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    The company was struggling financially and when Pat Doherty bought the Swilly about 15vyears ago he had his own motives. Firstly he was happy to keep the busrs running as long he got subsidies from both governments. By 2013 both Ulsterbus and Bus Eirann were starting to operate into areas served by the Swilly. Secondly Mr Doherty is a property developer who owns Letterkenny Shopping Centre and the Swilly owned some well.located sites ripe for development!
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    The funeral of Sir John the 3rd baronet taking place in St Columbs Cathedral today.
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    These are the details of his father who died in 1986 not his son who was born in 1927.
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    Checking the facts the LL Steamship Company was bought by the Railway company in 1923. This person was also the last Chairman of the Railway Company that was sold off to Pat Doherty who closed the Swilly down in 2014.
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    Think this is the same as the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company that his family were heavily involved with since the 19th Century.
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    As someone involved with the County Donegal at present would love an update on the situation now. Also was told that Ragstone Models are producing a Class 5 CDR tank. What do you guys know about this?
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    Check out a photo on the IRRS Facebook page now.
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    Check out Disused Stations website for a detailed history of the NG branch from Derry to Strabane released yesterday.
  9. airfixfan
    Was 64 indeed
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    The CDR had 9 oil tank wagons in total built in 1923 by the MRC&W Company. 337 to 340 were initially Shell and 341 to 345 were Esso when ordered.
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    See below
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    There was a lot of oil traffic from the 1920s from Victoria Road to County Donegal in the CDR. You often see photos of steam trains at Victoria Road with a couple of oil wagons behind a 2 coach train to Strabane.
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    Drumboe

    airfixfan replied to airfixfan's topic in General Chat

    Lots of rolling stock moved today at Donegal Railway Heritage Centre to get ready for the return of Drumboe soon.
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    Drumboe

    airfixfan replied to airfixfan's topic in General Chat

    The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre has a special limited edition badge of Drumboe on sale just now. All funds raised go towards the restoration of Drumboe by the RPSI at Whitehead with work due to start soon.
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    All CDR road passenger and freight services ceased from July 12 1971. However after Bernard Curran left the CDR in 1965 it came steadily under more CIE influence.
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    Yes that is the same Cooper collection but trying to gain access is almost impossible! With phone calls and emails being ignored and trying to get a booking to visit is more difficult than seeing your doctor. Just 38 images out of over 3,000 photos are online and they have had this collection for 30 years.
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    Yes thanks guys working on Strabane and your details tally with other photos from that time. We have some good photos of CDR buses and lorries still using the CDR side if the station until the UTA closure of the Derry Road. That date makes sense as it was the last weekend of the Derry Road before complete closure. Most of the track in CDR side of station gone by end of 1961 apart from stock purchased by Dr Cox.
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    The Burtonport Extension Railway! Epic
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    Thanks seeing as goods services officially ended about January 5th 1965 could be late 1964 onwards?
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    Yes JHB on a line they claimed had little freight traffic! Do we have a date for that photo?
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    As you well know Chris I have been searching for any photos of that goods yard as well. The GNR I goods yard beside Railway Street would appear to have been the site of the first station opened in 1847 by the L&E. Trying to access the Cooper photo collection at PRONI is not helped by their outdated record keeping and the lack of digitalised photo archive.
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    Have been trying since July to do some research. PRONI has reopened about 2weeks ago but what limited slots there are seem to be booked up into October and beyond. Trying to look at the Cooper photo archive of over 3000 photos and only 38 are available online with vague captions!
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    Anything planned for the public at this new railway Centre next month?
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    Drumboe

    airfixfan replied to airfixfan's topic in General Chat

    Once Drumboe is back in Donegal Town it will boost local support to reopen part of the former railway. When something happens on that front it aids chances of completing the final stage of restoration plans for Drumboe.
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    Great stuff and new Burtonport photos are most welcome. The IRRS Photo archive is brilliant
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