hurricanemk1c

Good evening all,

A selection of photos from this week, mainly taken on lunch breaks. Scenes include:

-Dublin's Talbot Bridge and Rosie Hackett Bridge
-Dublin Heuston, Tara Street and Connolly stations
-Inchicore
-Hazelhatch and Celbridge

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157696366819421

Regards,
Kieran

Good morning all,

A few photos from the first week or so in June, featuring the following:

-Stradbally Running Days

-Spray Train in Connolly

-Lansdowne Road

-Pearse

-Heuston

-Connolly

-O'Connell Street

Click on the photos below to view them full size, or https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157697807791245

Regards,

Kieran

Good afternoon all,

I've been very slack in updating forums recently, with a combination of college, volunteering and work getting in the way of putting anything down describing photos. So, here's a May update, featuring:

-Dublin Heuston
-Stradbally Diesel Day
-RPSI International tour arriving into Dublin Connolly
-Retro 071 in Kildare
-A trip along the Luas Green Line to Brides Glen
-Heuston in the evening

Click on any of the photos to view them full size with descriptions, or the album link here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157666962768707

Regards,
Kieran

Good evening all,

A few shots from the end of March and the beginning of April, showing the altered rail services over the Easter Bank holiday (due to the installation of a new underbridge at Sallins). As always, click on any of the photos to view them full size

31 March - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/sets/72157694883784834

April - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/sets/72157694883784854

Regards,
Kieran

The only way by train is via Dublin.

As an aside, I can only see one way of doing it completely by heavy rail, as follows:

-1300 Sligo - Connolly

-1640 Grand Canal Dock - Newbridge (from Connolly)

-1730 Heuston - Galway (from Newbridge to Athlone)

-1815 Heuston - Westport, arriving in Castlebar at 2104

This only works Mon-Fri

Thanks Jason!

Hi Dave,

I don't think there's any road alterations at present, as the bridge is going in as part of the new Sallins By-Pass project. The bridge itself has been built next to the line over the past 8 months or so (from doing foundations to actually building the deck). All that needs to happen is the bridge parts moved into place. Shame as it was quite a nice quiet spot.

The Irish Rail Twitter account has a few interesting photos and videos

Kieran

Evening all,

March has been particularly quiet for me, with college and other commitments resulting in the camera remaining in the bag for a considerable period of time. However, a cancelled lecture resulting in an 1100 finish on a sunny day gave me the opportunity to have a roam around. As always, click on any of the photos to view them full size

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157691766693262

Regards,
Kieran

Failures are all about visibility. The Enterprise appears to have appalling reliability, yet 98-99% of services are operated as planned with the DD stock. A MKIV failure on the Cork line is incredibly easy to hide, a DD failure not.

I'm not denying that there has been an increase in issues on the Green Line as a result of Cross City opening, but I would suggest that, in terms of actual failure rate, that it is a lot lower than preceived

Genuine question burnthebox - what's the solution? There's a couple of thousand people each day that use Heuston LUAS alone

Incidently, there is no such thing as a "double length" tram. 5028 is 55m, 5007 is 43.5m. The shortest original trams (Red Line only) were 30m

Good morning all,

Following on from my visit to Nottingham, Derby and environs, January was a pretty quiet month Irish photo wise

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157691546414081

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February has been a bit more active, with shots from Monasterevin, Portarlington, Heuston and Portlaoise in the mix thus far

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157691453619961

Regards,
Kieran

On 1/22/2018 at 5:27 PM, MOGUL said:

Hi Neil, just noticed in one of your pics from last Monday you mentioned an ICR being used as a shunting set.. is this a permanent duty as I thought portlaoise has a small shunter on site?

