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Came across these signals on Amazon (UK). With a little modification the would seem to be a good representation of the Union Switch & Signal signals used on the DART line and elsewhere on the CIÉ / IR / IÉ system from the early 1980s.
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On 9/24/2020 at 12:15 AM, K801 said:
Has a C class ever been observed/documented hauling Mk2 a/c stock, even a transfer move of stock?
At the start of 1972 there were 20 C class locomotives still, to some degree, operational. So, while some of these might have been used to shunt members of the Mk IId fleet around Inchicore works, it is most unlikely that any C class hauled these carriages out on the main line. By the time the Mk IId fleet were introduced into traffic, in December 1972, all the C class had been re-engined. The B201 class were, on the other hand, used on service trains composed of Mk IId stock one a regular basis. The attached photo by Barry Carse appeared in the February 2020 edition of the IRRS Journal (V29, No. 201) and shows B231 working the 13:30 Dublin Heuston to Cork train (7 x Mk IId) through Knocklong on 21 April 1973.
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Fulsome thanks to Paddy Murphy for dragging Irish railway modelling up to its current high standards.
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As part of the COVID Clear Out I am disposing of a collection of VHS Video Tapes. All are original and in their boxes. See attached listing. Collect in Killiney only . PM me if interested.
INTERNATIONAL (not country specific):
BBC TV
Locomotion - The World the Railways Made (Double Video Pack)
NTV Entertainment
Eurostar - London to Paris in Ten Minutes
TeleRail
Millennium Steam - Vol 3 World Steam (Cuba, China, Java, Myanmar, USA and Poland)
Hendring
Steam Across the World - From Cape to Cairo
Reader’s Digest
Scenic Railway Journeys of the World (Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Italy)
Reader’s Digest
Scenic Railway Journeys of the World (USA, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru)
Reader’s Digest
Scenic Railway Journeys of the World (Egypt, India, China, Thailand, Australia)
National Geographic
Love Those Trains (USA and Europe)
Arts Magic
Around the World in Search of Steam - The Life and Travels of Colin Garratt
CANADA:
Music and Memories
The Great Canadian Train Ride
CHINA:
TeleRail
Vanishing World Steam - Volume 9 (Extreme Steam: Chinese Steam in 2003)
CZECH REPUBLIC:
TeleRail New Horizons - 12
Czech Republic
TeleRail New Horizons - 12
Czech Republic
DENMARK:
TeleRail New Horizons - 13
Denmark
1 & 2 Films
DSB Class MY and NSB Class Di 3
FRANCE:
Markle Associates Video
The Narrow Gauge Railways of France and Corsica - Part 1
Markle Associates Video
The Narrow Gauge Railways of France and Corsica - Part 2
Eisenbahn Video
TGV Atlantique
GERMANY:
Salford Scientific & Educational Films
150 Years of German Railways
GREAT BRITAIN:
Castle Hendring
The Great Little Trains of Wales - Volume 1 (Bala Lake Rly; Welshpool & Llanfair Rly)
Castle Hendring
The Great Little Trains of Wales - Volume 2 (Ffestiniog Rly; Vale of Rheidol Rly)
BBC Enterprises
The Train Now Departing - Part 1 (The Long Drag; The West Highlander; Lines of Industry)
BBC Enterprises
The Train Now Departing - Part 2 (The Holiday Line; Steam on the Isle of Man; The Survivors)
Start Audio & Video
Diamonds Were Forever - A Celebration of Glasgow Steam
TeleRail
Rail Freight Today - North East
TeleRail
Rail Freight Today - Scotland
NTV Entertainment
Settle to Carlisle in the 1960s
BBC Video
Great Railway Journeys of the World - Confessions of a Train Spotter (Michael Palin - London to Kyle of Lochalsh)
Pickwick Video
Trains Remembered - No. 1
INDIA:
Hendring
Steam Across the World - Relics of the Raj (Indian Steam)
BBC Video
Great Railway Journeys of the World - India
IRELAND:
