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  1. The November gallery kicks off with images from Dublin, Thurles and Cork. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/November-2024 to view.
  2. Rail services commenced at the new Belfast Grand Central Station on Sunday 13th October. Unfortunately I haven't had an opportunity to get up to Belfast yet due to a large number of personal and professional commitments lately. So with thanks to Belfast based enthusiast, Matthew Wilson, he has kindly allowed use of a selection of his photos to record this historic event. Belfast Grand Central replaced the adjacent Great Victoria Street Station which closed last May. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Officialevents/2024/Belfast-Grand-Central-opening-13th-October-2024 to view the images.
  3. The October gallery has been updated with: Tuesday 22nd October 2024: Photos from a day trip starting in Nenagh to Dublin and then down to Limerick and a very much a sneak peek of new rolling stock fresh off the boat from Poland. Wednesday 23rd October: Just one photo today from Limerick Jct. Thursday 24th October 2024: Photos from around Limerick Station. Friday 25th October 2024: While on a road trip from Tipperary to Donegal, passing Knockcroghery at the right time to photo the 1445 Heuston - Westport passing the level crossing and former station. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/October-2024/i-x9Kxb26 to view all the images
  4. The October gallery is updated with: Wednesday 16th October 2024: In Dublin for an Irish Railway Record Society talk with a few pictures from Heuston and Abbey Street. Thursday 17th October 2024: A quick sortie to Cork today with a trip to Midleton to see the initial progress on the project to redouble the track on the single line branch. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/October-2024/i-GLNnXnP to view.
  5. Afternoon folks, Two updates to the website today with images of the RPSI Croagh Patrick Railtour on Saturday 12th October. The tour travelled from Dublin Heuston to Westport and Ballina. Loco 079 worked the first leg of the tour from Heuston to Westport and Claremorris where 084 took over for part 2 of the day into Ballina and back to Dublin Heuston. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursPreservedRailways/2024/RPSI-Croagh-Patrick-Railtour to view all the images from the day. The 2nd update is to the October gallery and mainly features other images from yesterday of travelling from Mallow to Portarlington to meet the tour and then he journey back to Mallow late on Saturday night onboard a Rugby Spl. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/October-2024/i-K5jhCcL to view all the other images.
  6. It's been a busy few weeks so hardly any time for photos but managed to grab some photos in Nenagh and Farranfore on Tuesday night. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/October-2024 to view.
  7. Just a few images from Nenagh, Ballybrophy and Heuston over the past few days. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/September-2024/i-SQwknms to view.
  8. The September gallery has been updated with images from this week. Tuesday 17th September 2024: Pictures from around Dublin (Heuston & Red Line LUAS) plus Thurles. Wednesday 18th September 2024: The National Ploughing Championships took place between Tuesday and Thursday this week near Portlaoise. The event generates significant extra traffic and this can be seen by the scenes at Nenagh as passengers disembark the 1905 Ballybrophy - Limerick. 124 passengers departed Ballybrophy on the service with 90 leaving the train at Nenagh. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/September-2024/i-vdZVKxn to view.
  9. The August and September Galleries have been updated with the latest batch of pictures. August 2024 Gallery: Tuesday 27th August 2024: Views of one of the electric buses in Athlone and the White Bridge which carries the Galway and Westport railway over the River Shannon. We also catch up with 22023 on the 445 Heuston - Westport. viewed from the River Shannon. Saturday 31st August 2024: Locallink bus 867 at Carrick-on-Shannon. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/August-2024/i-sDQgNJx to view. September 2024 Gallery: Sunday 1st September 2024: Pictures from Drumsna Railway Bridge of the 0905 Connolly - Sligo passing. Monday 2nd September 2024: A view of the White Bridge in Athlone viewed from the River. Unfortunately I was about 10 minutes too late for the Up IWT Liner. Thursday 12th September 2024: A day trip from Nenagh to Cork via Limerick. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/September-2024 to view.
  10. The August gallery is updated with images from Borris-in-Ossory of the Nenagh Branch train and Laois Depot had a visitor in the form of 073 delivering ICR B2 vehicles 22525 & 22520 to the depot from Inchicore. The loco then had to rush back to Kildare to take over the 1125 Waterford - Ballina XPO Liner. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/August-2024/i-W8wbn4h to view all the images.
