Patrick Davey

Fabulous lighting effects on the new Park Royal coaches and Hunslet locomotives.

Awesome - delighted with my 2, was toying with the idea of a 3rd but decided I was just being greedy.....

If they were on the Lough Derg traffic, didn't the buses (boo) meet the pilgrims at Omagh? Would there have been any need for the locos to go beyond Omagh I wonder? Very interesting traffic! Worthy of an article in the IRRS journal!

Page 24 of Eric Challoner's excellent 'Farewell to Derry Road' shows a green A class at Beragh, mystery solved!

Here are two fine stone bridges, which stand as a memorial to the loss, 61 years ago, of a fine railway. One is an underbridge, the other an overbridge, and both are located on or near the Lurganeden Road, to the south of Pomeroy in Co. Tyrone. Both bridges are well preserved. The overbridge carries the Lurganeden Road across the former trackbed of the GNR’s ‘Derry Road’: The underbridge would have carried the Derry Road over a private lane off the same road: The last service trains passed under and over these bridges in February 1965. The OB still has a function, but the UB hasn’t, and it’s quite remarkable that the embankments on either side have been removed but the bridge itself has been left in place - we probably have someone to thank for that. It’s also remarkable to think that in addition to generations of GNR steam trains and diesel railcars, these bridges would also have witnessed the passing by of some of CIE’s modern diesel locomotives, including members of the 141 class as they headed north with Lough Derg pilgrimage trains. More knowledgeable contributors than I will be able to advise if the CIÉ A class or 121s ever operated on this route. If the line had lasted just 2 more years, going into NIR ownership, it might have survived a bit longer, and had it lasted a further 3 years, it might well have witnessed the appearance of NIR’s Hunslet locomotives in their fine maroon livery: And what of Pomeroy station itself? Best not ask.

Impressive work!

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BR blue is hard to beat - all lovely though!

A very satisfying photograph to take - thank you IRM!

The red looks the part! Cheers David And excellent inspiration for the cab interior - not as much room in the smaller scale but I'll have a go!

Fabulous work Alan, am very grateful! Of course she will be finished in all-black livery but can anyone tell me what colour the inside of the cab walls should be? Ta

Fabulous scenes - the Hunslets fit right in.

Very kind thanks DJ! They sure do - sadly this is my busiest month work-wise, so I’m not having much time to enjoy them, but that will change in a few weeks!

June 1970 and CIÉ invites NIR to send one of their brand new Hunslet diesel locomotives to Clogherhead, on clearance trials. Thankfully all was in order and no platform copings were hurt.

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