TeleRail New Horizons - 01
Ireland (5 copies)
TeleRail
Loco Hauled - Ireland
Markle Associates Video
Irish Rail Archive - Volume 4 (The South East of Ireland 1986 to 2000)
TeleRail
Rail Freight Today - Ireland
Media Management & Production Ltd
Irish Rail Freight ‘87
Online Video
Irish Railways - Volume 1
Midland Publishing
The Irish Narrow Gauge Today
New Zealand:
Stage Door
Rimutaka Incline - The World’s Last Fell Engine Railway
Abbey Freetime
Steam Lives On
POLAND:
73c Video Productions
Poland 91
Polskie Koleje Panstwowe (PKP)
Prenez le train pour la Pologne et en Pologne
Hendring
Poland - Last Stronghold of Steam in Europe
PORTUGAL:
TeleRail New Horizons - 10
Portugal
SOUTH AFRICA:
Bryan Benn
In Days of Plenty - Volume 2 (South African Steam in the Late 1980s)
The Union Limited
Golden Thread - The Splendours of the Garden Route (South African Steam)
Haysbridge Video
Africa’s Champagne Trains - Volume 1 (The Blue Train)
Haysbridge Video
Africa’s Champagne Trains - Volume 2 (The Pride of Africa - Rovos Rail)
SPA Films
Steam by the Ocean - South African Steam Scene No. 2 (George to Knysna)
SPAIN:
TeleRail New Horizons - 16
Spain
SWITZERLAND:
Eisenbahn Video
The Bernina Railway - Journey Through the Seasons
Eisenbahn Video
The Splendid Glacier Express
Salford Scientific & Educational Films
Railways of the Jungfrau Region
Salford Scientific & Educational Films
Swiss Railway Video Spectacular
John Cocking
Swiss Railway Video Spectacular (2)
MITV
Iron Way Granite Alp - The Arosa Line
MITV
Iron Way Granite Alp - The SBB Brünig Line - Part 1 (Interlaken to Meiringen)
MITV
Iron Way Granite Alp - The SBB Brünig Line - Part 2 (Meiringen to Luzern)
MITV
Iron Way Granite Alp - The Davos Line
MITV
Iron Way Granite Alp - MOB (Montreux to Zweisimmen)
MITV
Iron Way Granite Alp - The Albula Line
Haysbridge Video
Swiss Railway Journeys - Volume 1
Haysbridge Video
Swiss Railway Journeys - Volume 2
Haysbridge Video
Swiss Railway Journeys - Volume 3
RV Television
Faszination Lötschbergbahn
Videomatic
Panoramic Express MOB
Stylus Video
Great Trains - The Glacier Express
USA:
Steam Powered Video
The Pennsylvania Railroad 1952-1969
Steam Powered Video
The Magnificent GG-1 - A Celebration
Steam Powered Video
Pennsylvania Glory - Volume 1 (The Pennsylvania Railroad in the 1950s)
Steam Powered Video
Pennsylvania Glory - Volume 2 (The Pennsylvania Railroad in the 1950s)
Steam Powered Video
Memories of the New Haven Railroad
Music and Memories
The Great Trains - American Train Ride
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2 hours ago, airfixfan said:
Phoenix converted to a diesel after purchase by the CDR after the CVR closed in 1942.
The Atkinson-Walker steam tractor (un-numbered in its Clogher Valley days) did not survive on the CVR until that line's closure in1942. It was bought by Henry Forbes for the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee in 1931 and was sent to Dundalk for rebuilding in February 1932. The locomotive was ready for trials on the Donegal's lines at the end of December 1932. Although the locomotive, numbered No. 11 and given the name 'Phoenix' by the CDRJC, did not prove to be an unqualified success, it was useful as a shunter and accumulated over 204,000 miles in service up to the end of railway operations on the CDRJC.
What the CDRJC bought in 1942 were railcar No. 1 (later CDRJC No. 10) and a diesel tractor No. 2, the latter without its engine. The tractor consisted of a cab, which was similar to that on the railcar, and behind this an open wagon body. Unlike the railcar, the tractor was not articulated. The cab of the tractor was used to replace that of the railcar after the latter was damaged in a collision at Strabane.
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To be pedantic, the shunting loco was steam-powered when on the Clogher Valley and was only fitted with a diesel engine when bought by the Donegal in 1931.
