Niles

Great for colab work too... I do a bit of content writing work and it's ideal for multi-person edits, comments etc.

This article here takes a look at the Irish heritage railway groups we're hoping to support with the tour... https://www.tailtetours.com/post/irish-railway-preservation-groups-our-railtour-is-supporting

Didn't 184 operate in a Pseudo GSWR(?) lined green in the 1950s, I think to do with some event in Inchicore but someone will know for sure. (Kinda like how 071 is in 'retro' CIE orange at the moment).

And some got to West Cork too, which won't help @Westcorkrailway's pending debt problem...

I think 4? No.9 is in Howth Transport Museum and I think there's one in Cultra...

New build 178 is half way there so.

Really quite excellent stuff! Shepherd and Beesley's volume on the DSER was one of the first railway books I was given and it's great seeing all these tank engine shapes realised in model form.

And... First Class is now officially sold out. Standard seats still available (from Connolly, Portarlington, Portlaoise or Mallow). If you've any particular seating requests (milepost side, etc) we'll do our best to accommodate you if you email us after booking (ideally earlier rather than later for planning reasons).

The latest Irish Railways Present, Past & Other Interesting Railways Zoom talk takes place Tuesday 26th April at 20:00. @jhb171achillof this parish will be speaking to us about a passion of his; writing railway books, along with sharing a few anecdotes along the way. In addition to that, we will have a railway news round-up from all over the land and our usual open discussion afterward. All very welcome, here's the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3040263673

So there is now literally a single 1st Class ticket (and complimentary gift pack) available now... https://www.tailtetours.com/events/the-premier-rose-railtour

Interesting, any details as to what sort of workings they were on?

Pretty certain that section was originally double and singled during the GSR rationalisation era, so the land should be there (much like Clonsilla-Maynooth was re-doubled 20 years ago or so).

Beautiful stuff... there's something very handsome and sturdy looking about the MGWR locos, more is the pity one didn't survive.

I believe that, I was volunteering there about two years before I realised that there was a shortcut from Sarsfield Road by staying on the bus one stop longer...

Just a quick update on this, we've had a spike in First Class sales this week with only a limited number of First Class tickets left. In addition to seats in a 'City Gold' coach with extra legroom and reclining seats, First Class passengers will also receive a complimentary gift pack. Tickets (for all classes) can be booked now at https://www.tailtetours.com/events/the-premier-rose-railtour Many thanks to all of you who have supported us so far, hopefully, we'll be able to raise quite a bit for the various heritage railways this tour is aiming to help.

Some nice little details in there, for whatever reason you don't often come across shots showing Macmine Junction's context in relation to the Slaney.

We've another Zoom talk over at Irish Railways Present, Past & Other Interesting Railways tonight, all very welcome. Recent HRA Young Volunteer of the Year nominee Morgan Young will be telling us a bit (or more than a bit?) about his many roles volunteering at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway. David Walsh will be giving a round-up of the latest news and developments from across the Irish railway scene, and maybe the odd surprise. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3040263673 Meeting ID: 304 026 3673

Hi Georgeconna, We've set the fares as is to cover our charter costs, while also allowing for a decent margin to donate to the groups. Roughly half the journey time takes place from Mallow onward. We did an analysis against fares for enthusiast tours in the UK, most of which start around the £110 mark for Standard Class alone. In contrast regular service trains enjoy economies of scale and don't have the fundraising element attached. We're also offering a unique experience on the Tralee line that you wouldn't get on a service train. I hope this explains our fare structure, at the end of the day this is entirely a volunteer-run event and we can't afford to discount in the same way an operator with their own rolling stock can. Niall/Niles

Don't worry, it won't. As it stands the tour was scheduled to wait in Mallow a bit anyway for a service train to clear the section. While I'm updating, incidentally, tickets for the City Gold/1st Class carriage are proving very popular so we recommend that anyone interested in this option books sooner rather than later. The 1st Class fare includes a gift pack with some collectables, one of which is a clothing item but I won't spoil the rest.

Class job, almost too nice given the state the real ones ended up towards the end.

Just a quick update, pickup/set down stops have been requested for Portarlington and Portlaoise should that help anyone in the midlands looking to join (or connecting from the west).

A pleasure. Hopefully we can give people a good day out while raising a few bob for our heritage groups. Win-win for all!

20th August 2022. The Premier Rose railtour Dublin Connolly-Islandbridge Junction-Mallow-Killarney-Tralee-Return. Featuring a unusual opportunity to travel behind a locomotive of any kind to Tralee, and an even rarer opportunity to travel in mkIV coaching stock on a line other than Heuston-Cork, The Premier Rose railtour has been organised by the newly formed Táilte Tours committee, a voluntary group which aims to help raise funds and awareness for Ireland's smaller heritage railway groups. This will also be a rare chance behind a 201 class locomotive off the Belfast or Cork mainlines, the arrival of the Intercity Railcar fleet having banished them from other passenger routes since 2009, with the majority of railtours since having been entrusted to 071 class locomotives. Passengers will have the option of a five hour break in Killarney or three hours in Tralee. We also have a special fare for passengers wishing to join at Mallow. Any profits made will be donated to a selection of Irish railway heritage groups, so this is a great opportunity to enjoy a rare locomotive hauled spin while also supporting volunteer groups across Ireland. These include: Belturbet Heritage Railway Station Cavan & Leitrim Railway County Donegal Railway Heritage Centre Downpatrick & County Down Railway Plus one more to be confirmed... Bookings now open at https://www.tailtetours.com/ Due to the fund raising nature of the event, unfortunately concessions will not be available. In the event of the trip not being able to go ahead any tickets purchased will be refunded in full. (Thanks to the admin for allowing this little plug )

The latest in the Irish Railways Present, Past and Other Interesting Railways series of Zoom events. Tuesday 8th March @ 20:00. Seán Cain, preservationist and expert on Ireland's industrial narrow gauge railways, will give us an overview on the extensive the Bord na Móna turf railway network, its history, the role it has played in Irish society and its future. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3040263673 All welcome.

Irish Railways Present, Past and Other Interesting Railways are having an informal Zoom meeting this evening, 1st March, at 20:00. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3040263673 No formal presentation as such this time but we'll be looking at things like as the DART+ Coastal North plans, reviewing 15 years of Docklands station and whatever the floor would like to discuss (within reason ). All very welcome.