was one,I’m looking through my notes for the other two ,I think it was decided that the two white lines were enough on the Cravens

Good choice of train....this will probably come in handy for you...

An additional Cravens coach was added to the mail train earlier, The coach was one of a small batch that had the IR points logo applied to to side during the 1990s

Sunday afternoon MGR,oil and DMU passenger action on Ashburton grove.

Fresh from the workshops and paint spray facility at Tara junction after its overhaul and repaint is Mk3 composite coach 7170, These coaches were part of a fleet of eight in the series 7165-7172 and were fitted with a first class section in one half and standard class in the other half. The exterior had a red thumbprint on the door area and the roofs were painted grey The coach is seen here after being added to the set which is working the 18:20 Westport-Heuston hauled by 085.

Order placed...

My wish list.....no pressure lads........ 1- Asahi two axle coal & oil flat wagons and twenty foot coal and oil containers, 2- Ammonia bogie and barrier wagons 3-Bogie bulk cement wagons 4- Bogie 62' timber wagons 5- Two axle timber wagons 6-Two axle MX type Guinness wagons

With thanks to Baseboard Dave for supplying the yard lights,they replaced a tower light that has now been moved to the bus depot.

Unloading of the Guinness empty keg pallets begins at the Lakeview freight yard.

Power cars in the MPD for servicing.

Locomotive 126 has arrived on a local service at Tara junction and is uncoupled,it then operated to the turntable where it is turned ready to work the evening

Just need to find the right programme to put the diagram onto.....

If the said coupling broke between the Cravens and the EGV then the locomotive could be used to shunt the coach quickly to a siding, Mk2 coaches had buckeye couplers while Cravens had screw couplings

No-Mk2s normally operated in fixed formations on a diagram that started and finished in Dublin Connolly or Heuston stations, On rare occasions if a fault occurred with a Mk2-then the coach would be locked off with passengers moved to another coach-with the offending coach being shunted next to the locomotive when returning to Dublin.

When the Ballina branch Cravens and GSVs needed to be swapped out for exams the replacement coaches would be taken from the Friday’s only service, When Mk2ds replaced the Cravens on the Fridays only service it was normal practice to attach the replacement coach between the locomotive and Mk2d EGV on the outward journey and again after shunting took place in Ballina the coach or GSV would be attached between the locomotive and first coach, On a few occasions I witnessed a Cravers coach ‘tagged’ onto the rear of the Mk2s,this technically wasn’t allowed due to the screw shackle being used to couple to the Mk2,had the coupling broken then it would have been difficult to recover-although the emergency coupling could have been used it would restrict the speed of the train to 25mph. Passengers were not permitted to travel in these coaches and they were always locked out of use while the rest of the train was in service.

Not as yet Stephen.... it is something I must do at some stage

Both upper and lower levels are connected by a single track-no room for a helix/

Thanks Graham, The main layout is 16ft x 12ft and the lower level is 12ft x 14ft.

Friday 01/01/21 Riverside permanent way depot, With the gates to the depot closed for the holidays ,a skeleton staff were on duty earlier to shunt some locomotives around the yard, 082,074,161 and 183 were all started up and checked out by the resident fitter before being shutdown again.

As the last of the CIE road freight trucks arrive back at the Lakeview freight yard-its time to close the gates to the compound and wish everyone a happy new year

Happy New year to all....

A new arrival at Ashburton grove MPD.

Another supply of Guinness arrived at the Lakeview freight yard tonight, 134+124 were the locomotives in charge...

Four hours of non stop action condensed into a five minute video of Christmas Eve operations on Tara junction, 127 arrives at the platform with the passenger & mail train from Cork, 132+126 pass with an up Westport Mk2 set closely followed by Push pull set control car 6101 leads the set which is being pushed by 130 forming a Limerick to Dublin service Then 187+129 lead a ten piece Mk2 a/b set on a Galway-Heuston working Lastly and most importantly 134+124 lead the laden Guinness liner through Tara junction. Enjoy

Happy Christmas from all at Tara junction.