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  1. airfixfan
    By the way if you are in the UK Series 1 of Walk the The Line only available until this Friday What a contrast with Edna's Greenways. The Achill branch was Narrow Gauge which explains the County Donegal film clip last night. Next week the West Clare whicj.features Mallard!
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    Looking forward to the Achill branch tomorrow night. Here we can see the secret visit of Tornado instead of an Achill bogie!
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    Agree having had a coffee and a second look at No 6 that is around the 1920s and likely to be from the same time asNo 17 then. Second BCDR photo between 1947 and 1952. Some English enthusiasts came to visit the BCDR when it was listed for closure so will still go for 1949 with the short lived Coaling plant. The GNR photo does look like the shed at Dublin now used by the RPSI.
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    In relation to BCDR photos would say around 1949 and both locos remained in service until 1952/3 when replaced by the MEDs. Coaling plant authorised after end of WW2 using compensation money and modelled on the York Road example and completed by early 1947 just before the UTA take over and destruction of the BCDR system in 1950.
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    That is a possibility as right up to the closure of the Derry Road a substantial amount of freight went to St Johnston daily except Sunday for Co Donegal
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    Would ne interested in Mk 1 coaches book as well still?
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    Enjoyed by film clip of the Lough Swilly supplied with photos for episode 4 being used to transport Derry to Waterford for a day. Will wait now for my photos of Greenore Hotel to appear at the "Giants Causeway Steam Railway" sponsored by the local dodgy MP!
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    Agree 100% on that one. Have seen a similar photo in a history of Derby Works. The Jeeps were also built at Derby and shipped from Heysham in parts as well.
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    Last BCDR photo looks like No 6 from the 1930s at Ballynahinch. Keep me posted about the CDR as always!
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    The worst thing about the Giants Causeway Railway is that tin tram contraption that scares passengers away. Introduced by Dodgy Del the owner because it was cheaper that the steam locos that were flogged out in the last few years under the "new management!"
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    The C and L locos were similar in that way to the last years of the three CDR Class 5 tanks which meant that each if the last e had some minor differences and features compared with their sisters. Parts from Blanhe and Foyle are still to found on the surviving locos today!
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    Lovely CDR photo with Ballyshannon branch to the right on the outskirts of Donegal Town
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    Have been building up an extensive photo archive on the Swilly since last summer!
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    Love the new Skidmark brand for careless Modellers!
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    In terms of the Narrow Gauge have now collected many photos of both the Lough Swilly and the County Donegal. In terms of the CDR using some unpublished colour photos of wagons and Van's for an article at present
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    Yes they have a few photos from your collection identified and a few that appear to be from you via a different source!
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    Supplied some photos and info for both the Swilly and the DNGR. Also oddly enough the first of a 2 part article on the DNGR in current issue of Railway Bylines with the usual minor errors in article/photos They have a 30 minute episode in the can on the Giants Causeway and "steam railway" today!
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    This often happens in newspaper articles with old photos and incorrect dates etc!
  19. airfixfan
    Some nice photos of the only Irish locos built at Crewe in current issue of Railway Bylines First of a 2 part article on the DNGR.
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    Colin which of the two different versions of the Hudswell Clarke 4-6-2T locos. Either 15/16 or 7/8? My money would be on No 15. The last Swilly loco to be scrapped in 1954. ;
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    See this photo from this article
  22. airfixfan
    The last of the P Van's were painted NIR maroon but they never appeared to be cleaned so they looked different as John says.
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    The embankment behind the loco was the original main line used before Bleach Green line opened in 1934
  24. airfixfan
    Looks like the Mogul.is approaching for Belfast downhill near Monkstown at speed.
  25. airfixfan
    Latest issue has an article on the last years of the Cavan and Leitrimí
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