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Evening all, My round up of the RPSI Saint Canice Railtour weekend is now online. The Wanderer.

Evening all, My round up of the RPSI Saint Canice Railtour weekend is now online. The Wanderer.

I know those men!

Evening all, Something a little different for tonight. Some pictures of a Bord na Mona Peat train trip from Derrylea Bog, outside Portarlington to Edenderry Power Station. The Irish version of "Merry Go Round". http://smu.gs/RKLtIl Also, if anybody had issues in viewing the Galway Bay pictures last night the correct link is http://smu.gs/1jRbVv4 The Wanderer.

Evening folks, Pictures of today's RPSI Galway Bay Railtour. smu.gs/1jRbVv4 The Wanderer.

Happy Birthday Kildare Commuter Rail! The rail service, then known as the ‘Arrow’, began operating on May 16 1994, a date that also marked the reopening of Sallins, Hazelhatch and Clondalkin stations along with the opening of a new station at Cherry Orchard. To mark the occasion I've put together a photographic collection of the route over the last 20 years. Click to view. Here's to another 20 and beyond! Enjoy, The Wanderer.

Afternoon folks, May 2014 Gallery: Photos from Ashtown, Heuston, Connolly, Clontarf Road & Tara Street on Sunday. http://smu.gs/1jD5bAQ LUAS Cross City: Photos of the Rosie Hackett Bridge which will carry the new LUAS Cross City Southbound Line across the River Liffey. http://smu.gs/1gzEVm3 Giro d'Italia Stage 3 & Cycle Against Suicide: I went to the Alfie Byrne Road, Clontarf to see the Giro d'Italia pass on the final few kilometres to the stage 3 finish at Merrion Square, Dublin. After that, I headed across town to meet a family member who completed two weeks cycling around Ireland for the Cycle Against Suicide event. http://smu.gs/1jD6xeV Enjoy, The Wanderer.

Evening folks, Saturday is starting to become a busy freight day for Iarnrod Eireann with a regular laden timber working from Ballina to Waterford and from today the IWT Liner will operate in each direction on bringing the number of trains operated each week to 7 in each direction. Pictures from today are at: - Killenard - Newbridge - Carn - Kildare - Cush - Aghanure. The images from the day begin at http://smu.gs/SMHlZF Enjoy, The Wanderer.

Evening all, Been clearing out the back log of pictures from the last week over the last couple of nights. They can be directly accessed at the Recent Galleries or by clicking on the links below. The end of the April Gallery has photos from Killarney & Ballybrophy. http://smu.gs/Rsr0rM For the May Bank Holiday Weekend I was in Liverpool for a weekend visit. On the Saturday a few of us also took a trip to Crewe, Stafford, Tamworth, Wolverhampton & Manchester. Highlights include: - 37423 and the former Southern Region Inspection Saloon at Crewe. - 66035 hauling the 1133 Halewood (Jaguar Cars) to Southampton Eastern Docks Car Train at Stafford. - 66585 hauling the 1253 Rugeley B Power Stn to Hunslet Yard Leeds at Tamworth. - 70018 hauling the 0920 Felixstowe South F.L.T. to Crewe Basford Hall at Tamworth. - 66116 hauling 67016 and a Ballast Train. 1405 Toton North Yard to Bescot Up Engineers Sdgs through Tamworth. Pictures now online at http://smu.gs/1mDjQiP The latest pictures for May are now online at http://smu.gs/1orlpNo Highlights include: - Bank Holiday Monday Timber Trains with 072 and 075. - Bord na Mona LM327 hauling an empty peat train at Coolnamona. - On Wednesday the 1130 Waterford - Wesport Timber failed between Portarlington & Geashill just before the start of the evening peak. 080 was at Geashill with the 1140 Ballina - North Wall IWT Liner and this was sent to rescue the failed timber train. 078 was sent Light Engine from Inchicore to collect the abandoned IWT Liner at Geashill and haul it to North Wall. Also at Portarlingtom was 082 & 086 on Autoballasters and the Weedspray Train. Enjoy, The Wanderer.

While London used to be my haunt in the 1980's, it was a trip to Stratford in 1987 shortly after the opening of the DLR that sticks in my mind. On that day the Network Thamesday on Saturday 12th September 1987 took place on the Southbank of the River Thames (see http://www.srpublicity.co.uk/nse/nse08.htm). After visiting the South Bank, my mother took me down to Tower Gateway for a trip on the two week old Docklands Light Railway to Island Gardens and then Stratford. At Stratford we said goodbye to Mum's friend and her son (who lived nearby) and got a 2EPB on the North London Line back to Richmond to get home. My memories of a rather windswept and rundown Stratford Low Level while waiting for the 2EPB to come from North Woolwich are a massive contrast to what Stratford is today. Those platforms are now part of an expanded DLR, next door is the Jubilee Line and the whole area has been transformed by the biggest sporting event in the World. Time stands still for no man

The latest update from me is from a weekend in the Kingdom of Kerry (and various places in between). - Portarlington. - Ballybrophy - Cork - Killarney The pictures begin at http://smu.gs/1rxuINK The Wanderer.

You should see platform 5 at Stratford!

