Eiretrains

On the subject of headlights, unlike the common fleet of re-engined C Class locomotives, it is less well known that locomotive 233 (re-engined with the Maybach)survived well into the Supertrain livery era without equipped with the GM headlight, it is peculiar sight to see it in the Supertrain colours with a notable clear space above the windows; the headlight only appeared on 233 when it finally got its GM engine in 1980. I am unsure if its sister engine 234 had a similar appearance but she was re-engined the previous year in 1979.

Is it this in this video? It's the large grain complex belonging to R & H Hall. It saw wagon-load traffic throughout the 1950s and 60s and then it later years saw container style spasmodic grain trains during the mid to late 1990s until this traffic ceased altogether. The rail connection into complex was lifted recently following the track rationalisation at Waterford station.

The O'Dea Collection has a couple of tamping machines of Plasser, working in the mid-1960s. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000148612/Home?lookfor=tamper&submit=Apply

No it just so happened to be facing that way under normal circumstance, probably formed out of convenience when no other loco was available and no way of turning it around. Indeed it had the disadvantage on arrival when one couldn't run around and return properly.

On some less common occasions you would have a pair of 121 locomotives working with both cabs facing forward, not the usual familiar formation. Heavy mineral traffic and other freight developments from the late 1960s onwards gave further reasons for multiple working to be adopted on the 121 locomotives.

I am sorry to hear of this news. Lance wrote a short but wonderful evocative memoir of the IRRS's 1959 railtour to Tullow, published in IRRS Journal 181, the text of which can be read here. I believe too his London Area 'Quiz Nights' will probably be fondly remembered, judging by the reports then written of in the Society's news. May he rest in peace.

Don't forget about the wasp one too, one of two I think which had that short lived feature Claremorris. Train for Sligo. 22.9.60 by Roger Joanes, on Flickr

No problem Mike, Patrick, that's why I thought it might be a good idea to let you know, so you can now run the brown van next to CIÉ stock. It's interesting to think that no only did such a van come all the way down to Dublin and then Cork, that on its final part of the journey it traversed the Cork City Railway to Albert Quay, if only we had a time machine to witness it

I know this might be an example of unearthing a dormant thread, but while researching the CBSCR system recently, I observed a picture in one of Colm Creedon's notebooks (viewable on Cork County Library site) depicting a rake of UTA stock in Albert Quay station, Cork, consisting of one of the 4-wheel UTA brown vans + two ex GNR(I) carriages. Their appearance in Albert Quay, dated September 1959, seems to have been in connection with Chipperfields Circus visiting Cork. On seeing the picture I was reminded of this thread, so just thought I'd mention it considering the interesting discussion above on the travels of the brown vans and the aspect of depicting them prototypically on model layouts.

Lovely photos Eamonn, it reminds me of the kind of short beet trains which ventured out to Fenit and the likes.

It was forwarded by road to Killala from Ballina station. There's some pictures of the Asahi plant with its containers on the RTÉ Archives site. https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2154/042.html

The Irish Railfans News issue for July 1965 had Charleville as one of its 'Station Survey' features, although the sketch map is not to scale the short pieces of factual info about the station and track layout may be of interest. http://www.steamtrainsireland.com/IRFN/IRFN1103.pdf

That's Jack McCullagh's photo from IRRS Journal 187? A very informative article on the Macroom was featured in the previous issue. The model cabin is almost a mishmash of designs together, although for an Irish design one would expect to find a window in the base section.

Hi all, I've added some pictures of the PWD works a few weekends ago in Dublin to my Flickr: IE 072 PWD Ballast+Spoil, Harmonstown by Ciarán Cooney, on Flickr IE 072 HOBS arrives at Harmonstown by Ciarán Cooney, on Flickr IE 072 Spoil 'Wrong Road', Killester by Ciarán Cooney, on Flickr Plus IWT and 206 capture in the Cherry Orchard area: IE 084 IWT Liner passing Cherry Orchard by Ciarán Cooney, on Flickr Coming soon to the 'Enterprise', 206 by Ciarán Cooney, on Flickr And finally a video from 2008 at Malahide: Thanks for looking and stay tuned for more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Eiretrains

Thanks, it was a long exposure but surprisingly I didn't need to tweak the lighting as the platform lamps gave enough illumination, I did crop the image as there was a lot of unnecessary foreground

If you are referring to my picture (ie. the photograph), what you are looking at is the engine cover/hood off an Intercity liveried 201 locomotive on a flat-wagon, looking like a shed (hence the 'shed' nickname given to the UK's GM Class 59 and 66 locomotives).

The date for all Geograph images is displayed on the original webpage, picture by 'Albert Bridge', Thursday, 9 June, 1988. See the original photo link with details below the image - handy to know! http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3071995

As some have stated already, these films from the early/mid 1990s were recorded by Colm O'Callaghan (it was a bit before my time! ) There are more videos in the pipeline so please subscribe via this link for updates: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Eiretrains There is also a ) There are more videos in the pipeline so please subscribe via this link for updates. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Eiretrains There is also a [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPtPbkXB4No&list=PLFB61F7D68CC79776'>playlist of similar material

That's a lovely find, and quite a local one for me at that

A few pictures from March and April this year now uploaded to Flickr. Some of PWD, freight and passenger workings IE 087 back in traffic on IWT Liner, East Wall by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 085+088 Top-Tail HOBS, Kearneystown by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 075 discharges the HOBS, Straffan by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 219+Mk4 'Intercity' train, Docklands by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 'Enterprise' 206 IWT, Kearneystown Bridge by Eiretrains, on Flickr Plus a video!

Could be the one from Goolds Cross station north of Limerick Junction, as it appears very similar and had lain dismantled for several years.

A photo by Richard of Abbeyleix, June 1961, appears in Stephen Johnson's 'Lost Railways of Co.Dublin and the South East', perhaps the one you are looking for, it is an exterior shot of the station building viewed from the station forecourt.

NCC V1 as previously suggested, it would make a nice conversion, the smokebox probably the obvious difference at first sight.

I highly recommend people get to see this exhibition, well worth a visit. The past/present pictures are very interesting. It's done really well, it's better than Eiretrains!

Hi all, I have uploaded my first photos of this year 2015, they can be viewed here. Most features freight and PWD workings, here are some samples: IE 084, Drogheda - NW HOBS, Gormanston by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 077 IWT Liner - Drumcondra by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 077 IWT, East Wall by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 086 HOBS, East Wall by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 233 IWT, East Wall, Dublin Port by Eiretrains, on Flickr Plus a video for an NIR Poyntzpass/Dundalk train: Thanks for looking!