  11. Friday 16th August 2024: A day trip to Limerick and Cork today with photos from Nenagh, Limerick, Limerick Jct. Cork, Glounthaune, Midleton, Cobh and Ballybrophy. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/August-2024/i-7JBfdCk to view.
  12. The 2nd batch of images from the recent 3 day trip around Ireland visiting Mallow, Limerick Jct., Limerick and the Dublin area. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/August-2024/i-8gr8vPH to view.
  13. The August gallery is now available at https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/August-2024 Wednesday 7th August 2024: The start of a 3 day tour around the country with images from Nenagh, Ballybrophy, Heuston and Cork.
  14. The July gallery ahs been updated with a bumper selection of images from July with images from: - Limerick - Limerick Wagon Works - Ennis - Athenry - Galway including views of the major station redevelopment ongoing. - Portarington - Portlaoise - Nenagh - Ballybrophy - Laois Traincare Depot showing unit 22051 being reformed from a 3ICR to 6ICRHC set. - Heuston. - Connolly. - Dun-Laoghaire - Seapoint - Lansdowne Road. - Grand Canal Dock - including the DART40 liveried unit. - Clondalkin / Fonthill - Mallow - Killarney. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/July-2024/i-PWRSWJf to view all the images. The Foynes rebuilding gallery has also gotten a small update with images from Limerick Check and between Ballingraine and Adare. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Officialevents/2024/Foynes-Line-Reconstruction-/i-5RP6QxS
  15. The July gallery has ben updated with: Monday 15th & Tuesday 16th July 2024: Another visit to Dublin with some more images from Heuston and Inchicore. Sunday 21st July 2024: Images from Thurles and Heuston while at Heuston Station for the All Ireland Hurling Final. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/July-2024/i-vRjdK3L
  16. The July gallery has been updated with images from Thurles, Dublin Heuston and Inchicore. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/July-2024/i-mskdsMZ to view.
  17. The July gallery kicks off with photos from an overnight in Dublin featuring scenes from Heuston and of the city tram system - LUAS. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/July-2024/i-xTdNJLH to view
  18. Saturday 29th June 2024: After an impromptu meet up with a friend for a late lunch in Limerick, the journey home was at the same time as the evening branch train from Limerick to Balllybrophy so I managed to get photos of it at several locations between Killonan Jct and Nenagh: * Lisnagry * Birdhill * Cappadine * Capparoe Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/June-2024/i-nt2w2gm to view all the images.
  19. The backlog of images from the weekend of 15th and 16th of June have now been cleared of the in tray and can be viewed at 201 at 30 railtour: A railtour to celebrate 30 years of the 201 diesel locomotives in Ireland bringing a member of the class to a location rarely visited by them - Rosslare. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursPreservedRailways/2024/RPSI-201-30-tour to view. June gallery has been updated with images from Saturday 15th from Heuston, Bray, Enniscorthy and LUAS trams. On Sunday I had to head back from Dublin to Killarney and elected to go an hour earlier than required and travel via Cork as I knew 26001 (2601 + 2602) were due to be part of the 1450 Cork - Tralee service. It also meant the mad scramble for seats at Mallow would be avoided. Later in the evening I got the 2600's returning from Tralee to Cork outside Killarney. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/June-2024/i-4kHd82Z to view all the images.
  20. Latest pictures from this week are now up in the June gallery at https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/June-2024/i-Pcmkbs7 Friday 14th June 2024: Pictures from Killarney, Mallow, Dublin Connolly and Dun-Laoghaire.
  21. Evening all, Pictures from the past week have now been uploaded to the June gallery at Sunday 9th June 2024 https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/June-2024/i-h44857S Sunday 9th June 2024: A few pictures from Thurles while at the station during the Munster Hurling Final. Monday 10th June 2024: Pictures from Nenagh, Ballybrophy, Portlaoise, Limerick Jct. and Mallow. Tuesday 11th June 2024: Pictures from the East Cork Commuter network showing the trusty 30 year old 2600 Class DMU's hard at work. Pictures to be uploaded shortly. Wednesday 12th June 2024: MPV 790 was out on the Kerry Line on weedspraying duties and I managed to get several pictures of it around the Killarney area.