Cheers heir. It was a nice couple of days out and about. I had to make a day trip to London on Wednesday 23rd April 2014. For something a bit different, plus suiting my destination in East London. I choose to fly Aer Lingus Regional from Dublin to Southend Airport, returning that night from London Heathrow with Aer Lingus. Pictures from the day include: - Southend Airport - Southend Victoria - Stratford, includes 90045 passing with a freightliner service. - Various stations on the Eastern End of the Central Line. - Liverpool Street. - Holborn - Heathrow T123. - and finally a London Transport influence in Dublin Airport. Click on http://smu.gs/1jI3oX8 to view. Enjoy, The Wanderer.

Evening all, I've finally cleared the backlog of pictures since last weekends trip away. Click on http://smu.gs/1r0XohM to view. It has been a rather busy week with photos from: Tuesday Connolly side suburban day out. - Drumcondra for the IWT Liner to Ballina. - Connolly. Finally managed to capture the new livery on 29017 while in service. - North Wall for the 0920 ex Tara Mines. - Drogheda. - Laytown for the Afternoon Taras, Enterprise services and 22000 and 29000's on local services. - Maynooth. - M3 Parkway. - Docklands. Thursday Today I was off to Limerick and Cork. Pictures from: - Ballybrophy - Roscrea - Cloughjordan - Nenagh - Birdhill. Inspection Car 722 crossed the 1010 Ballybrophy - Limerick Passenger. - Limerick. - Limerick Jct. - Cork. - Glouthaune - Littleisland - Cobh - Mallow Friday: Managed to capture the Sperry Train at Ratheven on its way from Heuston to Portlaosie. Saturday: Saturday afternoon Timber Train action. - Commons Bridge, Portarlington. - Killinure - Athy - Aghanure Enjoy, The Wanderer.

Afternoon all, I've finally got around to posting the Saturday & Sunday pictures of my UK trip last week. Please click to access the galleries for each day. Saturday: Highlights include: - Steam Locomotive Tornardo on a Kings Cross - York Railtour. - GEML Freight action from Manningtree & Ipswich. - Pudding Mill Lane Station which closes next weekend. Sunday: Pictures from around London and then the trip back to Holyhead for the Ferry home. Also on Sunday, the London Transport Museum and London Underground operated the first farewell tour around the underground on a soon to be withdrawn C stock train. The following lines were visited on the tour - the Metropolitan line, part of the Piccadilly line, the District line and finishing on the Hammersmith and City line. Enjoy, The Wanderer.

Afternoon all, Pictures from the 2nd day of my UK Trip from Crewe to London via Stockport, Huddersfield & Wakefield. http://smu.gs/1gjZ0wh The Wanderer.

Good morning all, The first pictures from my current UK trip are now online at http://smu.gs/1iAg9m0 Day one was a circular trip was a circular trip starting off in Holyhead. Then Crewe - London - Exeter - Bristol Temple Meads - Cardiff - Shrewsbury - Crewe. The pictures include a number of freight trains in the Cardiff area with Class 60's and 66's. The Wanderer.

Good morning folks, Some pictures from last night at Heuston & Howth. The visit to Howth was to see 082 and the Sperry Train at this normal EMU outpost. Pictures begin at Finally, I have been given a photograph of 082 passing Grand Canal Dock with the Sperry train to Wexford last Friday 4th April. This can be seen earlier in the April collection at Enjoy, The Wanderer.

Evening all, Some pictures from the last couple of days. Thursday: - 221 1900 Heuston - Cork at Killinure. Saturday: - A visit to the former Birr Station which closed on New Years Day 1963. The Station Building is now a private resident, while the Goods shed is home to some local businesses. - Saturday afternoon has pictures from Carn Bridge & Killinure, including 086 on the Belview (Waterford) - Portlaoise Steel Train. Pictures begin at http://smu.gs/1lJc5WZ The Wanderer.

After its tour of East Cork on Tuesday, the Sperry returned to Portlaoise from Mallow today. A 93 mile trip at 30 mph. It arrived into Portlaoise during lunchtime and I popped down to Clonkeen to photograph it and 22017 on the 1300 Heuston - Cork. Click http://smu.gs/1jZIt7M The Wanderer.

It did all of East Cork today.

Some updates from me over the last couple of days: Friday 28th March 2014 photos start at http://smu.gs/1dOEV5B - 2813 + 2814 hauling 2708 + 2707 from Limerick to Inchicore for storage. Pictured at Portarlington. - 29010 at M3 Parkway before departure of the 1338 to Clonsilla. - Kilmessan Station House Hotel on the closed line between M3 Parkway and Navan. The station buildings were converted into an hotel in the 1980's. Tuesday 1st April 2014 photos start at http://smu.gs/1iaDWdk - 2813 + 2814 hauling 2715 + 2724 from Limerick to Inchicore for storage. Pictured at Killenard. Plus a couple of 22000 units. Alternatively, click on to go to the 2014 folder and access March and April from there. The latest March pictures begin at picture 120. Enjoy:) The Wanderer.

A quick visit to Portarlington Station to view 2813 + 2814 hauling stored 2707 + 2708 from Limerick to Inchicore. The Wanderer.

Keep up at the back folks. Yes Biomass traffic and as far as I know its North Wall - Ballina via IWT.

There is a build up of wagons for the biomass traffic as far as I can see.