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Evening folks, Images from the past week have now been uploaded to the March gallery. Highlights include: Wednesday 28th March 2018: Pictures from Ballybrophy, Heuston and Dublin City Centre. Friday 30th March and Saturday 31st March 2018: Images from Newbridge, the worksite at Sallins, Kildare and Portlaoise during the engineering works affecting services to/from Heuston. Click http://goo.gl/CLKLzT to view. Also the first batch of images from my recent trip to Venice have now been uploaded. From a railway interest the highlight seeing the Belmond VSOE in the station prior to departure for Calais. Click http://goo.gl/eqonCb to view.

Evening folks, The pictures from my visit to Paris have now been uploaded to http://goo.gl/TRtYNp Again, like the visit to London the gallery contains lots of railway and non railway images from around the city. Also the latest Irish images have been uploaded to the March gallery at http://goo.gl/Uf6824

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Just trying a different angle Evening folks, Pictures from a two day visit to London have now been uploaded to the website. The gallery includes a wide variety of railway and non railway images. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2018/UK-Trip-London-15th-to-17th-March-2018 to view.

Evening folks, Some pictures from an overnight trip from Portlaoise to Cork. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2018-Photos/March-2018/i-DqwStDw to view. Enjoy!

Evening folks, A few more pictures from this week of Portlaoise, Limerick Jct. and Limerick. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2018-Photos/March-2018/i-BVwM8tQ to view.

Evening folks, A few pictures of a snow covered Nenagh Station during the snow storm service suspension and lunchtime today at Rosskelton. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2018-Photos/March-2018 to view.

Afternoon all, While the country battens down for Storm Emma, I caught up on my backlog of pictures from the past week. Friday 23rd February 2018: Pictures from Portlaoise, Limerick Jct. and Limerick. Tuesday 27th February 2018: On Tuesday evening I spent about two hours in Dublin City Centre observing and photographing LUAS Cross City trams in the City Centre. The College Green area was moving very well with no traffic delays to road vehicles or trams. Wednesday 28th February 2018: One picture of 22032 arriving into a snowy Portlaoise on the 0740 Limerick - Heuston. Click http://smu.gs/2FIAQjY to view.

Evening all, A bit of a PWD update this evening with pictures of 088 arriving at Portlaoise with a rail train from North Wall. Later on I stumbled upon it shunting the CWR train at Portlaoise PWD Yard. Earlier today 073 brought the Sperry Train from Mallow to Portlaoise. In other photos, Monday starts off with 222 hauling failed MKIV set 4001 past Portlaoise and a few MKIV sets passing Rosskelton today. Click http://smu.gs/2ooGZth to view.

Pictures from the past week have now all been uploaded to the February gallery at http://smu.gs/2sxzVzK Locations featured include: - Nenagh - Ballybrophy - Thurles (testing of 219 and common user 231) - Charleville (testing of 22001 on the IEHS trials. - Limerick Jct. - Connolly - Drogheda - Pearse - Broombridge - Harcourt Street - damaged OCS and stranded trams.

Evening folks, The rest of the pictures from my weekend in Mayo and Sligo have been uploaded to https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2018-Photos/February-2018/i-vGdFZxv Highlights include 071 and 087 at Ballina on the IWT and Timber freight trains and the British Rail Southern Region 3CIG 1498 at the Quirky Glamping site in Enniscrone.

Evening folks, Latest update to the website has been uploaded featuring photos from: - Limerick - North of Athlone on the Westport line. - Claremorris (including the IWT Liner). - Ballina Branch. Click http://smu.gs/2Ei2anH to view.

Evening all, Pictures from the past few days have now been uploaded to the February gallery. Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018: Some pictures from around Killarney. Monday 5th February 2018: Just one from today of LUAS tram 3007 at The Point. Tuesday 6th February 2018: Pictures from Thurles, Portlaoise and Rosskelton. Highlights included 22001 moving from Connolly to Laois Depot on its own. All other previous transfers between Connolly - Laois Depot for this CAWS/ATP hybrid testbed set have been either as part of a trailing or middle set. Click http://smu.gs/2FTdE1t to view.