  22. The June Gallery has been updated with 90 photos from the past week. Monday 3rd June 2024: Pictures from Thurles, Dublin, Carlow, Muine Bheag, Waterford and Mallow while on the Railtours Ireland charter. Highlights being views of the new station under construciton at Waterford. Tuesday 4th June 2024: Pictures from Thurles and Portlaoise. Wednesday 5th June 2024: Pictures from Ballybrophy, Portlaoise and Laois Depot. Highlights being 079 transferring 3 new B2 cars from Inchicore to Laois Depot. Thursday 6th June 2024: Pictures from Kilmustulla of the evening branch train on the Nenagh branch plus views of the former shale loading terminal. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/June-2024 to view all the images. Plus a new page on the website featuring the numbering sequence of the multiple unit fleet. Iarnrod Eireann multiple units do not carry a painted set number unlike UK or Northern Ireland practice, but they are actually allocated a set number which is used internally. For more information take a look at https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/IE-MU-Set-Numbers
  23. Railtours Ireland First Class are operating the first of their 2024 weeklong exclusive and private charters from Monday 3rd June 2024. Starting in Dublin Connolly the charter will visit Waterford, Killarney, Cork, Cobh, Galway, Westport and Belfast before finishing the following Monday at Dublin Connolly. I was invited to travel on the first day of the tour from Dublin to see the set up of the train and the catering provision onboard. During the break in Waterford guests were taken on a tour of the city to the Waterford Crystal visitor centre. Once that was completed the train departed Waterford and headed to Killarney where the guests would spend the next three nights. I had to leave the train at Mallow to head back north to Thurles. To see all the pictures click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursPreservedRailways/2024/Railtours-Ireland-First-Class-the-Emerald-Pullman
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  24. The May gallery has been updated with a bunch of images from the latter half of the month. Friday 17th May 2024: Pictures from around Cork while preparing 2601 + 2602 for the Time's Arrow railtour. Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th May 2024: Pictures from Cork, Mallow, Dundalk & Connolly during the IRRS Time's Arrow railtour, pictures of this railtour can be viewed in the railtour and preserved railway section. Monday 20th May 2024: After the excitement of the retro-ARROW liveried 2601 + 2602, on Monday attention turned to another somewhat forgotten DMU vehicle, bubble car 2751 which was moved out of storage in Cork and returned to Limerick for exams to take place for its return to service as a internal services vehicle at Laois Depot (i.e. a depot shunter). The set was hauled from Cork by 2605 + 2616 with 2751 in rear and the movement was captured at Kishyquirk outside Killonan. Pictures later in the day come from Limerick showing the vehicle stabled and also the evening Nenagh Branch train at Castleconnell and at the M7 bridge at Ballinteenoe. Wednesday 22nd May 2024: The retro-ARROW 2601 + 2602 unexpectedly escaped to the Tralee line after 22026 was failed at Cork after arriving with the 0545 from Tralee. The celebrity 2600's worked the 0900 Cork - Tralee, 1105 & 1505 Tralee - Mallow, 1325 Mallow - Tralee and is seen at Killarney with the 1105 Tralee - Mallow working. Sunday 26th May 2024: Just two pictures from Thurles of the 1525 Cork - Heuston. Wednesday 29th May 2024: Pictures from Portlaoise and Thurles, the highlight being a 1700 Mallow - Portlaoise loco transfer. Right place right time. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2024-Photos/May-2024/i-CFHP7Tx to view all the pictures.
  25. Emergency Exercise at Nenagh On Tuesday 28th May 2024 an emergency exercise was held at Nenagh Station with fire brigade personnel from across the country visiting the station for a briefing with IE staff. Once the briefing was completed, the fire brigade carried an exercise with the scenario being the train hit a landslide with multiple casualties onboard. It was certainly an interesting exercise to observe and highlights the close co-operation between the railway company and the emergency services for when real life incidents emergency incidents unfortunately occur on IE infrastructure. To view all the images take a look at https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Officialevents/2024/Emergency-Exercise-at-Nenagh/i-QL4Vjhk
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