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Evening all, Two updates to the website today. - The June gallery has new pictures from Thurles, Limerick Jct., Limerick, Athlone and Portarlington featuring Enterprise locos on the Dublin - Cork service and various 071's on the XPO liner and a Ballast Train. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/June-2026/i-m7Qf9MM to view. - Also on Wednesday, I travelled on the Railtours Ireland "Emerald Pullman" from Limerick Jct. to Athlone which was operated by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland with Irish Rail locos 082 and 071 in its retro CIE livery featuring. Between Sunday 7th June and Friday 12th June, the Charter operated from Dublin Connolly to Waterford, Killarney, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Athlone and Westport. Of note on Wednesday, the charter train became the first locomotive hauled train to visit the rebuilt Galway Station arriving at the new platform 3. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursHeritageRailways/2026/Railtours-Ireland-Emerald-Pullman to view.

The June gallery kicks off with images from Limerick Jct., Limerick and returning home via the Nenagh branch to Ballybrophy. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/June-2026 to view.

The last train until Tuesday. I was in the Tipperary town area on Saturday evening so popped by the station to see the 1840 Limerick Jct. - Waterford calling at the station. With no Sunday or Bank Holiday service on the route, this would be the last train service until Tuesday morning. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/May-2026/i-447Nj3B to view the images.

The May gallery starts off with over 100 images added to it featuring pictures from: * Dublin Heuston * Adamstown * Laois Depot * Ballybrophy * Cork * Littleisland * Fota * Carriagloe * Rushbrook * Cobh * Carrightwohill * Midleton * Drogheda * Dundalk * Thurles * Nenagh * Cahir Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/May-2026/i-tkdw9wM to view.

The weekend of 9th and 10th May was a busy weekend for Irish Rail tours with the RPSI heading to Cork and Midleton on the Saturday, with the IRRS and BLS having an outing on the LUAS Red Line on the Sunday. Photos from both tour can be viewed at https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursHeritageRailways/2026

The April gallery comes to a close with images from Thurles, Heuston and Blackhorse on the LUAS Red Line, Connolly, Clontarf Road and Dun-Laoghaire plus Dublin Bus GT91 in a prang with a taxi in Dublin City Centre. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/April-2026/i-ZrhG7ms to view the images.

The April gallery has been updated with images from Galway Station which last Saturday saw new platforms 3 and 4 commissioned to join platform 5, which had opened a number of weeks ago. Platforms 1 and 2 (the old 1 and 2 respectively) remain closed for rebuilding. Passengers also got to experience the new roof constructed over the train shed and the new southern concourse was also opened on the same day. Galway is undergoing a 1980's "Liverpool Street" rebuild to make it fit for the expansion of rail services in the region. Once completed the stations platforms will be able to hold the following train sizes: P1 - 6ICR / 6DMU P2 - 7ICR / 8DMU P3 - 6ICR / 6DMU P4 - 4ICR / 4DMU P5 - 4ICR / 4DMU Also included in the gallery is pictures from a trip to Sligo, with various images from Heuston, Connolly, Edgeworthstown, Dromod, Boyle and Sligo. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/April-2026/i-9n7NJnM to view.

The April gallery has a small update with: Monday 13th April 2026: Enterprise liveried 207 is pictured well off the beaten track at Thurles heading from Dublin to Cork. Wednesday 15th April 2026: 22009 is captured at Portlaoise after arriving from Heuston. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/April-2026/i-XhcShpJ to view.

The April gallery starts off with images from the Rathmore area, Thurles, RPSI owned diesel locomotives at Inchicore. During a Sunday drive to a place called Shannonbridge in the Irish Midlands, I came across a bench that would be very familiar to fans of the BR sectorisation era, especially if it was painted red! Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/April-2026 to view.

Towards the end of March, I spent a couple of days in the UK. images come from: Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, London, Grantham, Leeds, Harrogate, York, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Preston. Traction highlights include : Class 91, 93's & Class 230, 230001 on the Greenford Branch. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2026/UK-Trip-Wednesday-25th-to-Saturday-28th-March-2026 to view.

The March gallery gets a quick update with some images from Thurles, Tara Street and Connolly. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/March-2026/i-HgTn9hx to view.

The March gallery is updated with: Monday 16th March 2026: Evening time at Thurles with the 1925 Cork - Heuston calling at the station. Tuesday 17th March 2026: St. Patrick's Day sees pictures from Limerick jct. and also Ballinroad Level Crossing on the former Mallow to Waterford Railway Line. The Crossing Keepers Cottage has been converted into a cafe on the popular Waterford Greenway near Dungarvan. Wednesday 18th March 2026: LUAS & Bus images from Heuston Station and Parkgate Street. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/March-2026/i-8XFTSq6 to view.

As of Wednesday night there are only 14 tickets left for sale on the tram tour. Tickets available to purchase at https://irrs.ie/events/outing-the-best-of-both-worlds-luas-tram-tour/

The website has been updated with new images from: Wednesday 4th March 2026: Pictures from Dublin Connolly, Drogheda and Heuston LUAS Stop. The Drogheda images show the new OHLE installed at the station for fast charging the BEMU fleet. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/March-2026/i-xHfnrkH Castlerea Railway Museum. A vast collection of rail memorabilia celebrating the history of railway in Ireland. The museum holds the largest private collection of rail memorabilia in Ireland, and work to preserve and promote the importance of this history. The highlight has to be locomotive A55 as the centerpiece of the museum and the adjoining pub and restaurant! Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursHeritageRailways/2026/Castlerea-Railway-Museum

Ticket sales have reached the 60% mark as of 1700 this evening. If you're planning on joining us, don't delay and book soon to avoid disappointment.