Evening folks, While passing near Killonan Jct. this afternoon I called in to see 22008 passing with the 1550 Limerick - Limerick Jct. Plus earlier in the day I stopped off at Nenagh Station to see 2814 + 2813 working the 0745 to Limerick. Click http://smu.gs/2nDB4QL

Evening all, A selection of images from the past week have now been uploaded to the website this evening. - Perway transfer from Limerick Wagon Works to Portlaoise. - Pictures from Thurles, Heuston, Connolly, Pearse and Killester. Click http://smu.gs/2rmNSQs to view.

After working the 0530 Galway - Heuston on Monday the 15th January, the hybrid 6ICR set 22002 (22001) was sent to Laois Traincare Depot on the as required 0905 empty path, for the set to be reformed to 3ICR sets in their original formations of 22301 + 22401 + 22201 and 22302 + 22402 + 22202. 22001 is required back in its original formation for testing of the CAWS/ATP hybrid signalling system between Limerick Jct. and Charleville in the coming weeks. Once the testing is complete the set will be once again reformed back to the hybrid 6 car 22002 (22001) set. Click http://smu.gs/2EL9jN7 to view a few pictures.

Evening all, The latest update to the January gallery features: Thursday 4th January 2018: A few images from around Ballybrophy. Thursday 11th January 2018: I dropped into Nenagh Station to see the morning departures to Ballybrophy and Limerick. Saturday 13th January 2018: I took a ramble today visiting Kilmastulla, Castleconnell on the Nenagh Branch, plus Cratloe, Clareabbey, Dromquin and Tubber on the Western Rail Corridor. Click http://smu.gs/2D7TQud to view them.

Evening folks, It seems I jinxed 216 last night after my spin to Cork behind it yesterday. It was hauled back from Cork to Inchicore this morning hauled by 219. I was lucky enough to catch it passing Clonkeen, Portlaoise just before 1300. Click http://smu.gs/2CBGy95 to view the pictures from the day.

Evening folks, We start off the 2018 round of photos with a visit to Cork, Cobh and Midleton. The main reason for my trip was to see the new station entrance at Cork. Unfortunately the weather wasn't that kind with Storm Eleanor rolling in across the country. Click http://smu.gs/2DUbLk3 to view.

Afternoon all, The 2017 Year in Review is now available to view at http://smu.gs/2q65ejW This gallery contains over 450 photos from the past 12 months from the railways of Ireland. I hope you enjoy the gallery and let's hope 2018 will be just as interesting. From a personal viewpoint the painting of 073 into its original Irish Rail "white stripe" livery was certainly the highlight of the year for me, joining sister locomotive 071 in its original CIE livery from 1976 which was repainted in 2016.

Evening folks, The final update for 2017 has just been uploaded to the website featuring images from the past few days. Locations include: - Limerick. - Portlaoise showing the failed 0700 Heuston - Cork on Friday. - Nenagh area. Click http://smu.gs/2ElLXOv to view. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2018. On Monday 1st January 2018, the 2017 Year in Review will be published on the website. The preview to this gallery is currently on my facebook page at https://www.facebook.com//thewandererphotos

Evening folks, Some pictures taken on either side of the Christmas shutdown have now been uploaded to the website. Featuring: - Ballybrophy on a cold and wet evening. - Farranfore to see 22027 arriving into the station. Click http://smu.gs/2E4oph5 to view.

With a few bits of Christmas shopping left to get, I decided to let the train to take the strain and popped into Limerick for a few hours. Of course, I grabbed a few photos along the way as well. Click http://smu.gs/2kGRSVu to view.

Evening all, Photos from a weekend in Dublin have just been uploaded to the December gallery at www.smu.gs/2kEF8i3 Locations visited include: - Heuston - Connolly - Maynooth - Pearse - Leixlip Confey - LUAS Red and Green lines.

Evening folks, A round up of images from this week so far: Monday 11th November 2017: Pictures from a snow covered Portlaoise as dusk approached on the Monday evening. Tuesday 12th December 2017: The snow was still there on the Tuesday morning and I managed to get some photos from Ballybrophy and Portlaoise. Wednesday 13th December 2017: Some images of the new LUAS Green Line extension in Dublin City plus photos from Connolly and Heuston. Click http://smu.gs/2ACUVcg to view.