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190 (ok a 181 technically) too for good measure. Compared to steam classes there's more than enough 141s preserved, plenty to keep potential volunteers busy between ITG and RPSI if someone wanted.

One of my Táilte colleagues will be there with a selection of badges and some of these mkIV mugs:

re: turntables, Rosslare was used as recently as the early 2000s on occasions when 121s worked the evening service from Waterford.

Based on photos I've seen, even early on they didn't seem to religiously keep the suburban ones off mainline duties and vice versa.

1400 and 1946 (I think they were the very last set in service, straight off the Limerick-Rosslare).

The Táile stand will have some exclusive merchandise, including a very limited supply of Suir Lee Knot railtour mugs. And if that's not your cup of tea, we'll also have our full badge range.

I often don't know that I'm going to give an update on something until David announces that I am. The 071 KitKat was a nice twist too

Great show from Chris and that @Westcorkrailway fella assisting him. Lots of interesting insights (from a railway, human and even dog and cat point of view!).

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A few new Irish badge designs added to our shop following Saturday's railtour. https://www.tailtetours.com/shop (Original Irish Rail livery 2600 class Tokyu railcar, Clonmel signal, Suir Lee Knot railtour logo) This is addition to our existing range (Enterprise 201, mkIV Control Car, CIE green 800 class and GSWR No.36).

A sound for sore ears, the ITG's 226 in song at Carrick-on-Suir during the visit of the "Suir Lee Knot" railtour to the station. 20230415_125347.mp4

On behalf of my teammates in Táilte, a big thank you to all who supported us with our first Cork-based railtour this weekend, be it those who bought tickets, those who moved a few pieces around the chessboard behind in the scenes, to those who contributed to the brochure, to those who helped us promote, to those who sponsored, not least the IRM team who also generously donated a Magnesite Wagon pack for the raffle—we can now confirm that at least one set of the model wagons have traversed most of the route of their prototypes. Big shout out to the ITG lads at Carrick-on-Suir who burnt plenty of midnight oil into getting 226 shiny for our visit (she sounded fantastic too!). Nice to meet many heads from this group face-to-face, unfortunately didn't get the chance to talk to everyone but we'll be at the Wexford show so do come over and say hi. Thanks, Niall (blame my love of Frasier for the account handle here)

There was a set of bay platforms at the Rosslare/New Ross end, removed around then for a carpark. Assuming these were the errant 1 and 2.

Today is the last day to order our Mystery Pack tickets, the contents are sure to become highly collectable. Book yours now at https://www.tailtetours.com/event-details/the-suir-lee-knot-railtour

Just to confirm, we'll be closing off Mystery Pack sales on Sunday evening, April 2nd (if you're a 2600 fan we think you'll like the contents ) https://www.tailtetours.com/event-details/the-suir-lee-knot-railtour

Ah... confusingly it's a different Riverstown (Sligo vs Louth).

Re: 'Mystery Train' packs (€30 RRP worth of items in addition to the ticket) - we'll be closing sales for these soon, as we need to firm up order quantities (at least one of the items will be exclusive to the pack and not on general sale). https://www.tailtetours.com/.../the-suir-lee-knot-railtour --- **Cork Connections** While we have a strong Cork contingent travelling on our "Suir Lee Knot" tour to Waterford on 15th April, we are aware that some of you will be travelling from Dublin and other parts of the country to join the tour. Our departure from Cork is at 10:00, which should allow a connection out of the 07:00 Dublin Heuston to Cork service. However, for those of you looking for a bit of a lie in, you can also join the train at Mallow (pick up 10:23) or Limerick Junction (pick up 11:06). We return to Limerick Junction at 17:47, Mallow at 18:46 and Cork at 19:13—the last service from Cork to Dublin is at 20:25, with earlier services connectable at Limerick Junction or Mallow, so there's a bit of choice there. Passengers are welcome to join and leave at stations of their choosing, so if you join at Limerick Junction, for example, you're welcome to stay on until Cork in the evening, or vice versa.

I've seen worse but paint can lie. Rare surviving example of a laminate open with running gear intact. 1468 I think, the only other is its sister 1463 stored in Inchicore.

The Luas must be one of the last additions? I remember being impressed when it was added to the display, proving it wasn't static (figuratively).

I had enquired about 1558 in a past role around 2014, we were basically told you can take it but you'll need to take the mk3 as well. I think there'd been a change of management since they were acquired and I got the impression no longer wanted. As the enquiry was just for parts for the running Cravens and wouldn't have been worth the expense of extraction and storage, I reckon IÉ would rightly have had a fit had we suggested bringing the bogieless wonder back to Inchicore.

Through the kind co-operation of our friends in the Irish Traction Group, we are pleased to confirm that their 1956-vintage C Class diesel No.226 will be on display at Carrick-on-Suir for our visit to that station as part of the "Suir Lee Knot" railtour on 15th April. One of the most remarkable restoration stories of Irish preservation, this will be the first public occasion on which the class diesel will be on display since its engine was successfully restarted.. Passengers are welcome to join/depart at Limerick Junction, Mallow or Cork as suits. Tickets have been flying out the gate over the past weekend, and capacity on our 2600 class railcar set is limited so don’t delay, book today. Outline pickup times: Cork Kent Station 10:00 (back for 19:13) Mallow 10:23 (back for 18:46) Limerick Junction 11:06 (back for 17:47)

The Quiet American or The Quiet Man?

As part of the build up to our "Suir Lee Knot" tour, we've updated our blog with an article on the story of the 2600 class so far, complete with pictures of all the livery variants they've carried in service to date. https://www.tailtetours.com/post/the-2600-class-the-railcars-that-keep-on-going

Also, for anyone wishing to join at Mallow (or connect from Tralee) we'll be picking up there at 10:23 (back for 18:46).

Provisionally there will be a few minutes stop on the way back from Waterford for photos etc, subject to timely running. It'll be nonstop through Tipp on the way over (the loop line doesn't have passenger access so no way of getting out).