Mogul,

As far as I am aware, the shunter (621) is limited to the lathe road - it's certainly rare to see it anywhere else and I only recall it being elsewhere for the opening of the depot. The shunting set is a spare set used only whilst other sets are being reformed (as they cannot be driven otherwise)

Good afternoon all,

I spent last week in the Nottingham area, and took the opportunity to have a wander around for a couple of days, revisiting old haunts. The first set of photos are now available to view, from a trip to Uttoxeter that didn't quite end up as expected! Click on any of the photos to view them full size

Album Link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157662691659857/with/27943989419/

Regards,
Kieran

Nothing official yet, just broadening the horizons a bit as required. Unlike the UK, where bi-modes are DMUs with a pantograph, something along the Stadler bi-modes are more likely from the proposals I have seen when it's been discussed

Good evening all,

There was still plenty of snow around on Monday 11 December as I travelled up from Portlaoise to a college exam in Dublin, but it allowed for some interesting photos!

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157690300945964

Regards,
Kieran

Thanks Jason!

Good evening all,

The first update of December from me, with photos from Heuston and a snowy Portlaoise station. As always, click on the photos below to view them full size and for more details

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157663512322368

Regards,
Kieran

Good evening all,

A final update to the November album, with shots from:

-Portlaoise
-Luas Cross City
-Portarlington
-Heuston

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157689137550231

Regards,
Kieran

Good evening all,

November has been a relatively quite month, having got over the excitement of the Bluebell and Munster Double railtour. However there are still a few surprises!

The main event of the month thus far is being involved in evacuation tests on the Luas Cross City route, with a complete circuit and a quick visit to Broombridge depot in the process.

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

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157688465785461

Regards,
Kieran

Good evening all,

Moving onto Sunday 8 October, the long way from East Croydon to Gatwick Airport and home, via the Bluebell Railway for more Deltic action to conclude a brilliant weekend. As always, click on any of the photos to view them full size

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157665905501299

Regards,

Kieran

The Saturday was an extremely busy day. The nice logical route from my hotel in East Croydon to East Grinstead (for the Bluebell Railway) was a straight trip there. So I decided to get up a bit earlier, and go via Wimbledon. As you do! In addition, I got word that a Rail Head Treatment Train was due to visit East Grinstead during the day, so the plan was rapidly changed to accomodate that!

 

Just a few highlights have been picked out of an excellent day. All can be found at the album link at the end of the page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157688867172144

 

Regards,

Kieran

The Saturday was an extremely busy day. The nice logical route from my hotel in East Croydon to East Grinstead (for the Bluebell Railway) was a straight trip there. So I decided to get up a bit earlier, and go via Wimbledon. As you do! In addition, I got word that a Rail Head Treatment Train was due to visit East Grinstead during the day, so the plan was rapidly changed to accomodate that!

 

Just a few highlights have been picked out of an excellent day. All can be found at the album link at the end of the page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157688867172144

 

Regards,

Kieran

The Saturday was an extremely busy day. The nice logical route from my hotel in East Croydon to East Grinstead (for the Bluebell Railway) was a straight trip there. So I decided to get up a bit earlier, and go via Wimbledon. As you do! In addition, I got word that a Rail Head Treatment Train was due to visit East Grinstead during the day, so the plan was rapidly changed to accomodate that!

Just a few highlights have been picked out of an excellent day. All can be found at the album link at the end of the page

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157688867172144

Regards,
Kieran

Good morning all,

Over the weekend of Friday 6 - Sunday 8 October 2017, I was in London and the Bluebell Railway for the Deltic Preservation Society's 40th Anniversary Gala. Having taken around 2,500 photo (thank god for digital!), I'm still slowly getting through them all!

First off, a selection of photos from the Friday - Portlaoise to High Wycombe via Dublin, Gatwick Airport, Ashford International and Ilford. As always click on any of the photos to view them all size

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157686090143052/with/36932274854/

Regards,
Kieran

Full normal service operating from Connolly station southbound.

DART services from Malahide / Howth to Connolly are not operating, advised to go via Dublin Bus.

Drogheda services operate to Skerries and bus transfer south to Connolly. 

Enterprise services are bus throughout due to additional works between Newry and Lisburn.

Maynooth/Sligo/Rosslare services are unaffected