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Good evening all,

Following on from Saturday's rather good RPSI "Marble Tribesman" tour, photos are now available to view. Click on any of the photos to view them full size. Roll on October!

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Kieran

Good evening all,

Going back to 10 March for a brief period, where I had the chance to go around Drogheda Railcar Depot, home of the 29000 fleet and Connolly-based ICR's. Photos uploaded with permission and my thanks to those who accommodated us. Click on any of the photos below to view them full size

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Kieran

Good evening all,

A few photos from what should be a simple trip. Portlaoise and Heuston are approximately 51 miles apart, but I managed to put in around 200 miles, since I went via Nenagh, Limerick and Athenry! As always, click on the photos below to view them full size:

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Kieran

Good evening all,

The final update from last week is now available, with a trip to a wet Drogheda, with stop offs on the way back at Malahide, Rush and Lusk and Howth.

It always rains when I go to Drogheda for some reason. Place must not like me!

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Kieran

Good morning all,

One of several updates to come over the next few days, when I get around to adding descriptions onto everything!

A few photos from Connolly, Portlaoise and Heuston from the middle of last week to start the ball rolling

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Kieran

Enda Corneille (who is Emirate Country Manager) had confirmed 26th March 1410, although tweets now deleted. Brand new aircraft making a slight detour on delivery, although reports of difficulties in Hamburg where fit-out is done

Hi all,

It's been a whilte since I updated here, so I'll just group the photos together. As always, click on any of the photos to view them full size

The partially refreshed interior of 22038, done as part of a trial:

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Kieran

Brilliant looking museum. Hope to go in the next two weeks.

 

One criticism, if I may, and it's not of the museum: the RPSI website has disappeared and been replaced by that for the museum. On the website now the actual society, and its main line operations both NIR and IE, seem peripheral. The message should be strongly put out that the Museum is a subsidiary of the RPSI, not the other way round.

I completely agree with you. The new website (whilst needed) has lost the main focus, and is very much "Whitehead Mueseum....oh and we also run trains". The list of previously operated trains has disappeared, along with detailed loco histories. Good design, awful content

Just looking back at this post and laughing to myself. Little over a year on and 072 is still going round in an even worse state, in the mean time other 071s have been rebuilt that are not in as bad external condition.

 

In saying that its 4 years next month since the first slate grey 071, 077 was release to traffic. IE are taking their time rebuilding the 18 locos. 081 was the last one done some months back.

 

072,073,074,075,079,082,083 and 086 are still to be done. 082 has spent over a year in Inchicore at this stage waiting on bogies for about 6 months, on jacks most of the time and was last see outside with the RPSI Cravens on refurb grey bogies with temp yellow fixings in place.

 

Recently all active 071s have got new silver buffers and refurb brake hoses fitted, even recently rebuilt locos.

And of the locos that went through the body overhaul, 071 and 077 have been through twice due to issues (I recall 077 had severe corrosion around the lower cab panels approximately 1 1/2 - 2 years after release). Plus the 201 rebuild programme took precedence over the 071 (and still does), and that the original plan was only to do about 10 of them (changed recently).

I have heard 18 months for the rest of the fleet to be done

071s already had a body overhaul about 15 years ago (IIRC), whereas the 201's didn't until the batch done now. The remaining 141s in Inchicore are also in a dilapidated condition (as anything would be having sttod for 5-6 years without real movement)

141s were gone way before 2014. Think they went in 2009/2010. Don't recall seeing them in Portlaoise PW after that.

Edit: Mainline service withdrawn 2010, pilot duties at Inchicore and North Wall remained until 2011 but limited to 40 mph

Good afternoon all,

I'm a bit behind on the posting at the moment, so a few from last week to start the weekend off. As always, click on any of the photos to view them full size.

First, a week in the Dublin area:

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On Saturday 25th February I went to the Waterford and Suir Valley Railway as a visiting volunteer. Many thanks to all of those down there who accomodated me for the day. I must return - but in sunnier weather!

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Kieran

Good evening all,

On Saturday I completed what should have been an hour trip - Portlaoise to Dublin. For me however it took around 10 hours, as rather than going direct I took a trip to Ballina and Sligo, to clear the Sligo line for travel. As always, click on the photos below to view them all

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Kieran

14011mm bogie centre to bogie centre, bogie wheelbase 2100mm, bogie centre is 3127mm from end of vehicle (excluding gangway)

Also Noel is 5mm too short

Good evening all,

Whilst a batch of photos gets edited and uploaded from today's jaunts, a selection of photos from Monday to Thursday this week, featuring photos from:

-George's Dock LUAS

-Seapoint

-Grand Canal Dock

-Park West and Cherry Orchard

-Hazelhatch and Celbridge

-Lansdowne Road

As always, click on any of the photos to view them full size

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Kieran

Good evening all,

A couple of shots from Connolly and Adamstown on Thursday, as well as a video of 084 hauling disgraced 217 back to Inchicore, as seen from the 1625 Heuston - Limerick ICR.

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Kieran

He would have to tool up for 45fts to do them unfortunately.. Dapol have the right tooling but my attempts to contact them about a commission of IWT containers (in the full orange and revised plainer livery) have been met with stony silence

Have you tried C-Rail, as I think they are the container providers for Dapol?

Interesting video. There was some intensive planning for that to happen!

And the most uncomfortable seats ever to run on intercity routes!

You obviously haven't tried a thing or two in the UK! Or a 29000 to Sligo

That link is taking me to a page called "Interlaced-Textile Arts". A quick look on the IÉ Facebook page reveals nothing, however on Twitter it is there

Cracking shot!

Good evening all,

A few shots from the beginning of the week, from Heuston, Connolly and Hazelhatch & Celbridge. As always, click on the photos to view them full size

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Kieran

Some of the bits off Class 37/5's just before they were scrapped

Ammeter

Main Air Res brake gauges

Valve clearance plates

Power handle

Training manual

One of the pages detailing one of the electrical circuits

We only got to go once when I did that course☹️☹️ Luckily I then did my work placement based out of Inchicore!

Well the first time we tagged along with a group of Mechanical Engineers going out, second time was us proper, this time was on 'day release' from my placement in Connolly!

Glad you all like them!

Good morning all,

Once again, as part of my college course in DIT, we were invited for a tour around Inchicore works. Rolling stock observed included:

-234 in the Ramps getting engine attention

-232 waiting bogies

-222 in the paint shop

-2615+2606 waiting for the lathe to beome free

-Various 071's in the yard

-216 outside the running shed

Photos also include a spin to Drogheda and the trip home.

Once again, thanks to all involved, especially the IÉ staff who gave up the time to show us around.

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Kieran

Hi all,

On the 30th anniversary of the formation of Iarnród Éireann, the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland's 'Yank' 134 was moved from Connolly to Inchicore for body overhaul for the future main line career of the loco. This was the only 1994-logoed vehicle moving that day, with the 1976 'Retro Train' 071 working the 0815 liner ex Ballina. Click on the photos below to view them all

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Kieran

Evening all,

Haven't updated here for a while, but I have been active!

A few photos from the weekend, with Belmond loco 216 at Portlaoise and a trip to Cork and Cobh. As always, click on the photos below to view them all

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Kieran