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They salvaged the cast-iron posts for scrap following closure, the stone GS&WR variety were far too much bother to remove, like icebergs there's a lot more of them beneath the surface! I remember spotting a few around Borris, still in situ.

Blarney

I was thinking afterwards it looked like those SLNCR trailers.

What's the dog kennel-like wagon for? Resembles a uk salt wagon.

Wonder how this found its way into the National Museum? One of the missing footplate components off of No 36.

Maybe take a couple of the RPSI Laminates on long term loan, cosmetically restored, as they'll never run on the mainline again anyhow. But yes the premises is large and should diversify beyond the rail and marine setting for wider appeal.

Was thinking that, you could possibly, at a push, scrape together (very) short, static, representation of a goods train with the SLNC tank at the head of it. Sligo is a bit off the mainstream tourist trail, (unless you are a Yeats fan or a surfing head) which is a shame but here we are. As mentioned, an attraction like this will struggle to make ends meet even if it gets off the ground.

The site would allow Sligo Miniature World to develop elements that would be difficult or impossible to accommodate elsewhere, including the proposed Irish Railway and Transport Museum I wonder what this would entail? There can't be much left to preserve out there outside of what the DCDR, Cavan & Leitrim, Stradbally et al have on hands?

Famously uninterested in railways or industrial subjects in general, don't know why they didn't send them on to the IRRS. Mostly photos of GNRI interest, plus an interesting pre conversion makers photo of what would become CDR's Phoenix. https://www.museum.ie/collections/collection/?page=2&term=Railway+&media=yes&adv_sub[]=Historical+Collection&division[]=Art+and+Industrial+Division&agent[]=Great+Northern+Railway+Ireland&organisation[]=NMI

CIE had been just short of 3 decades of everything from rolling stock to road vehicles to premises being plastered in varying shades of green, I imagine "green fatigue" had set in and went about seeking a new look.

Rather along the lines of other short-lived magazines; CIE's 1980's "Travel Express" and IE's 1990's "Traen".

A fair chunk of the trackbed and earthworks are still there to this day. It's surprising (or maybe not, since it passes through Healy Rae country!) a greenway was not proposed. I had thought, apart from the red brick railway cottage peeking over the high boundary wall at Kenmare, the entire station site was razed only to find a nearly intact water tank covered in vegetation still bearing its contents gauge.

Welly for scale.

The coach from Halfway is in the Indo. (Brace yourself JHB, for some livery related wibbles) https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/i-know-it-was-a-mistake-but-i-just-want-a-home-to-retire-in-says-man-70-who-built-house-after-planning-refusals/a/123024646.html

Askeaton is so neatly kept, not a derelict ruin or altered out of all recognition as with so many other former stations. A tribute to its occupants.