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  1. The Táilte Tours: The Suit Lee Knot Railtour 15th April 2023 gallery has now been uploaded to the website at https://bit.ly/43R29TY The 2nd mainline tour operated by Táilte Tours was on Saturday 15th April 2023 with the Suir Lee Knot railtour from Cork to Waterford operated by a pair of 2600 Class DMU's offering the rare chance to travel north of Mallow on a 2600 Class DMU and onwards to Waterford.
  2. Evening folks, The April gallery has been updated with: Friday 7th April 2023: A visit to Killarney Station to view a private charter for Odyssey International from Dublin Heuston arrive with a group of tourists who would be staying in the Co. Kerry area. Saturday 8th April 2023: While en-route to Tralee and the Dingle Peninsula, a stop off at Currans to view the 1310 Tralee - Mallow passing with 22018. Click https://bit.ly/3ZTHtas to view.
  3. The April gallery has been updated with pictures from: * Nenagh * Ballybrophy * Dundalk * Drogheda * Portlaoise * Limerick Includes pictures of the new 5ICR set 22041 which entered service as a 5 car set last Friday. Click https://bit.ly/3Mcka8C to view all the images.
  4. A very enjoyable day out on Saturday, despite missing the outward leg of the RPSI The Phoenix railtour from Dublin Connolly to Dundalk due to my train to Dublin being 45 minutes late into Heuston. But thankfully despite the delay, I didn't miss an Irish railway preservation moment in history! Following many years of hard work behind the scenes fully restoring Q Class 4-4-0 No.131 from a static exhibition to mainline operation between 2003 and 2015, No.131 has now been cleared to operate on the Iarnród Éireann network for the first time since 1963. Previously the locomotive had only been cleared to operate on the Northern Ireland Railway network from 2018 to now. To position the locomotive into Dublin for the forthcoming Steam Dreams tour, the decision was taken to operate a railtour from Dundalk to Connolly with the locomotive coming light engine from the RPSI base at Whitehead. Appropriately the tour was given the name “The Phoenix” and the outward leg from Dublin was worked by an IE diesel locomotive, No. 074. Due to the untimely passing of NI Railways Driver Noel Playfair in January of this year, the movement from Whitehead was undertaken by an Iarnrod Eireann crew with an NIR Driver conducting as far as Dundalk. A slightly late departure occurred from Dundalk due to the amount of time it took to water the locomotive due to low water pressure. Water delayed us once again enroute to Drogheda as due to flooding on the railway around the 40 Milepost, there was a track circuit failure meaning signals had to be passed at danger. This resulted in the tour losing its path onwards to Dublin as it now followed the 1702 Drogheda – Connolly service. Nobody onboard minded however and arrival at Connolly was 57 minutes late. Despite the late running of the tour (and to the IE trains I travelled on), it was a very enjoyable day out and I look forward to future tours behind 131. Click https://bit.ly/3K7cHVW to view all the pictures.
  5. It's not a MK3 though. It was a prototype coach for the European market.
  6. Morning all, A 150+ picture update to the website this morning with pictures from the latter part of March from various locations in Ireland. Click https://bit.ly/3KoGPNN to view.
  7. Just a handful of images from around the Killarney area over the Bank Holiday weekend. Click https://bit.ly/3LEY3rq to view.
  8. The March gallery has new updates with: Monday 13th March 2023: Observations from around Cork during the start of the evening peak. Tuesday 14th March: Photos from Cork, Limerick Jct. and Portlaoise. Of note today was the first out road trial occurred with the new 22000 B cars. The driving cars of set 22009 (22209 & 22309) have become a "tractor set" for the commissioning of the 41 B cars. It's own B car 22409 has been removed from the set and new B cars 22511, 22512 & 22513 have been added to make up a 5 car formation. The trial paths were a 1010 Heuston - Limerick Jct. and 1340 return. On arrival the train returned to the Valeting Plant at Heuston , which is being used once again to commission 22000 class vehicles. The trials are also planned to run on Wednesday and Thursday. Click https://bit.ly/3mRs0dn to view
  9. Saturday 11th March 2023: Pictures from Galway and Oranmore on a dull and dreary Saturday evening. Sunday 12th March 2023: The Tegral Branch in Athy, which has been disused for many years has finally been dismantled and the alignment is in the process of being transformed into the Athy Ring Road. While passing through Athy this afternoon, I visited the site of the Carlow Road Level Crossing. Click https://bit.ly/42ielwe to view.
  10. Evening all, The March gallery has been updated with: Wednesday 8th March 2023: Pictures from Thurles and Portlaoise. Friday 10th March 2023: A rather unusual movement occurred on Friday 10th March when a 1820 Waterford - Limerick Ety. operated. Due to operational issues, Limerick were short a 3ICR for the weekend and with the 1615 Heuston - Waterford being spare in Waterford from tonight due to the temporary timetable in force on Saturday because of the engineering works between Hazelhatch and Sallins, the rolling stock controller requested that the 1615 Heuston - Waterford be sent empty to Limerick to cover the shortage. It also offered the rare opportunity to photograph two passenger trains crossing at Clonmel, which thanks the the sparse service is not a regular feature of the Limerick Jct. - Waterford route. Click https://bit.ly/3FeSEDs to view all the images.