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On 5/1/2020 at 5:49 PM, Midland Man said:
Funny it was posted in 2017 but the 071s were introduced in 1971 so even know there still 39 years old!
The 071s were delivered in September 1976 and went into traffic the following year. This makes them 44 years old this year and 40 years old in 2016.
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Congrats to all on the award!
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Terribly sad news. Anthony was always so friendly and helpful with everyone he dealt with. My thoughts and condolences to his family and friends at this sad time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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1 hour ago, DART8118 said:
I take it that laden fertiliser wagons reached all parts of the network. Were the return trips empty wagons or were they used for transporting other goods on part of the journey?
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8118, they were empty on the return journey.
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8 hours ago, jhb171achill said:
1. The “Flying Snail” (as in my avatar thingy) was used by the Dublin United Tramways Co on their trams and buses from 1941. They had the company name in Irish across the central bar. In 1945 the DUTC was amalgamated with the Grand Canal Co., and the Great Southern Railways to form CIE, and the entire organisation used it, without any wording across the middle.
Slight correction on the timeline above JHB:
1 Jan 1945 - the DUTC and the GSR amalgamated to form CIE which was then still a private company, although it was in receipt of state-aid;
1 June 1950 - CIE and the Grand Canal amalgamated the new entity retaining the name CIE. CIE became a nationalised company at this time.
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Mine arrived this morning also. Have to agree with Noel's comments above. Fantastic models, probably the best yet! Well done lads.
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18 hours ago, DART8118 said:
Looking forward to visiting soon. Are the opening times published and how much to get in?
DART 8118
DART8118, found this on the web:
Opening Hours
1 April – 31 October
Monday to Friday we are open from 11am-6pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10.30am - 6pm
Last entry to museum 5pm
1 November – 31 March
Tuesday to Friday we are open from 11am- 5pm and Saturday and Sundays from 10.30am - 5pm
Last entry to museum 4pm
Please note: The museum will be closed on 24th, 25th & 26th December and will re-open on the 27th.
PRICES
Adult €7.50 Child €5.00 Family €22.00 (2+2) Student & Seniors €6.00-
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Done. Best of luck lads!
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Hi K801, I haven't found any notes to give me a conclusive answer to your question. I'll keep digging and also put out feelers to see if anyone else has an answer. What era are you talking about?
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Following on from an earlier post (British Outline Modelling / Hattons train formation guides / August 2) here are some further examples of train formations on the CIÉ/IR/IÉ and NIR systems. They cover the period from the early 1970s until the early 2000s. I have included the examples from the original post - they are marked with the ¶ symbol:
21/06/1971
??:?? Wexford - Dublin (Night Goods)
A44R + 16469 + 17929 + 26010 + 19138 + 16364 + 12355 + 12112 + 16721 + 19880 + 19036 + 17031 + 18932 + 17948 + 633M + 16760 + 23685.
26/10/1975
08:20 Dublin Connolly - Galway
B146 + 2972 + 3183TL + 2415TL + 1555TL + 1505TL + 1914TL + 2425TL + 2578.
26/10/1975
??:?? Attymon Junction - Loughrea
B153 + 1904 + 1534.
31/12/1975
Inchicore - Gorey (Crane Special to Clough Bridge derailment)
049 + 244 (Running Wagon) + 295A (35T Steam Crane) + 13848 (Open Wagon) + 23636 (20T Brake Van)
22/08/1976
09:00 Dublin Heuston - Tralee
186+B142 + 3177TL + 1546TL + 2408TL + 1529TL + 1526TL + 1931TL + 1494 + 1929TL + 1473 + 1455 + 1466.
22/08/1976
??:?? Dublin Heuston - Tralee
042 + 2578 + 5602 + 5157 + 5401 + 5202 + 5213 + 5218 + 5155.
30/10/1976
13:05 Dublin Connolly - Wicklow Murrough (final passenger service)
220 + 6201 + 6321 + 6327 + 6329 + 6111.
02/11/1976
Bray - Inchicore (Wagon transfer)
131+123 + 27772 + 27779 + 27789 + 27784 + 27790.
07/02/1977
19:30 Bray - Dublin Connolly
6111 + 6329 + 6327 + 6321 + 6201 + 205.
