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The April gallery has been updated with: Wednesday 24th April 2025: A few images from around Dublin including Heuston, LUAS Red Line, Connolly and Harmonstown. Thursday 24th April 2025: Even though it opened at the end of August 2024, I hadn't managed a visit out to Kishoge Station yet. That was rectified on this day with a lunchtime visit to the new station on the Portlaoise Commuter route and an added bonus was also photographing 22010 which has just been reformed from a 3ICR to a 4ICR with the addition of vehicle 22402 from disbanded set 22002. 22402 has been renumbered to 22810 to reflect the new set it is formed into and is expected to remain as such until late 2025 while collision damage repairs are carried out to car 22139 at Laois Depot. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/April-2025/i-8kknmPL to view.

The April gallery has been updated with images from Thurles, Portlaoise, Portarlington, Athlone and Roscrea. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/April-2025/i-kSH3ZBc

An infrastructure update today with the official opening of the new platform 6 and extension of platform 5 at Cork Kent Station by the Taoiseach, EU Commissioner and Transport Minister. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Officialevents/2025/Official-opening-of-new-platform-6-at-Cork to view.

An infrastructure update today with the official opening of the new platform 6 and extension of platform 5 at Cork Kent Station by the Taoiseach, EU Commissioner and Transport Minister. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Officialevents/2025/Official-opening-of-new-platform-6-at-Cork to view.

The April gallery has been updated with images from: Sunday 6th April 2025: Views of the 1735 Limerick - Ballybrophy at Roscrea. Wednesday 9th April 2025: While travelling from Clonmel to Limerick, I stopped off to photo the 0945 Limerick Jct. - Waterford. Thursday 10th April 2025: While in Athlone for the day, the Ballina - Waterford XPO Liner and North Wall - Ballina IWT Liner crossed in the station. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/April-2025/i-zKJqCbz to view.

Pictures from the Tailte Tours The Eyre Lee Bird railtour from Cork to Galway via Limerick bringing a 4 car set of 2600 Class DMU's back to the City of the Tribes for the first time in several years. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursPreservedRailways/2025/Táilte-Tours-The-Eyre-Lee-Bird to view all the images from this excellent day out on the rails with what can now be considered classic traction with the 31 year old 2600 Class fleet. Another highlight from the day was getting to photograph the retro liveried 201 Class loco, No. 220 at Limerick Jct.

Pictures from the Tailte Tours The Eyre Lee Bird railtour from Cork to Galway via Limerick bringing a 4 car set of 2600 Class DMU's back to the City of the Tribes for the first time in several years. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursPreservedRailways/2025/Táilte-Tours-The-Eyre-Lee-Bird to view all the images from this excellent day out on the rails with what can now be considered classic traction with the 31 year old 2600 Class fleet. Another highlight from the day was getting to photograph the retro liveried 201 Class loco, No. 220 at Limerick Jct.

Over 300 pictures from a visit to the UK last week with images from: * London * Derby * Nottingham * Beeston * Lincoln * Grimsby * Cleethropes * Doncaster * Darlington * Stirling * Glasgow Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2025-International-Trips/UK-Trip-24th-to-29th-March-2025 to view all the images in a day by day gallery. While in Darlington, I paid a visit to Heighington Station for a guided tour by Niall Hammond, Chairman of the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. The station is now recognised as being the earliest railway station in the world and the society is fundraising to buy and restore it. More details on this exciting project can be found at https://www.sdr1825.org.uk/save-heighington-station/

The April gallery is updated with: Wednesday 2nd April 2025: A few photos taken while on the way from Limerick to Thurles. Later in the evening we see 220 in its new retro livery passing near Holycross with the 1700 Heuston - Cork. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/April-2025/i-NTqtSCq to view all the images.

Updates to the March and April galleries tonight. The March 2025 gallery comes to a close with images from: Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd March 2025: Pictures from a weekend in Dublin. Monday 24th March 2025: An early morning trip to Cork to head to the airport for a flight to London Heathrow. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/March-2025/i-vPgxMFX to view all the images. The April 2025 gallery opens on April's Fools day with some pretty interesting events! 083 brought a six car transfer of 2700 Class vehicles from Cork to Inchicore Works for scrapping. 071 Class loco 083 brought vehicles 2717 + 2718 + 2713 + 2714 +2710 + 2709 on their final rail journey. Meanwhile, retro liveried 220, after its stint on freight work after re-entering service was released to passenger work, being allocated to the work Cork MK4 services from the 1100 Heuston - Cork onwards, later working the 1425 return and 1800 back to Cork. All in all, an interesting day and the photos can be viewed at https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/April-2025/i-QSjDCbh

Wednesday 19th March 2025: Images from the Tralee line between Rathmore and Banteer showing the latest progress on the new footbridge and also the 1725 Mallow - Tralee and 1705 Tralee - Cork services. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/March-2025/i-r5MBSpg to view.

Saturday 15th March 2025: A Saturday morning trip to Monastervin to capture the latest Iarnrod Eireann retro-liveried scheme to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 201 Class locomotives. 220 has been painted into a near original version of its as delivered livery in 1995 and today was its first working since completion of its overhaul and repainting when it worked the 0940 North Wall - Ballina IWT Liner. A few other bits and bobs feature at Monastervin during the 60 minutes spent there. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/March-2025/i-848ZNxc to view all the images. https://photos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/March-2025/i-848ZNxc/0/NBXLRwggRz5PQZ2HFSDNxd6P2r9G32rjcskMhmTHc/S/DJI_0930-S.jpg

Saturday 15th March 2025: A Saturday morning trip to Monastervin to capture the latest Iarnrod Eireann retro-liveried scheme to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 201 Class locomotives. 220 has been painted into a near original version of its as delivered livery in 1995 and today was its first working since completion of its overhaul and repainting when it worked the 0940 North Wall - Ballina IWT Liner. A few other bits and bobs feature at Monastervin during the 60 minutes spent there. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/March-2025/i-848ZNxc to view all the images.

The March gallery has been updated with pictures from Heuston, Thurles and Limerick during the week. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/March-2025/i-cjRQMJw to view. Also updated is the Foynes Line rebuild gallery with images from the Limerick City end. Rails and Sleepers have now been completed along the complete route. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Officialevents/2025/Foynes-Line-Reconstruction/i-jkwqqNc

After the excitement from earlier in the week with the 30th anniversary photos of loco 220, the March gallery has been updated with images from Heuston, LUAS Red Line trams in the city centre and Clonmel Station on Friday evening. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/March-2025/i-SgqJVq4 to view all the images.