thewanderer

Hi all, I have now uploaded photos from a two day visit to Cork and Kerry. Thanks to Finnyus for the Taxi service around East Cork on Tuesday. Photos now online at: http://smu.gs/Ye7FIb The Wanderer.

Hi all, Latest update is now online featuring: - Portlaoise on Friday. - Limerick Jct., Cork, Rathmore, Minish Level Crossing (Killarney) and Farranfore. http://smu.gs/Y7CwWR Enjoy! The Wanerer.

Evening all, A light covering of snow greeted me on Tuesday so here are a few pictures from Portarlington and one from Portlaoise at lunchtime when the snow had melted http://smu.gs/14PU0fA The Wanderer.

Evening folks, The 3rd & final batch of pictures from Wroclaw on Sunday morning of trams in the University area of the city. http://smu.gs/XGq2p3 For the start of the collection please use this link: http://smu.gs/14GB5DY The Wanderer.

Evening folks, I'm spending the weekend in Wroclaw in Southern Poland. Here are a few snaps of the city which also has an extensive tram network. http://smu.gs/14GB5DY The Wanderer.

Afternoon guys, The latest photos from this week: - Monday 21st January 2013: First weekday of the new timetable and I pop down to Portarlington to view two of the new Portlaoise - Heuston hourly commuter service. - Wednesday 23rd January 2013: Portlaoise and Heuston. - Saturday 26th January 2013: A visit to Monastervin to photograph the hourly Heuston - Portlaoise Commuter service. This station, which reopened in 2000 has really only had a peak hour only service until now. With the Kildare Commuter extened to Portlaoise the station now has hourly trains all day Monday - Saturday to Portlaoise, Portarlington, Kildare, Newbridge, Sallins and all stations to Dublin Heuston. Sadly IE have yet to promote the service in the local media or locally around the town. All photos now online at http://smu.gs/X088gr The Wanderer.

Buses to continue to 1530 Cork - Cobh / 1600 Cobh - Cork (Sat). Midleton services also suspended for a time today due to signal failure at Littleisland.

There is actually three down and four up direct services to/from Limerick. Trivia: Can anybody guess how the unbalanced fourth service is resourced??? The one withdrawn was the 0505 Limerick - Heuston via Nenagh which was the biggest carrier of fresh air until it hit the Commuter belt at Portlaoise.

and a lot of positives in the timetable as well. Far and balanced reporting? - Hourly all stations service to Portlaoise allowing Intercity services to Cork, Galway / Westport and Waterford to operate non-stop to/from the last Commuter Station (Kildare, Portarlington or Portlaoise). - Additional services to/from Galway and Westport routes. - faster journey times on all Intercity routes to and from Heuston averaging 10-15 minutes, but by up to 25 minutes in some cases which is achieved by the express running on the mainline with the Commuter service sweeping the road, 100mph running on certain sections between Portarlington and Athlone / Cherryville Jct to Carlow. Plus more 100mph sections on the Cork route. The Wanderer.

Final post in this triple posting. I have heard the Eddie Stobart rumours but i'm putting it down to driver canteen talk. If it happens....and Stobart run "open access" freight trains...I'll eat my camera!

I don't recognise it as mine and it isn't on my online images of 4004. Plus it looks like that was taken in Inchicore and I don't put Inchicore pictures online. Following I.E. guidelines.

Rolling Stock will not be "rebranded" unless it is due a repaint. This is a "low cost" rebranding people!

Evening all, Weekend Pictures: - Portarlington of 086 stabled with a Ballast Train. - Red and Green Line LUAS at Abbey St, St. Stephens Green and Ranelagh. - Heuston Station on Sunday afternoon http://smu.gs/13WKvuz On Saturday afternoon I walked the route of the proposed LUAS BXD Line between Parnell St. and St. Stephen Green getting a number of "before" photographs before construction of the tramline starts later in 2013. The route between Parnell Street and Broombridge will be photographed at a later date. http://smu.gs/ZsJ6XB The Wanderer.

And what a brilliant day that was 227 I think it was.

Monday morning and another trip to Dublin with photos from Connolly and Heuston plus LUAS trams in the Busaras and Connolly area. A nice tip off to receive was that 4017 was at Heuston for a photoshoot featuring its new AOA for e mobile. Once complete the tram operated empty Heuston - Connolly - Red Cow and I photographed it at Connolly. http://smu.gs/W56mKv Enjoy! The Wanderer.

I can't be everywhere!

Just a few more photos from around Killarney at lunchtime today. http://smu.gs/V0fvbG The Wanderer.

Evening all, A few pictures from Portarlington, Rathmore and Killarney on a trip to the Kingdom. http://smu.gs/ZDKRS7 The Wanderer.

Evening all, A wander around Dublin City with photos from Heuston, Connolly, Tara Street, Pearse and Grand Canal Dock. http://smu.gs/UMoeOF Also some pictures of Luas Red Line trams at Abbey Street and Connolly http://smu.gs/UMjBUM, plus the first photo of the construction of LUAS Line BXD http://smu.gs/ZsJ6XB showing the new Marlborough Street Public Transport Bridge. Enjoy, The Wanderer.

It wasn't a official shoot. Right time right place photo, which looks good in a industrial landscape. IE asked me could they acquire the use of the photo. I didn't know it was going to appear on billboards around the country! I nearly crashed the car driving into the shopping centre in Portlaosie when I saw it out of the corner of my eye.

Evening all, Further to Finbarr's photo of the Iarnrod Eireann Freight Billboard outside Cork Kent, one has appeared at Laois Shopping Centre in Portlaoise. http://smu.gs/UhYM3w The Wanderer.

Day off work, wasn't out over the Christmas Period so I thought why not! Original picture of the Daffy should answer all your questions. All I say is after that day I was cold and wet.

Evening all, The first photos of the New Year are from Kyle Crossing North of Limerick Jct. plus Oola, Dromkeen and Woodfarm between Limerick Jct. and Limerick. http://smu.gs/U5ZC2Y The Wanderer.

Good evening all, 2012 comes to a close with a brief visit to Ballykillane between Portarlington and Portlaoise for the 1455 LTD - Heuston (22008 + 22062) and 1400 Heuston - Cork (234) services. http://smu.gs/U00xlw Also my Irish Railway photographic review of 2012 is now published and is available to view at http://smu.gs/U00nea Enjoy, The Wanderer.

Good evening all, A Waterford line update this evening with a particular focus on newly introduced 22010 and 22011 which worked the 1735 Heuston - Waterford tonight. Photos from Kilkenny, Lavistown, Waterford, Muine Bheag, Carlow and Athy. Also one picture of 22011 at Heuston with the 2310 to Kildare last Friday. http://smu.gs/Tn6Tev May I also take this opportunity to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas. The Wanderer.