25/01/1977
??:?? Bray - Inchicore (Wagon transfer)
B159 + 27782 + 27778 + 23509 (20t Brake Van).
26/02/1977
15:37 Bray - Dundalk (Old AEC Railcars)
205 + 2633 + 2654 + 2651 + 2603 + 23568 (20t Brake Van).
28/02/1977
19:00 Wicklow - Dublin Connolly
207 + 3158 + 1496 + 1340 + 1471 + 1424 + 1404 + 1369.
07/03/1977
19:00 Wicklow - Dublin Connolly
188 + 3120 + 1349 + 1339 + 1373 + 1441 + 1381 + 1434.
13/04/1977
19:00 Wicklow - Dublin Connolly
202 + 1403 + 1443 + 1381 + 1433 + 1463 + 3126.
18/04/1977
19:00 Wicklow - Dublin Connolly
185 + 1449 + 1461 + 1340 + 1402 + 1357 + 1386 + 3153.
21/08/1977
09:50 Dublin Heuston - Galway
087 + 1507TL + 1471 + 1466 + 1488 + 1909 + 2413 + 1505TL + 1530TL + 1535TL + 3189TL.
13/05/1978
07:55 Dublin Connolly - Foynes (IRRS Special)
150+186 + 3188 + 1539 + 2402 + 1543 + 1551 + 1532 + 1514 + 2559.
30/07/1978 ¶
Up Wexford Cement (empty)
054 + 14 4-wheel pallet cement wagons (28001 series).
31/07/1978 ¶
Fertiliser (empty)
002 + 10 bogie fertiliser wagons (35001 series).
01/08/1978 ¶
09:40 Bray - Thomastown
(Special)
085 + 3216TL + 1501TL + 1369 + 1384 + 1378 + 1465 + 2428 + 1476 + 1360 + 1474 + 1487 + 1383 + 2569.
04/08/1978 ¶
08:45 Dublin Heuston - Tralee
082 + 3187TL + 1150TL + 2402TL + 1504TL + 1542TL + 1422TL + 1505TL + 1510TL + 1917TL.
04/08/1978 ¶
17:10 Tralee - Dublin Heuston
011 + 1929TL + 2419 + 1545TL + 1528TL + 1425TL + 3189TL.
06/08/1978 ¶
11:00 Dublin Heuston - Waterford
(deferred 10:30 service)
088 + 1366 + 1379 + 1430 + 1416 + 1461 + 3209TL.
21/08/1978 ¶
13:20 Lisburn - Bangor
731 + 765 + 89.
22/08/1978 ¶
Crane Special (to remove water tank in loco yard at Bray
161 + 627A + 626A + 295A + 12649 + 23686.
23/09/1978
07:20 Bray - Claremorris (Knock Special)
187+189 + 1935 + RS23 + 1488 + 2428 + 1434 + 1494 + 1503 + 1472 + 1501TL + 1512TL + 1500TL + 3158TL.
23/09/1978
16:20 Bray - Dublin Connolly (RPSI Special)
186 (Steam) + 1461 + 1449 + 1390 + 1404 + 3204TL.
12/05/1979 ¶
07:55 Dublin Connolly - New Ross (IRRS Special)
186+155 + 2552 + 1454 + 2403 + 1485 + 1358 + 1470 + 1484 + 3212TL. Also, locos 134+129
18/08/1979 ¶
08:00 Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central
017 + 1925 + 2420 + 1518 + 1510 + 1533 + 1924 + 1433.
05/12/1979
08:09 Dublin Connolly - Rosslare Harbour
085 + 3182 + 1504 + 1533 + 2424 + 1913.
12/06/1982
06:59 Bray - Howth
218 + 3163TL + 1407TL + 1478 + 1632.
12/06/1982
11:40 Belfast York Rd - Lisburn (IRRS Special)
703 +75 River Maine.
15/03/1986 ¶
08:00 Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central
085 + 5602 + 5102 + 5405 +5236 + 5203 + 5213.
22/03/1986 ¶
18:00 Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly
082 + 5214 + 5156 + 5157 + 5213 + 5203 + 5236 + 5405 + 5102 + 5602.
