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  1. airfixfan
    The 2nd colour photo post closure of Strabane is very interesting. This ties in with some similar photos of Strabane Yard about the same time. Then a big shunt.took place putting most locos and rolling stock into what became their more familiar final settings in Strabane waiting for a visit to the USA that never took place!
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    Sorry Steve thought you meant the photo of it crossing over the Craigavon Bridge en route from Burtonport to Portrush on the sleeper! At least 1 A Class made it is far as St Johnston in the early 1960s but with a Crossley engine!
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    See Mr HC Baker has a new book.out on 60 Years of Irish Railways by Key Publishing. The publicity blurb speaks about how the Irish GMs could be found since the 1960s working across the 32 Countirs of Ireland. Look forward to seeing the Fermanagh, Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal photos!
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    The Barclay 4-6-0Ts were highly regarded by the Swilly crews. Two of them lasted until closure Nos 2 and 3. Often found on the Letterkenny line right up to 1953 and No 3 even saw some use on the lifting train work.
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    Lovely photo from about the 1900s which is why I used it in the Swiily book.
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    That is the very photo of No 4 that I mentioned used in my new Lough Swilly book with all monies raised supporting railway preservation in County Donegal. Looks like at some stage in the earlly/mid 1920s that No 4/17 lost its dome in favour of a dome donated from another Swilly loco possibly?
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    Lifting trains on the Swiily started in September 1053 just 5 weeks after the final closure in August 1953
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    Regarding the CDR tracklifting was finished to Donegal Town by August 1960 Roger Joanes has a nice photo of Railcar 12 sitting in a rail less Donegal Town from August 1960. All rail lifting trains were finished by the end of August 1960.
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    Have checked through this morning. All my photos of 4/17 from around the 1930s show the larger dome. However a photo I have used in my Lough Swilly book from the 1900s shows an immaculate No 4 in Swilly green with a neat dome on the boiler.
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    Very impressed with those photos you have posted Ernie. Have about 40 photos sent to.myself recently taken by someone who visited the CDR in 1960. He found he had missed the last lifting trains by steam between Strabane and Stranorlar by a week. Will do some delving into my archive in the morning.
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    Well spotted Andy in the Strabane phono was thinking along similar lines!
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    Noticed that it had been resurrected recently on Fakebook
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    Thanks will have a look through some of my photos of 4/17 ranging from the 1900s to the 1930s
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    Have not seen that photo of LLSR No 4 later No 17 before. Have a few photos of that loco in my new Lough Swilly book.
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    Good to see you back on the road to recovery
  16. airfixfan
    Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery. Get well soon
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    Customs & VAT

    airfixfan replied to WRENNEIRE's topic in News

    Thanks to this chaos what we do is simple for orders for my Lough Swilly book. We are based in Donegal Town so any book for Ireland except NI is posted in Donegal along with books for the EU All books orders for Britain plus NI posted in Derry. Seems to work so far!
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    There is an article on this theme in the latest New Itish Lines
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    The Rail Freight policy of Translink for NI under the control of Stormont and the DFI could fit on the back of a postage stamp!
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    Latest issue of the Railway Magazine has a good advert for your new book JHB and Barry C.
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    Could always buy Irish Rail an A Class and a few wagons for 500 Euros to show kids in the future what freight trains used to be in the future!
  22. airfixfan
    Please pass onto your father my best wishes for a speedy return to health. He has been a great help this year. Jim
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    December Railway Bylines has Part Two of No more rails to Inishowen. Just out on Friday 26th
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    Plan to get one now from JHB and will have my own Swilly book as part of our deal. The new Swilly book is selling well especially in Donegal. We were st an event in Letterkenny last night and sold all the books we had brought along!
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    Moyasta

    airfixfan replied to airfixfan's topic in General Chat

    No could not get photos that day at Dundalk due to train packed because of a Rugby Match!
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