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The 10:25 Cork-Inchicore failed loco movement is seen here passing Tara junction station earlier,failed loco 234 being hauled by 076-as is currently happening with the real thing.

 

Thank you to Paul and David who ably assisted me yesterday with an intensive operating session which lasted three hours.

Thanks Noel it was a very pleasant afternoon on one of the best layouts going.

Some videos from Tara junction today......a great way to spend an afternoon!

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Some of the footage that Connaught Ranger previously mentioned is on the 'Southern Yard' YouTube page.

Check it out!

JHB some nice footage here of Claremorris in 1986 with a all kinds of liveries on display including supertrain livery.

Here's the video of the Ballina branch set capturing that lively experience we all remember.

legends down these parts!! Barry and the gentleman who hitched a lift on B145 on the last day on the Burma Rd!!

That is excellent!

Every day of the week except Sundays, for years now.

 

How else can they get from Mayo to Dublin and Waterford.

Sense of humour! This happened in Ballybrophy which is a long way from Cherryville or Portarlington where the Waterford and Mayo lines diverge. Assume this was a PW working as this section of the Cork line hasn't seen Freight since 2005/06.

Freight on the Cork line! When did that happen?

Here's a piece of work I did on a Knock special day in Claremorris from an IRRS article. The date was 23-06-1975 and it made for fascinating reading.

There were 16 specials and the tables below detail the movements of the day and where they were stored.

Unfortunately I was just 5 month old so didn't get to witness.

1982 is the date of those photos. I have some more will try and dig them out.

I'm particularly fond of the last photo, it captures the intricate point work at the north end of the station. Shows the flexibility of the yard.

I don't think the Limerick Sligo service ran on Sunday's so they could park 3 trains up the line towards Kiltimagh back to back.

It was some place on busy Knock Sunday's.

12 locos in the view below. Look forward to seeing this layout emerge, I spent a good part of my life so far watching all the comings and goings in Claremorris.

To help this thread here's the station cabin board, the track work reflects the 1950s layout after yard remodelling in the 40s.

Rare cine footage from the 1980s of the WISRA (West of Ireland Steam Railway Association) activities at Attymon.

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Some scenes from the noughties. Seems like a distant memory.

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Just wondering with all this talk of a cold winter coming, what do Irish Rail have in their arsenal to deal with heavy snow falls, or ice on overhead lines? Do they own snow ploughs for example? I was lucky enough to have missed the 2010 cold spells, so don't remember if there was much in the way of disruptions.

 

Any picks of historical IE/CIE equipment?

 

Here's a great story I found to get the ball rolling!

http://www.westontrack.com/history12.htm

 

Hardy bucks!

The 'hardy buck' is Michael Higgins seen in Ballina in 1972.....no worse for wear for his 'walk' to Kiltimagh!

IE decision to pull out the points at Tuam was the end of WR. Note how pro preservation IE were back then when they didn't even discuss this with WR but went in on a Sunday and pulled the points out to the yard!

It was good while it lasted and they achieved significant milestones in running steam and Diesel tours with small resources, and keeping the Athenry - Claremorris section alive also.

I've seen some of their extensive archive footage and its fascinating viewing!

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Nice vid here!

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You'd swear railcars never fail by the IE pr machine. Bad freight train getting in the way. They should reissue stating that a failure of a profitable freight train is holding up the loss making passenger train!

I tried to copy the links to the photos on their website earlier but for some reason it didn't work. I assume that is ok as its a direct link to their site? Here they are now. Feel free to delete the previous post and this if in appropriate.

He has some great photos of the A class in their early years, this view of inchicore works with a load of them in for repairs says it all about their lack of reliability.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000303946

Another rare one of an A heading to Naas:

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000303894

Thanks Ciaran.....I wonder what the cardinal made of the fumes from the crossley A classes! They sure did have some exhaust and it must have been something else with two of them up front.

He has some great photos of the A class in their early years, this view of inchicore works with a load of them in for repairs says it all about their lack of reliability.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000303946

Another rare one of an A heading to Naas:

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000303894

Any idea what this train was for?

Here are a few pics from over the Easter of Mayo Freight in action:

224 with the IWT departing Claremorris.

078 arriving with timber into Claremorris.

DFDS workings near and in Claremorris.

Surely there is a very simple reason why Ballina is the freight capital of Ireland, namely the road network. On the western side of the country, the limit of the motorway network is a line from Dublin to Galway. That's why Sligo should also be on the freight network. All the infrastructure is there, the line is cleared for 201 operation, we just need an operator bold enough to take the step….

Stephen

Not necessarily the roads. I know that coca-cola have a policy of using rail freight where possible as its part of their 'we're kind to the environment' corporate policy. Though I've no doubt it's also very cost effective to run one train as opposed to 20 trucks.

This will confirm Ballina as the freight capital of Ireland. Rather sad when you consider what Cork and other cities could generate.