15/07/2006
08:10 Dublin Heuston - Ballina (RPSI Special)
4 (Steam) + 3189TL + 1550TL + 1507TL + 1508TL + 1532TL + 1529TL* + 1539TL*.
* RPSI owned carriages
15/07/2006
18:00 Ballina - Manulla Junction
112 + 1532TL + 1508TL + 1507TL + 1550TL + 3189TL
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Railer, the article in the IRRS Journal was 'The Transplant Story' by Barry Carse. It was in Journal 59, October 1972, pages 242-251.
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Railer, Barry Carse did a book on the A and C classes, publisehed by Colourpoint, some time ago. Try:
You might be lucky. Otherwise try Amazon. There was also an article in the IRRS Journal about the re-engining programme. Again thiswas quite a few years ago. If I can turn up the exact Journal No. / date I'll post it here.-
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Nelson, you will have to make your way to the bus stop on O'Connell Bridge (southbound side). Then take a route 4, 7 or 7A bus to Blackrock College. The stop is almost directly across the road from the main entrance to the college and from there it is a short walk to the exhibition venue. For your return to the city centre, walk to the college's main entrance, turn left and walk along the main road for a short distance until you reach the bus stop. Again, take a 4, 7 or 7A to O'Connell Street and make your way to Connolly.
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Knowing Colm and his photographic efforts, this is going to be well worth the wait!
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Excellent looking models of these iconic Irish wagons. Another IRM success! Pack A ordered.
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On 8/23/2019 at 4:56 PM, jhb171achill said:
I've developed a bit of a soft spot for the little 26's in Cork - the only trains left in which you can open the windows and get fresh air, thus the only trains in Ireland that aren't fixed at sweat-boiling temperatures inside! And the noise of them going up the tunnel.....
I liked the 27s for that reason too.
And, of course the 8100 / 8300 DARTs.
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Imagine the fuss if someone decided to name a locomotive 'Sambo' in this p.c. day and age! They would probably be blacklisted!
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Here are a few examples of train formations from the late 70s to mid-80s era. If I turn up any other examples I'll post them here:
30/07/1978
Up Wexford Cement (empty)
054 + 14 4-wheel pallet cement wagons (28001 series).
31/07/1978
Fertiliser (empty)
002 + 10 bogie fertiliser wagons (35001 series).
01/08/1978
09:40 Bray - Thomastown (Special)
085 + 3216TL + 1501TL + 1369 + 1384 + 1378 + 1465 + 2428 + 1476 + 1360 + 1474 + 1487 + 1383 + 2569.
04/08/1978
08:45 Dublin Heuston - Tralee
082 + 3187TL + 1150TL + 2402TL + 1504TL + 1542TL + 1422TL + 1505TL + 1510TL + 1917TL.
04/08/1978
17:10 Tralee - Dublin Heuston
011 + 1929TL + 2419 + 1545TL + 1528TL + 1425TL + 3189TL.
06/08/1978
11:00 Dublin Heuston - Waterford
(deferred 10:30 service)
088 + 1366 + 1379 + 1430 + 1416 + 1461 + 3209TL.
21/08/1978
13:20 Lisburn - Bangor
731 + 765 + 89.
22/08/1978
Crane Special (to remove water tank in loco yard at Bray
161 + 627A + 626A + 295A + 12649 + 23686.
12/05/1979
07:55 Dublin Connolly - New Ross (IRRS Special)
186+155 + 2552 + 1454 + 2403 + 1485 + 1358 + 1470 + 1484 + 3212TL. Also locos 134+129
18/08/1979
08:00 Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central
017 + 1925 + 2420 + 1518 + 1510 + 1533 + 1924 + 1433.
15/03/1986
08:00 Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central
085 + 5602 + 5102 + 5405 +5236 + 5203 + 5213.
22/03/1986
18:00 Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly
082 + 5214 + 5156 + 5157 + 5213 + 5203 + 5236 + 5405 + 5102 + 5602.
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Weed spray van
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Noel, yes there is a generator in the weedspray van. Whether or not it is the same one as was in it originally, I'm not sure. Not sure either about heating. Hope this helps.