  11. Friday 3rd March 2023: Tamper 742 was working in a possession between Birdhill and Killonan Jct. between 27th February and 3rd March. After finishing work on Friday, the Tamper travelled to Roscrea to stable and I got several pictures of it on the Nenagh Branch. Click https://bit.ly/3ZopJod to view.
  12. Evening folks, After a bout of COVID, I've managed to get out and about this week with photos on the Nenagh Branch and Thurles. Click https://bit.ly/3KxQlyC to view.
  13. The February gallery kicks off with: Sunday 5th & Monday 6th February 2023: Pictures from Ballydehob, Skibbereen and Courtmacsherry showing the old railways in these areas. Wednesday 8th February 2023: Pictures from Thurles and Portarlington. Click https://bit.ly/3HN1hpb to view.
  14. Tuesday 31st January 2023: 22063 returned to service on the 1525 Portlaoise - Heuston today. The set has been out of service since April 9th 2021 for rebuilding with the new MTU Stage V powerpacks, plus ZF EcoWorld transmission and after extensive testing, re-entered service. I travelled on it from Portlaoise to Kildare and on arrival a nice surprise was seeing 073 in its retro Irish Rail livery on the XPO Liner which had a decent loading on it for once. Click the image below to view all the pictures.
  15. Sunday 29th January 2023: Some pictures from around the Athlone and Ferbane areas today featuring mid-afternoon trains on the Galway route, plus the long disused stations at Ferbane, plus Belmont and Cloghan. Click the image below to view all the images.
  16. A varied selection of images this week from as far south as Limerick Jct. to the far flung outpost of Larne Harbour in Northern Ireland with shots from Ballybrophy, Portarlington, Dublin, Dundalk, Belfast, Carrickfergus and Whitehead in between. Click https://bit.ly/3Hz9XR1 to view the 100+ photos.
  17. Evening folks, The January gallery has been updated with images from the past week. Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th January 2023: Just a picture and a video from Killarney while I was visiting there for the weekend. Tuesday 17th January 2023: Just a single picture from Ballybrophy of the morning Nenagh branch train connecting into the Limerick - Dublin service. Wednesday 18th January 2023: Pictures today come from a very chilly Thurles and Portlaoise. Saturday 21st January 2023: A ramble around south County Galway today with pictures of the Western Rail Corridor services at Ballymaquiff Castle and Gort. Click https://bit.ly/3QTOOnH to view all the pictures.
  18. The January gallery has been updated with the last of my pictures from the trip to Belfast last weekend, plus a day trip to Dublin during the week. Click https://bit.ly/3GzIk8N to view.
  19. On Saturday 7th January the Downpatrick & County Down Railway held a diesel gala in conjunction with the Irish Traction Group. The gala featured locos 146, A3r, G617 and DEMU 458 all running a trip between Downpatrick and Inch Abbey throughout plus Ballast Plough Train rides and photographic run pasts. Thanks the Downpatrick and County Down Railway and the Irish Traction Group for facilitating a great start to 2023. The photos can be viewed at https://bit.ly/3WYh3nm
  20. On Saturday 7th January the Downpatrick & County Down Railway held a diesel gala in conjunction with the Irish Traction Group. The gala featured locos 146, A3r, G617 and DEMU 458 all running a trip between Downpatrick and Inch Abbey throughout plus Ballast Plough Train rides and photographic run pasts. Thanks the Downpatrick and County Down Railway and the Irish Traction Group for facilitating a great start to 2023. The photos can be viewed at https://bit.ly/3WYh3nm
  21. The latest update to the January collection is a ramble from Nenagh to Greenisland with photos from Nenagh, Heuston, Connolly, Dundalk, Belfast, Antrim, Greenisland. Click https://bit.ly/3vI2WGX to view.
  22. Tuesday 3rd January 2023: We kick off the 2023 gallery with pictures from Nenagh, BNallybrophy, Portlaoise, Limerick Jct. and Limerick. The highlight of the day was 3ICR 22060 working the 1710 Limerick - Ballybrophy in place of the normal 2800 class set due to heavy loadings as the North Tipperary Rail Partnership had a day trip to Limerick from Nenagh. Click https://bit.ly/3Q8zCCV to view.
  23. Afternoon all, I've just published my 2022 year in review. Life returned to normal in 2022 with the lifting of COVID19 restrictions which meant the welcome return of railtours and more extensive travel around Ireland and the UK. The highlights from the year in review contain: * Tom Ryan retires. * Continued investment in the Nenagh Branch which resulted in a 15 minute journey time improvement in December 2022. * A selection of images from the outstanding Inchicore 175 Open Day event in May 2022. * IE Infrastructure Manager Showcase event at Portlaoise PW Depot. * Towards the end of 2022 clearance work for the Foynes Line reconstruction was completed. * RPSI East West and Shades of Grey Railtours * Branch Line Society railtour. * Visits to Waterford and Suir Valley and Cavan & Leitrim Railway. Click https://bit.ly/3GuKpE4 to view over 300 images.
  24. Evening folks, The December gallery has been updated with images from: Ballybrophy, Portlaoise, Limerick Jct. Limerick, Nenagh, Heuston, The Point Pearse, Mallow, Rathmore, Click https://bit.ly/3uLSwFx to view all the images.
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